Course Title: Apply principles of Occupational Health & Safety in work environment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6069

Course Title: Apply principles of Occupational Health & Safety in work environment

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 20.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5313C

City Campus

TAFE

115T Aerospace, Mech & Manuf Eng

Face-to-Face

Course Contact: Leon Mattatia

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4668

Course Contact Email: l.mattatia.@rimt,edu.au


Course Description

This Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) unit applies to safe working practices as applied to all metal and engineering workplaces. Competencies would be demonstrated associated with performance of duties and use of specialist skills. Emergency procedures may include the isolation of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and emergency steam and water equipment as appropriate. This unit and these standards do not cover the skills of emergency teams such as fire fighting, first aid officer etc. This competency aims to provide the student with an overview of Occupational Health and Safety and introduce the student to safe procedures for personnel in the mechanical and manufacturing engineering trades environment.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisite competencies for this course



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

MEM1.2FA Apply principles of Occupational Health & Safety in work environment

Elements:

Follow emergency procedures

Follow safe work practices

Report workplace hazards


Learning Outcomes

Follow emergency procedures

Follow safe work practices

Report workplace hazards


Overview of Assessment

Various written assignments/tests and practical exercises/projects 40%
1 x End of course exam 60%