Course Title: Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: OHTH5730C

Course Title: Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6121 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

 

George Listopad
PHONE: +61 3 99254441
Email: george.listopad@rmit.edu.au

Kenneth Falzon
PHONE: +61 3 9925 4716
Email: kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au

Divya Anshu Bhardwaj
PHONE: +61 3 9925 4163
Email: divyaansu.bhardwaj@rmit.edu.au

Luke Eberbach
PHONE: +61 3 9925-4381
Email: luke.eberbach@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

Nil

Course Description

This unit covers the mandatory requirements of persons in a supervisory role to implement and monitor an organisation’s occupational health and safety policies, procedures and programs. It encompasses understanding an organisation’s OHS obligations, providing safety information to staff, implementing and monitoring participative arrangements, safety procedures and training and maintaining safety records.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEEE117A Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures

Element:

1 Provide OHS information to the work group.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Relevant provisions of occupational health and
safety legislation and codes of practice are
accurately and clearly explained to the work
group.
Provide OHS
information to the
work group.
1.2 Information on the organisation’s occupational
health and safety policies, procedures and
programs is provided in a readily accessible
manner and is accurately and clearly explained
to the work group.
1.3. Information about identified hazards and the
outcomes of risk assessment and risk control
procedures is regularly provided and is
accurately and clearly explained to the work
group.

Element:

2 Implement and monitor participative arrangements for the management of OHS.

Performance Criteria:

2.1Organisational procedures for consultation over
occupational health and safety issues are
implemented and monitored to ensure that all
members of the work group have the
opportunity to contribute.
Implement and
monitor participative
arrangements for the
management of OHS.
2.2 Issues raised through consultation are dealt with
and resolved promptly or referred to the
appropriate personnel for resolution in
accordance with workplace procedures for issue
resolution
2.3 The outcomes of consultation over occupational
health and safety issues are made known to the
work group promptly.
 

Element:

3 Implement and monitor the procedures for identifying hazards, assessing risk and controlling risks.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Existing and potential hazards in the work area
are identified and reported so that risk
assessment and risk control procedures can be
applied.
3.2 Work procedures to control risks are
implemented and adherence to them by the work
group is monitored in accordance with
workplace procedures.
3.3 Existing procedures to control risks are
implemented and adherence to them by the work
group is monitored in accordance with
workplace procedures.
3.4 Inadequacies in existing risk control measures
are identified in accordance with the hierarchy
of control and reported to designated personnel.
3.5 Inadequacies in resource allocation for
implementation of risk control measures
identified and reported to designated personnel.
 

Element:

4 Implement the procedures for dealing with hazardous events.

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Workplace procedures for dealing with
hazardous events are implemented whenever
necessary to ensure that prompt control action is
taken.
4.2 Hazardous events are investigated to identify
their cause in accordance with investigation
procedures.
4.3 Control measures to prevent recurrence and
minimise risks of hazardous events are
implemented based on the hierarchy of control if
within scope of responsibilities and
competencies or alternatively referred to
designated personnel for implementation.

 

Element:

5 Implement and monitor the procedures for OHS training.

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Occupational health and safety training needs
are identified accurately, specifying gaps
between occupational health and safety
competencies required and those held by work
group members.
5.2 Arrangements are made for fulfilling identified
occupational health and safety training needs in
both on and off-the-job training programs in
consultation with relevant parties.
 

Element:

6 Implement and monitor the procedures for maintaining OHS records.

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Occupational health and safety records for work
area are accurately and legibly completed in
accordance with workplace requirements for
occupational health and safety records and legal
requirements for the maintenance of records of
occupational injury and disease.
6.2 Aggregate information from the area’s
occupational health and safety records is used to
identify hazards and monitor risk control
procedures within work according to
organisational procedures and within scope of
responsibilities and competencies.

 

Learning Outcomes


Refer to Elements


Details of Learning Activities

Cluster Information:
This course is delivered in a cluster (Computer Technology) in conjunction with UEENEED102A (EEET7066C) and UEENEED143A (EEET7068C). You must enrol in all three courses delivered in this cluster. All the learning and assessment activities will include the components of all competencies UEENEED102A, UEENEEE117A and UEENEED143A . Please refer to the course guide Part B for course UEENEED102A (EEET7066C) for the learning activities and Engineers Australia Mapping Information.


Teaching Schedule

As this course is delivered in cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for course UEENEED102A (EEET7066C) for the proposed teaching schedule.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

As this course is delivered in cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for course UEENEED102A (EEET7066C).


Overview of Assessment

The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks:

Assessment 1: Research Work and Presentation 

Weighting towards final grade: (%): 45 (30+15)

Assessment 2: Practical Test
Weighting towards final grade (%): 25

Assessment 3: Closed Book Tests
Weighting towards final grade (%): 30

these tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix 

Elements/Performance Criteria

Research Work and Presentation 

Practical Test

Closed book Tests

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Assessment Tasks

As this course is delivered in cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for course UEENEED102A (EEET7066C) for assessment tasks.


Assessment Matrix

As this course is delivered in cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for course UEENEED102A (EEET7066C) for assessment matrix.

Other Information

As this course is delivered in cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for course UEENEED102A (EEET7066C) for information about student directed hours.

Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:

• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.

Study and Learning Support:

Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you. Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:
• Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
• Maths and science developmental support and advice
• English language development

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and Learning Support.

Disability Liaison Unit:

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.

Late Submission:

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for seven calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.

The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than two working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.

If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than seven calendar days (from the original due date), you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date.

Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.

Special Consideration:

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration to find more information about special consideration.

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the university.

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.

Email Communication:

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.


 

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