Course Title: Maintain work health and safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2019

Class Number: 1678

Class Section: DT1]

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Course Code: OHTH5950C

Course Title: Maintain work health and safety

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4385 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Ms. Suzanne Dellas Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Program Manager:

Ms. Rachael Starr

9341 1420

rachael.starr@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

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 skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team.

This unit applies to workers who have a key role in maintaining WHS in an organisation, including duty of care for other workers.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety
Element:	1. Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures 1.2 Contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies 1.3 Implement risk controls in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements 1.4 Identify and report issues with risk controls, including residual risk, in line with workplace and legislative requirements
Element:	2. Implement safe work practices
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team 2.2 Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team 2.3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed 2.4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements
Element:	3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities 3.2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements 3.3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, you should be able to:

Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks
Implement policies and procedures into work team processes
Support consultation, cooperation and communication

Details of Learning Activities

Students will be involved in the following learning activities to meet requirements for this competency:

Face to Face classes
Written classroom tasks
Demonstration and classroom discussion
Facilitator led practical clinical demonstration
Group discussions
Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises
Clinical practice, peer evaluation/feedback session/completion of practical worksheets
Online learning via CANVAS
Self-managed research to support completion of Study Guides.
Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course

Teaching Schedule

As per Certificate IV timetable which is issued as a hard copy on Induction Day and is located in Canvas.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through CANVAS.

CANVAS is an online resource with the lesson plans for each unit. Within CANVAS are the session lessons plans, assessments, resources and other materials required for completion of each unit of competency.

Additional materials maybe provided in class and lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.

Overview of Assessment

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks at least once in line with state/territory WHS regulations, relevant codes of practice and workplace procedures:

conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results, including:

identification of hazards and potential hazards
risk assessment
strategies for minimising risk, and
analysis of residual risk

provided WHS information to at least two workers, including:

explanation of WHS policies and procedures
demonstration of safe housekeeping practices
correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

consistently monitored safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role
completed a workplace incident report
followed workplace procedures for a simulated emergency situation

Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1:	WHS Audit and Report
Assessment 2:	WHS Induction to staff
Assessment 3:	WHS Self-Reflection Portfolio

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Task 1	WHS Audit and Report including emergency procedures
Assessment: Task 2	Staff Induction Portfolio provided WHS information to at least two workers, including: • explanation of WHS policies and procedures • demonstration of safe housekeeping practices • correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Assessment: Task 3	Self-Reflection Portfolio consistently monitored safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role

Assessment: Task 1

WHS Audit and Report including emergency procedures

Assessment: Task 2

Staff Induction Portfolio

provided WHS information to at least two workers, including:

• explanation of WHS policies and procedures

• demonstration of safe housekeeping practices

• correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Assessment: Task 3

Self-Reflection Portfolio

consistently monitored safety procedures in the day-to-day

work activities required by the job role

Assessment Matrix

Assessments/Performance Criteria Covered	Assessment 1	Assessment 2	Assessment 3
1.1	X		X
1.2	X
1.3	X		X
1.4	X		X
2.1		X
2.2		X
2.3	X	X	X
2.4			X
3.1			X
3.2			X
3.3	X		X