Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2020
Class Number: 3531
Class Section: SJO2
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Course Code: OHTH5920C
Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Important Information:
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with Manage legal and ethical compliance (CHCLEG003).
This course is delivered in the school of Vocational Design and Social Context.
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4365 - Certificate IV in Disability
Course Contact: Clare McGlone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929
Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 25
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 course describes the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members.
This course applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.
This course is delivered and assessed with:
CHCLEG003 - Manage legal and ethical compliance
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Element: |
1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Follow workplace policies and procedures for safe work practices 1.2 Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures 1.3 Identify any client-related risk factors or behaviours of concern, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures 1.4 Follow workplace policies and procedures to minimise risk 1.5 Identify and report incidents and injuries to designated persons according to workplace procedures |
Element: |
2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Follow manual handling procedures and work instructions for minimising manual handling risk 2.2 Identify manual handling hazards and report in line with workplace procedures 2.3 Apply control measures for minimising manual handling risk |
Element: |
3. Follow safe work practices for infection control |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Follow standard precautions as part of own work routine to prevent the spread of infection 3.2 Recognise situations when additional infection control procedures are required 3.3 Apply additional precautions when standard precautions alone may not be sufficient to prevent transmission of infection 3.4 Identify risks of infection and report them according to workplace procedures |
Element: |
4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures 4.2 Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities 4.3 Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work are |
Element: |
5. Reflect on own safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Identify ways to maintain currency of safe work practices in regards to workplace systems, equipment and processes in own work role 5.2 Reflect on own levels of stress and fatigue, and report to designated persons according to workplace procedures 5.3 Participate in workplace debriefing to address individual needs |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the unit you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. By applying this knowledge and these skills, you will maintan your own safety and that of others in your work environments.
Details of Learning Activities
During face-to-face workshops delivered on line via collaborate ultra or on campus ( at RMIT or our industry partners) information is shared through talks and discussions, and workshops where exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during classes for students to work on group and individual assessment tasks.
- The workshop themes link units and ideas, strategies and current beliefs, values and philosophies about disability and community sector work.
- The schedule is planned to address those themes but we will be seeking to include guest presenters and other options to enrich your learning throughout the program.
- Guest presenters will be scheduled as they are available, and this may mean changes to the topics in workshops. Students will be informed as these opportunities are finalised.
- We welcome any suggestions or requests from students that would add to the content or experiences.
Teaching Schedule
Workshop title |
Unit/s |
Explanatory notes |
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5 - 7 WHS and legal |
CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
|
Legal and ethical frameworks include legislation, policy and regulatory requirements and concepts of duty of care, dignity of risk and least restrictive alternatives. Over three workshops we explore this and your roles and responsibilities as support staff. We must meet individual needs of clients within the legal and ethical frameworks of our field in the available time, budgets, staff numbers and capacity. The NDIS is changing the landscape and we need to develop new ways of meeting client choices and preferences. Undertaking our work within the legal and ethical frameworks of our field includes compliance with OHS requirements including manual handling, workplace safety, fire safety, community access and individual support practices. In this cluster we consider safe work practices in the context of legal and ethical frameworks. |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The learning Lab
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops
Overview of Assessment
This course is assessed with CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance. The assessment tasks are as follows:
Task 1: Knowledge questions of workplace safety and legal and ethical compliance
Task 2: Prepare and respond to case studies
Task 3: Practical demonstration of safe work practices
Task 4: Simulation and reflection and develop and communicate a policy and procedure
Task 5: Third party supervisors report
Assessment Tasks
The assessment tasks are as follows:
There are five assessment tasks that you need to complete satisfactorily to be deemed competent for this unit.
Task 1: Knowledge questions of workplace safety and legal and ethical compliance
30 short answer knowledge questions
This task is a short-answer knowledge assessment task designed to assess your knowledge of safe work practices, health and safety issues, compliance and ethical practice responsibilities involved in supporting clients.
To complete this assessment task, you must satisfactorily answer the short answer questions using full sentences (not dot points)
You will complete this knowledge assessment independently
The knowledge assessment is accessed through the Canvas shell and you must complete and submit your responses within the allocated assessment timeframe.
This knowledge assessment is an individual assessment task that must be completed with minimal support from your supervisor (allowed support includes further explanation of the task requirements or explanation of assessment criteria etc.)
All knowledge assessment questions must be answered correctly, for you to be assessed as satisfactory for this assessment task.
Task 2: Prepare and respond to case studies
Assessment task 1 consists of two parts.
