Course Title: Document occupational hazards and risks in computer systems

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: OHTH5468C

Course Title: Document occupational hazards and risks in computer systems

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6084 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Kenneth Falzon
PHONE: 99254716 FAX: (03) 99254377
Email: kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 20

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

Co-requisites: ISYS5668C, ISYS5678C, OHTH5468C

Course Description

This unit covers:
i) occupational work hazard identification
ii) identifying health and safety risks to workers
iii) classification of risks
iv) documenting control measures intended to eliminate or reduce the risks that could potentially arise during the conduct of work activities
v) consultation processes with those involved with computer systems work
This unit primarily deals with the process involved in completing documentation and/or making appropriate modifications to pre-prepared documents


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEEE032B Document occupational hazards and risks in computer systems

Element:

1. Identify and document hazards and risks

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Hazards are identified using appropriate processes with involvement of others, where appropriate.
Note:
Typically this will relate to such things as:
The type of job, Electrical conditions, Energy levels, Radiation levels, Toxic substances, Airborne particles,
Pressure discharge, Explosive atmosphere, Work-site location, General work-site conditions, Specific work
location, Moving parts, Tools and equipment, Workers competence and/or capacity and/or personal effects
1.2 Risks associated with identified hazards are determined in consultation with others, where appropriate, and documented in accordance with regulations and following established procedures.
1.3 Provision is made to accommodate changes to documentation.

Element:

2. Determine risk class and document control measures

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Risk class is determined for the risks involved in accordance with the regulations and following
established procedures.
2.2 Control measures are developed on the basis of the determined risk(s) and risk class to eliminate and/or
mitigate the risk to health and safety in accordance with regulations and following established
procedures.
2.3 Risk class and control measures are agreed to and documented in consultation with all involved, where appropriate, in accordance with regulations and established procedures.

Element:

3. Monitor and review the control measures

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Documented control measures are made available for reference by all involved with the work.
3.2 Control measures are modified where required in consultation with all involved with the work in
accordance with established procedures.
3.3 Documentation associated with the risk assessment process are filed in accordance with established
procedures.


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Learning and simulated work activities to demonstrate an understanding and documentation of Occupational Health and Safety, which includes the following topics: :
Electrical conditions, Energy levels, Radiation levels, Toxic substances, Airborne particles, Pressure discharge, Explosive atmosphere, Work-site location, General work-site conditions, Specific work location, Moving parts, Tools and equipment, Workers competence and/or capacity and/or personal effects Classroom tutorial activities:
Lectures: to introduce the important concepts.
• Attending lectures will make it much easier for you to understand the central concepts of the course
• You will feel more comfortable and you will learn more if you read the relevant material before you attend the lectures

Tutorials: to enable you to ask questions and to clarify unresolved issues
• Review the material and prepare your questions before you come to class
• There will be an overview of course content with a focus on the material students find difficult
• If something is unclear or if you find yourself falling behind please ask for help immediately
• You may be given worksheets to complete during the tutorial

Lab exercises: to give you the hands on experience of implementing and troubleshooting networks
• In general there will be one practical exercise per week
• You will perform the exercise and write it up in a lab journal
• The lab journal will be a bound exercise book
o Loose leaf binders will not be accepted
• The write up will be a record of your actions as they are performed and your corresponding observations
• The write up must be performed in the lab as you perform the practical exercise, not at a later date
o Write ups not in the lab journal will not be marked
o Write ups which are not done concurrently with the performance of the practical exercise will not be marked
• In general the detail of the write up must be sufficient for you to be able to comfortably perform the practical exercise a year or more later directly from the lab journal
• Any difficult or tricky points should be especially noted in the lab journal for future reference
• Responses to worksheets for practical exercises must be written up in the lab journal
• The neatness, completeness and the presentation of the lab journal must be of a quality such that you would be prepared to show it to a future employer as an example of your work

Work simulated activities: you will computer related tasks and scenarios to complete as you would be expected to do in industry.

