Course Title: Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: OHTH5204C

Course Title: Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures

School: 345T Creative Media

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6048 - Advanced Diploma of Multimedia

Course Contact : Josiane Meuller

Course Contact Phone: 99254585

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Arthur Michalopoulos,
arthur.michalopoulos@rmit.edu.au
99254111

Nicole McKinnon,
nicole.mckinnon@rmit.edu.au
99254335

Catriona Holyoake
catriona.holyoake@rmit.edu.au
99254782Arthur Michalopoulos, Nicole McKinnon, Catriona Holyoake

Nominal Hours: 10

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

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


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUEOHS1A Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures

Element:

CUEOHS1A/01 Provide information to the work group

Element:

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

Element:

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

Element:

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

Element:

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

Element:

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

Element:

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


Learning Outcomes


   


Details of Learning Activities

Students will be introduced to the necessary skills and knowledge needed  to complete an industry standard brief, within industry standard occupational health and safety requirements.   Selected briefs will be then introduced by an industry representative  and after a concentrated period of research and development, each student Team will present  final proposals to staff/students and/or industry reps. Students will also have the chance to observe working professionals through visits to selected companies and studios.


Teaching Schedule

Delivery of this course will take place over three days during the week commencing 16.04.07


Day 1:   Introduction and guest speaker ( morning session)   

              Studio preparation and research (afternoon session) 


Day 2:  Group Project activities (morning session)

             Group Project activities & presentations ( afternoon session)


Day 3:  Final presentations to teachers and industry reps (morning session)

              Industry visit: Teachers to take student Groups to visit a range of companies (afternoon session)


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

NA to be advised by the teacher(s)


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.


Assessment Tasks

Participation in Group work with other students

Research and Development of a proposal for an industry standard brief

The Presentation of proposals  to peers, teachers and industry  rep

Participation in a scheduled visit to an industry relevant  company or studio


Assessment Matrix

not applicable

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