Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: OHTH5592C
Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6102 - Advanced Diploma of Business (Public Relations)
Course Contact : Sally Parrott
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175
Course Contact Email:sally.parrott@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Alain Grossbard
99255522
Nominal Hours: 60
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
Managers play an important role in ensuring the safety of the workplace and the wellbeing of their staff. This unit applies to managers working in a range of contexts. It takes a systems approach and ensures compliance with relevant legislative requirements.
All those who have, or are likely to have, a management responsibility for OHS should undertake this unit. It is relevant for those with managerial responsibilities, either as an owner or employee-manager of a business.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBOHS509A Ensure a safe workplace |
Element: |
1. Establish and maintain an OHS system |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Locate and communicate OHS policies which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant OHS legislation in the enterprise |
Element: |
2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of OHS |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Establish and maintain participative arrangements with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant OHS legislation |
Element: |
3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks |
Element: |
4. Establish and maintain a quality OHS management system |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Develop and provide an OHS induction and training program for all employees as part of the organisation's training program |
Learning Outcomes
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate the organisation’s occupational health and safety (OHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements.
Details of Learning Activities
A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative classroom based activities.
The self-paced activities will be delivered thought various technology platforms and include your contribution to wikis and discussion threads, reflective journals, quizzes and interactive sessions.
The collaborative classroom based activities will include group discussion, group problem solving activities and opportunities to practice your skills in a simulated/real workplace environment.
You are expected to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.
Teaching Schedule
The nominal 60 hours associated with this are a guide only and represent the total teaching time and student effort required to successfully complete the course. This may include not only scheduled classes but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Topics (subject to change) Assessment
Week 1
• Course requirements
• Course support documents
• Blackboard
• Overview of assessment requirements including Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfers
• Grading
• Plagiarism
• Appeals
• Extensions
• Feedback
• Privacy
• Submission requirements
• Resubmission policy
• Where to get support
• Student responsibilities
Week 2 - The importance of ensuring a safe workplace
Week 3 - OHS legislative frameworks and responsibilities – Part 1
• Overview-OHS in the T&L industry/where to find information
• Duty of care
• Safe work practices
• COPs
• Hazard identification
• Reporting responsibilities
Week 4 - OHS legislative frameworks and responsibilities – Part 2
• Overview-OHS in the T&L industry/where to find information
• Duty of care
• Safe work practices
• COPs
• Hazard identification
• Reporting responsibilities
Week 5 - OHS legislative frameworks and responsibilities
Part 3
• Overview-OHS in the T&L industry/where to find information
• Duty of care
• Safe work practices
• COPs
• Hazard identification
• Reporting responsibilities
Week 6 - Procedures for controlling hazards and minimising risk - Part 1
• Common industry hazards and controls
• Risk assessment strategies
• Use of OHS experts
• Hierarchy of control
• Collecting and using data on OHS incidents/injuries
• Participative arrangements for OHS
Week 7 - Procedures for controlling hazards and minimising risk - Part2
• Common industry hazards and controls
• Risk assessment strategies
• Use of OHS experts
• Hierarchy of control
• Collecting and using data on OHS incidents/injuries
• Participative arrangements for OHS
Week 8 - Procedures for controlling hazards and minimising risk - Part 3
• Common industry hazards and controls
• Risk assessment strategies
• Use of OHS experts
• Hierarchy of control
• Collecting and using data on OHS incidents/injuries
• Participative arrangements for OHS Task 1 Due
You will receive the feedback in week 8. If required, resubmission for this assessment is due by the end of week 17.
Week 9 - Procedures for controlling hazards and minimising risk - Part 4
• Common industry hazards and controls
• Risk assessment strategies
• Use of OHS experts
• Hierarchy of control
• Collecting and using data on OHS incidents/injuries
• Participative arrangements for OHS
Week 10 - Procedures for controlling hazards and minimising risk - Part 5
• Common industry hazards and controls
• Risk assessment strategies
• Use of OHS experts
• Hierarchy of control
• Collecting and using data on OHS incidents/injuries
• Participative arrangements for OHS
Week 11 - Procedures for controlling hazards and minimising risk - Part 6
• Common industry hazards and controls
• Risk assessment strategies
• Use of OHS experts
• Hierarchy of control
• Collecting and using data on OHS incidents/injuries
• Participative arrangements for OHS
Week 12 - Continuous improvement of the OHS system – Part 1
• Resourcing OHS systems
• Strategies for continuous improvement
Week 13 - Continuous improvement of the OHS system – Part 2
• Resourcing OHS systems
• Strategies for continuous improvement
Week 14 - Continuous improvement of the OHS system – Part 3
• Resourcing OHS systems
• Strategies for continuous improvement
Week 15 - Continuous improvement of the OHS system – Part 4
• Resourcing OHS systems
• Strategies for continuous improvement Assessment Task 2 Due. If required, resubmission for this assessment is due by the end of week 17.
Week 16 - Continuous improvement of the OHS system – Part 5
• Resourcing OHS systems
• Strategies for continuous improvement
Week 17 - Re-submissions if required
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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 achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including assignments, journals, presentation and written or test. 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.
Assessment Tasks
Critical aspects of assessment
Evidence of the following is essential:
• detailed knowledge and application of all relevant OHS legislative frameworks
• establishment and maintenance of arrangements for managing OHS within the organisations’ business systems and practices
• identification of intervention points for expert OHS advice
• principles and practice of effective OHS management in a small, medium or large business
Students are required to complete 2 tasks. You must successfully complete all tasks to be deemed competent in this unit.
TASK 1 (Due Date: End of week 8)
For this Assessment Task you are the Manager of RMIT University (Bourke Street Building) and you are reviewing the OHS policies and practices in the organisation. NOTE: You can use your own workplace if you wish.
Develop an OHS Induction program for staff. Your induction program should include the key points you want all staff and students in RMIT to understand. To be deemed competent in this task you must cover the following:
• common law duties to meet general duty of care requirements
• regulations and approved codes of practice relating to hazards in the work area
• emergency and evacuation procedures
• OHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel (staff and students)
• how key information regarding OHS is communicated to staff and students
• where to find relevant information/further training on safe operating procedures
TASK 2 (Due Date: End of Week 15)
For this assessment task you need to draw upon what you have learned in this unit. You need to answer several test questions about how an OHS system and how can best be evaluated and continuously improved.
You should draw upon your knowledge of your lectures, workshops and own organisation as well as additional research undertaken in this program.
Assessment Matrix
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