Test and exams:
There will be weekly tests to assist your progress in the course
• You will be required to read and study at least one chapter of the course content per week
The will be an on-line final exam at the end of semester covering all
topics

Occupational Health and Safety:
Conduct in lecture theatres, classrooms and laboratories will be of a standard required by OH&S legislation as applied to industry:
• You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Covered shoes must be worn in all labs
o Thongs and sandals must not be worn in any lab

Preparation for the Work place:
All skills and knowledge in this course are oriented towards current industry practices and technologies. An essential industry expectation is that you are responsible for your behaviour and actions. When you are in employment you will be expected to attend work on time on a regular basis, perform you work on time to an accepted standard and be responsible for what you do. Industry will expect you to comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions. All industry expectations will applied to you in this course. You will be expected to:
• Observe all Occupational Health and Safety requirements
o You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Prepare for classes
• Attend all classes regularly and on time
• Use your class time in a productive and responsible way
• Finish your work on time to an accepted standard
• Pay attention to, comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions.
o It is your personal responsibility to be aware of course requirements and timelines
o Please ask if something is not clear

The Preparation for the Workplace component will be an essential part of the assessment for this course. It will be included in the assessment of the practical and work simulated activities.

Activities Outside of Class:
It is expected that students allocate at least 60% of course hours for reading, independent study, project research, design, implementation, testing and problem solving activities.


Teaching Schedule

This competency will be delivered in a holistic maner together with comptencies UEENEED043B Install and Configure a computer Operating system (ISYS5678C), UEENEEE001B Apply OH&S Practices inthe Workplace (OHTH5464C) and UEENEEE032B Document Occupational Hazards and Risks in the Workplace (OHTH5468C).

Week 1 Introduction to course:
• Review of course guide
• Review of assessment - all assessment tasks, all start and due dates and assessment criteria explained. All assignments and projects may be begun at the beginning of the semester.
• Overview of course Content
• Review resources
• OH&S issues
Lecture/tutorial:
• Introduction to the PC:
Laboratory:
• Lab Safety and ESD

Week 2 Lecture/tutorial:
• Safe lab procedures
Laboratory:
• Physical inspection of PC and identification of components


Week 3 Lecture/tutorial:
• Assembling a PC, OH&S - Risk class and safety risk control
Laboratory:
• Partial PC disassembly and reassembly


Week 4 Lecture/tutorial:
• Preventative maintenance and troubleshooting, OH&S - Monitoring risk control and the OH&S documentation process
Laboratory:
• Full PC dissassembly and reassembly


Week 5 Lecture/tutorial:
• Operating systems fundamentals, OH&S - Electrical hazards
Laboratory:
• Lab test 1


Week 6 Lecture/tutorial:
• Laptops and portable devices, OH&S - Radiation hazards
Laboratory:
• Boot process and BIOS configuration

Week 7 Lecture/tutorial:
• Printers and scanners, OH&S - Toxic substances
Laboratory:
• Installation of operating system


Week 8 Lecture/tutorial:
• Networks, OH&S - Airborne particles
Laboratory:
• Obtaining information from the operating system


Week 9 Lecture/tutorial:
• Security, OH&S - Explosive hazards
Laboratory:
• Command line interface


Week 10 Lecture/tutorial:
• Communication Skills, OH&S - Industrial worksite hazards
Laboratory:
• Recovery Console


Week 11 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced laptops and portable devices, OH&S - Tools and equipment
Laboratory:
• Microsoft Management Console and resource useage


Week 12 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced operating systems, OH&S - Rotating machinary hazards
Laboratory:
• Boot failure


Week 13 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced laptops, OH&S - Electrical storage devices; capaciitors and inductors, Risk Class & Control Measures
Laboratory:
• Partitioning a hard drive


Week 14 Lecture/tutorial:
• Disk and resource management, OH&S - Correct use of electrical measuring devices, Monitoring risk control measures
Laboratory:
• System utilities


Week 15 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced printers and scanners, OH&S revision
Laboratory:
• Laboratory summary

Week 16 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced security
Laboratory:
• Practice lab exam
Lab journal submission


Week 17
• Final exams
Laboratory:
• Lab test 2
• Lab journal submission
OH&S assignment submission

Week 18 Assessment feedback, catch-up and finalisation for exams, laboratory work, and project

Please note that this schedule is subject to change depending on prevailing circumstances.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Internet and trade journals


Overview of Assessment

Practical test
Project
Written Examination


Assessment Tasks

Assessment task 1 (project): 35%
Written assignment to demonstrate an understanding of industrial hazards
Assessment task 2 (Practical demonstration in simulated workplace): 20%
Written examination to demonstrate an understanding of assessing risk, implementing risk control and documentation (45%)


Assessment Matrix

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