Course Title: Identify hazards and assess OHS risks

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: OHTH5495C

Course Title: Identify hazards and assess OHS risks

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4235 - Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety

Course Contact: Namrita Kaul

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 992543069

Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Mark Grace
mark.grace@rmit.edu.au

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

Nil

This course has no pre-requisites or co-requisites.

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify hazards and to assess occupational health and safety (OHS) risks in the workplace. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

BSBOHS403B Identify hazards and assess OHS risks

Element:

Access existing sources of information and data to identify hazards

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Review workplace sources of information and data to access information and data, and to assist in identifying hazards
2.2 Access external sources of information and data as required
2.3 Seek input from stakeholders, key personnel and OHS specialists
 

Element:

Assess risk

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Select and use a risk assessment tool to identify key factors contributing to risk
4.2 Apply workplace sources of information and data to evaluate the effectiveness of risk controls
4.3 Prioritise risks considering the severity and likelihood of the consequences
4.4 Involve stakeholders and key personnel in risk assessment
4.5 Document the method of risk assessment
 

Element:

Conduct hazard identification

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Seek formal and informal techniques and tools to identify hazards
3.2 Select and modify a suitable technique/tool as appropriate to identify hazards
3.3 Review hazard identification techniques and tools in consultation with workers in the area, and OHS specialists if required, to ensure they are suitably comprehensive
3.4 Utilise techniques and tools and other appropriate hazard identification procedures to identify hazards
3.5 Provide employees and their representatives with an opportunity to participate in workplace hazard identification
 

Element:

Investigate incidents for prevention

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Select and use appropriate techniques to investigate incidents
1.2 Establish actions and events leading up to an incident, during an incident and through the post incident management phase
1.3 Analyse incident to identify the hazard/s
1.4 Analyse incident to identify intervention points to prevent re-occurrence
 

Element:

Participate in implementation process

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Maintain a hazard register relevant to the workplace
5.2 Identify the level of authority within the organisation to address the risk/s
5.3 Document and communicate outcomes of hazard identification and risk assessments to key personnel and stakeholders
5.4 Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of own performance in identifying hazards and conducting risk assessments
 


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Participants will work individually and in groups.
Participants are required read the course notes and any information provided on the RMIT Learning Hub.

Participants are also required to read the chapter from the recommended text relating to the session topic.

The learning activities include:
• Case studies
• Videos
• Collaborative classroom activities
• Peer interaction
• Simulations
• Reflection and discussion
• Accessing information on-line
• Workplace activities


Teaching Schedule

The delivery design of this course allows this module to be delivered as face to face for one day followed by ongoing support@RMIT using RMIT online Learning Hub


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

There is no prescribed text as comprehensive course material will be provided.


References

Online learning materials can be accessed by going into the RMIT web sites Online Learning Hub. The online learning materials listed under each topic include:
• Subject outlines
• Lecture notes
• Reading materials
• Activities


Other Resources

Further online learning materials are available and include:
• Articles of interest
• Class videos
• OHS videos
• Useful external links
• Learning Lab


Overview of Assessment

The participant 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 technical requirements documentation, workplace activities, in class exercises, quizzes, practical problem solving exercises and presentations. Participants 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

A major work based assessment – A report .

Class participation – 10% of total mark

Online participation 20% of total mark

More details will be provided during the class/delivery of module.


Assessment Matrix

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