Course Title: Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology work

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: OHTH5731C

Course Title: Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology work

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6122 - Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Gita Pendharkar
gita.pendharkar@rmit.edu.au
9925 4701
FAX: 9925 4377
 

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

UEENEEE101A

Course Description

This unit covers identifying occupational health and safety hazard and risks and documenting control measures. It encompasses identifying workplace hazards, assigning levels of risk, developing control measures to eliminate and/or mitigate risks, reviewing risk control measures and maintaining documentation of hazards, risk control measures and their application in accordance with compliance procedures.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEEE137A Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology work

Element:

1. Identify and document hazards and risks.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Hazards are identified using appropriate processes with involvement of others, where appropriate.
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 should unforseen hazards be identified.
 

Element:

2. Assign levels of risk and develop 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


Refer to Elements


Details of Learning Activities

Simulated work activities relating to occupational work hazard
Identification, includes:

• Identify Hazard
• Record hazards and assess the risk
• Determine the degree of risk in relation to different level of voltages
• Identify control measures so as to eliminate the risk
• Monitor and review process
• Practice and processes


Teaching Schedule

Please refer to the teaching schedule for UEENEE145A, Develop solutions to analogue electronic problems.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Resources will be available on the school’d local drive and DLS.


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: Laboratories
Weighting towards final grade (%): 10

Assessment 2: Project
Weighting towards final grade (%): 40

Assessment 3: Test
Weighting towards final grade (%): 50

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

 Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element/Performance Criteria Covered Laboratories Project Test
1.1 x x
1.2 x x  
1.3 x x  
2.1 x x x
2.2 x x x
2.3 x x x
3.1   x x
3.2   x x
3.3   x x

 


Assessment Tasks

This course is part of the Electronics Projects cluster.
Please refer to the assessments tasks for the following competency:
UEENEEEH145A Develop solutions to analogue electronic problems
 


Assessment Matrix

This course is part of “ Electronic Projects” cluster. Please refer to EEET7057C for assessment matrix.

Other Information

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 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 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 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge 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 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.

If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special
Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 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 http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm 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: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.

Other Information:

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.
In this cluster, minimum student directed hours are 8 in addition to 72 scheduled teaching hours. Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, reading text based resources, practising lab activities, individual student-teacher course related consultation,and writing reflective journals.
 

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