Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: OHTH5467C
Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6104 - Advanced Diploma of Sound Production
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher - Jill Shelton
Email - jill.shelton@rmit.edu.au
Telephone -
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
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
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBOHS509A Ensure a safe workplace |
Element: |
Element 1 Establish and maintain an OHS system |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1Locate and communicate OHS policies which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant OHS legislation in the enterprise |
Element: |
Element 2 Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of OH&S |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Establish and maintain participative arrangements with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant OHS legislation |
Element: |
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 procedures for identifying assessment and control of associated risks |
Element: |
Element 4 Establish and maintain a quality OHS management system |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Develop and provide an OHS induction and training quality OHS management program for all employees as part of the organisation's training program |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to manage a safe workplace.
Details of Learning Activities
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<!--EndFragment-->
• Formal lecture
• Class discussion on case studies
• Out of class OH&S inspections of venues and work places
Teaching Schedule
Week | Class content | Elements | |
1 | OH&S legislation | 1.1 | |
2 | Personnel responsibilities | 1.2 to 2.3 | |
3 | Personnel responsibilities | 1.2 to 2.3 | |
4 | Resolve issues through consultations | 2.1 to 2.3 | |
5 | Develop procedures for identifying hazards | 3.1 to 3.2 | |
6 | Procedural hazards | 3.1 to 3.2 | |
7 | Risk control | 3.3 to 3.5 | |
8 | Develop OH&S training package | 4.1 | |
9 | Record keeping | 4.1 | |
10 | Evaluation of OH&S system and improvements (summative assessment) | 1 to 4 | |
11 | Legislation compliance | 4.5 | |
12 | Evaluation of OH&S system and improvements (formative assessment) | 4.3to 4.4 | |
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17 | Assessment and review |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
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Other Resources
NIL
Overview of Assessment
Assessment in this course is ongoing and will include class particiaption and practical tasks.
Assessment Tasks
FORMATIVE:
Conducted during staging of practical gigs at the Curtin Hotel
SUMMATIVE:
Conducted during the Major event in semester 2 (AKA “MAVIS”) set up and performance at The Corner Hotel, Richmond
Assessment tasks in this unit are either ungraded or graded. Ungraded tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered as essential building blocks for more substantial (graded) assessment tasks.
To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.
For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site.
All teachers need to indicate which of the following grading systems will be used to assess the course.
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also use graded assessment:
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment (not graded)
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit For Assessment
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration
Other Information
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1;
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