Course Title: Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6048

Course Title: Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 10.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5204C

City Campus

TAFE

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

Term1 2007

Course Contact: Josiane Meuller

Course Contact Phone: 99254585

Course Contact Email: josiane.mueller@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide information about occupational health and safety policies and practices, and hazard and risk control in the workplace, to the work group. It covers a range of industry contexts involving a variety of different conditions and hazards. It also describes occupational health and safety competencies applicable for employees with supervisory responsibility.
This course is co-delivered with CUFGEN01A Develop and apply industry Knowledge in the class called Industry Practice 1


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUEOHS1A Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures

Elements:

CUEOHS1A/01 Provide information to the work group

CUEOHS1A/02 Implement and monitor participative arrangements for the management of occupational health and safety

CUEOHS1A/03 Implement and monitor the organizations procedures for identifying hazards and assessing tasks

CUEOHS1A/04 Implement and monitor the organizations procedures for controlling risks

CUEOHS1A/05 Implement the organizations procedures for dealing with hazardous events

CUEOHS1A/06 Implement and monitor the organizations procedures for providing occupational health and safety training

CUEOHS1A/07 Implement and monitor the organizations procedures for maintaining occupational health and safety records


Learning Outcomes

   


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is based on class exercises worth 60%, involving asking questions of industry practitioners.  There is also a team exercise worth 40% that involves investigating the structure and practice of contemporary multimedia related company.