Part A: Three (3) case study responses
The purpose of this task is for you to demonstrate your skills and knowledge in identifying safe work practices and managing legal and ethical issues. You are to analyse the three (3) different scenarios presented, and then identify and respond to the legal and ethical concerns raised.
You will then develop a workplace policy and procedure for the workplace, using the template provided.
Part B: Create an infection control policy and a procedure for EACH of the following:
- Hand washing
- Manual handling.
Task 3: Practical demonstration of safe work practices
There are five parts to this task:
- Part A requires you to demonstrate that you can follow your organisation’s infection control procedures through the correct application of the handwashing technique.
- Part B requires you to demonstrate the correct removal of disposable gloves, according to your organisation’s procedure.
- Part C requires that you demonstrate your ability to follow your organisation’s procedure to minimise risk, applying appropriate control/s, when providing transfer assistance to a client.
- Part D requires you to demonstrate that you can follow procedures during a simulated emergency evacuation of the building following instructions by a fire warden, in accordance with your organisation’s procedure.
- Part E requires you to demonstrate that you can identify existing and/or potential hazards (at least 2) in a defined area of the workplace, assess and report risks.
This assessment will be undertaken in your workplace. For Parts A-D, each demonstration will take approximately 15 minutes to perform. For Part E, the demonstration may take a little longer, approximately 20-25 minutes. Each demonstration will be observed by your assessor. You will also provide verbal responses to 1-4 questions related to each part of the task during the demonstrations or directly following each part to help assess your knowledge and how you can apply it to work situations.
The demonstrations relating to manual handling can either take place with existing clients or in simulated situations.
If you can obtain consent from your supervisor and clients and/or their families for you to be observed while assisting a client with weight-bearing capacity to sit and stand, then negotiate a time for your assessor to observe this support.
Task 4: Simulation and reflection and develop and communicate a policy and procedure
There are two parts to this task:
- Part A requires you to participate in a simulated WHS meeting
- Part B requires you to split into groups of 3 or 4 and participate in a small group task where you are to:
- Reflect on your own levels of stress/fatigue and advise your supervisor (assessor in role)
- Participate in a simulated debriefing session with your co-workers (class peers)
- Share your policy and procedure (that you created in assessment task two) with your peers
This assessment will be undertaken in your classroom. For Parts A and Parts B, each demonstration will take approximately 30 minutes to perform. Each demonstration will be observed by your assessor. You will also provide verbal responses to 1-4 questions related during the demonstrations or directly following each part to help assess your knowledge and how you can apply it to work situations.
Task 5: Third party supervisors report
To be marked competent in this unit,you are required to demonstrate that you have the skills to complete the tasks outlined below. Your skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace. By completing this checklist, the supervisor is providing supporting evidence to assist you in achieving competency in this unit.
The supervisor who signs off on the student’s performance must hold a qualification equivalent to or higher than a CHC43115 Certificate IV in Disability. The RMIT assessor will determine if the student’s performance is satisfactory. This checklist will be considered valuable for supporting evidence to assist the RMIT assessor in determining competency.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency.
The assessment matrix is located in Canvas, at the end of each assessment task.
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
Attendance
It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Applying for an Extension
Extension of time for assessment tasks may be granted where circumstances beyond your control prevent submission by the published due date. Speak with your teacher or course coordinator regarding applying for an extension.
Applying for Special Consideration
If you are seeking an extension of more than seven calendar days (from the original due date) you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date. Late applications will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. For information about Special Consideration and how to apply, see:
http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity means honesty and responsibility in scholarship through respecting the work of others whilst having the freedom to build new insights, new knowledge and ideas. RMIT University upholds the values of academic integrity as fundamental to the scholarship undertaken by all members of its community. Whenever you refer to another person’s research or ideas (either by directly quoting or paraphrasing them) you must acknowledge your source
If you are even in doubt about how to properly cite a reference, consult your lecturer or the academic integrity website:http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity
Complaints Procedure:
RMIT University is committed to providing a harmonious study and work environment for all students and staff. The University recognises your right to raise concerns about academic, administrative or support services without recrimination and has policies and procedures to assist in the resolution of complaints.
Most issues are resolved at the local level and you are encouraged to take steps to resolve your issue locally. The student complaint procedure details steps to take if your problem is not resolved or you believe the response you received is unreasonable.
Student Complaints Policy: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/policies/studentcomplaintspolicy
Student complaints Procedure: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=i1lexipvjt22
Student Complaints Form: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/v4ujvmyojugxz.pdf
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