Course Title: Maintain Workplace Safety
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: BUSM9718C
Course Title: Maintain Workplace Safety
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6070 - Advanced Diploma of Business (Legal Practice)
Course Contact : Janet McDonald
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5134
Course Contact Email:janet.mcdonald@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Maryann McNair
9925 1564
maryann.mcnair@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
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 is concerned with OHS responsibilities of employees with supervisory responsibilities to implement and monitor the organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in a small team to meet legislative requirements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBCMN311A Maintain Workplace Safety |
Element: |
Assist incorporation of Occupational Health & Safety policy and procedures into the work team. |
Performance Criteria: |
Understanding of basic requirements of Occupational Health & Safety Legislation in area of responsibility appropriate for health and safety needs of a small work team are demonstrated. Information on the organisation's Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs is provided in a readily accessible manner and clearly explained to the work group. Information about identifying hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and control regularly provided and clearly explained to the work group.
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Element: |
Participate in identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks for the work area. |
Performance Criteria: |
Advice is provided on hazards in work areas in line with the organisation's Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures. Support is provided in implementing procedures to control risks using the hierarchy of controls and in accordance with organisational procedures. Inadequacies in existing control measures are identified and reported in accordance with the hierarchy of controls. Occupational Health and Safety records of incidents in the work area are accurately completed and maintained in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety requirements. |
Element: |
Support participative arrangements for the management of occupational health and safety. |
Performance Criteria: |
Organisational consultative procedures are implemented and monitored to facilitate the participation of work group in management of work area hazards. Issues raised through consultation are promptly dealt with in accordance with organisational procedures for issue resolution. Encouragement and assisstance is given to team members to contribute to the management of Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace. Feedback from individuals and teams is used to identify and implement improvements in the management of Occupational Health and Safety. |
Element: |
Support the organisation’s procedures for providing Occupational Health and Safety training. |
Performance Criteria: |
Advice is provided on Occupational Health and Safety training needs of individuals and workgroups. Advice is provided on strategies and opportunities for development of workgroup's competencies in relation to Occupational Health and Safety. Coaching and mentoring assistance is provided to team members to support the effective development of individual and group competencies in Occupational Health and Safety. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include weekly online course discussion and resources based on the textbook, industry practice observations, researching the Internet and observations undertaken in the workplace.
Teaching Schedule
| Weekly Schedule | Content | Requirements |
| 1 | Introduction, Ergonomics and safety in the office, Introduction to the Learning Hub, Discussion board |
Attendance Text |
| 2 | Chapter 1 - Integrating OHS into workgroup practices |
Attendance Text |
| 3 | Chapter 1 - Integrating OHS into workgroup practices |
Online Text |
| 4 |
Chapter 1 - Inegrating OHS into workgroup practices Chapter 2 - Supporting OHS consultative arrangements |
Online Text |
| 5 | Chapter 2 - Supporting OHS consultative arrangements |
Online Text |
| 6 |
Chapter 3 - Supporting OHS employee training Presentation due |
Attendance Text |
| 7 |
Chapter 3 - Supporting OHS employee training Chapter 4 - Participating in hazard management |
Online Text |
| 8 | Chapter 4 - Participating in hazard management |
Online Text |
| 9 | Workplace research report due | Online |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Scope, BSBCMN311A maintain workplace safety, Pearson Education Australia |
9780733981562 |
References
Other Resources
Officewise - A guide to health and safety in the office developed by the ergonomics unit - Workplace Victoria, available online at www.workcover.vic.gov.au/publications
Overview of Assessment
Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievements of each competency in a flexible manner. Students will complete a portfolio of evidence which includes online discussion, workplace scenarios and a workplace report.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. In addition to the assessments, formative feedback is provided to the students throughout the duration of the course.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 - Presentation - Due week 6 (50%)
Students to do a 10 min presentation in class.
The topic is to be related to Maintain workplace safety.
Example: Ergonomics, Workplace hazards.
Assessment 2 - Work-based report - Due Week 9 (50%)
Students will conduct research on occupational health and safety in a real workplace. Students will need to obtain permission from their teacher on the workplace to be researched and from the workplace supervisor/manager. The research findings will be documented in a formal report. The report will reflect the student’s knowledge of the principles and techniques associated with maintaining a safe workplace.
Assessment Matrix
| Element of competency | Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 |
| Assist incorporation of Occupational Health and Safety policy and procedures into the work team | yes | yes |
| Support parcipative arrangements for the management of Occupational Health and Safety. | yes | yes |
| Support the organisations procedures for providing Occupational Health and Safety training. | yes | yes |
| Participate in identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks for the work area. | yes | yes |
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