Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2025
Course Code: OHTH5910C
Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4428 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
Course Contact: Richa Verma
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4445
Course Contact Email: richa.verma@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Full Name: Jason Chong
Position: Teacher
Email: jason.chong@rmit.edu.au
Office location: Building 51, Level 6, Room 3
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
Nil
Course Description
This unit 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 unit 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.
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 practices1.2 Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures1.3 Identify any client-related risk factors or behaviours of concern, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures1.4 Follow workplace policies and procedures to minimise risk1.5 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 risk2.2 Identify manual handling hazards and report in line with workplace procedures2.3 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 infection3.2 Recognise situations when additional infection control procedures are required3.3 Apply additional precautions when standard precautions alone may not be sufficient to prevent transmission of infection3.4 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 procedures4.2 Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities4.3 Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work area |
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 role5.2 Reflect on own levels of stress and fatigue, and report to designated persons according to workplace procedures5.3 Participate in workplace debriefing to address individual needs |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
A combination of activities will support students learning in this course.
• Face to face lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning
• Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace will be a valuable part of your learning experience
• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
• Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health information
• Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
• To further facilitate learning students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform
Teaching Schedule
| Week 1 | 14/07/2025 |
Topic 1-Follow safe work practices: Regulations and Reporting | |
| Week 2 | 21/07/2025 |
Topic 2- Follow Safe work practices: Hazards, Risks and Controls | |
Week 3 |
28/07/2025 |
Topic 3- Follow Safe work practices: Manual handling, Emergencies | |
| Week 4 | 04/08/2025 |
Topic 4- Follow Safe work practices: Infection control | |
| Week 5 | 22/09/2025 | Topic 5- Reflect on own safe work practices | |
| Week 6 | 29/09/2025 |
AT1: Knowledge Quiz | Assessment Task 1 Due |
| Week 7 | 06/10/2025 |
AT2: Risk Assessment practical | |
| Week 8 | 13/10/2025 |
AT2: Risk Assessment practical | Assessment Task 2 Due |
| Week 9 | 10/11/2025 | Resubmissions | Resubmissions |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment methods may include any of the following:
- role plays
- case studies
- group work
- presentations
- knowledge quizzes
- practical assessments
- reports
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1 - Knowledge Assessment Due: Dates Available on Canvas
Assessment Task 2 - Practical Assessment Due: Dates Available on Canvas
You must be graded satisfactory for all assessment tasks to be deemed competent for this unit.
For each assessment you will be given up to two (2) attempts, however, to be granted the second attempt at any assessment, your first attempt must be an appropriate attempt to try and gain a satisfactory outcome. For example, you must appropriately attempt each question or aspect of the assessment task.
If your first attempt fails to meet the above standard, you may not be eligible for a second attempt at that task.
A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic
Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
SEC: Stopped engagement in course
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Attendance:
Your learning experience will involve class-based teaching, discussion, demonstration and practical exercises. It is strongly advised that you attend all timetabled sessions. This will allow you to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring you the maximum opportunity to complete this course successfully.
If you are sick you should submit a medical certificate to the course coordinator/teacher. If you miss an assessable practical class you need to provide a medical certificate (or other evidence) and may need to apply for special consideration. Assessment catch ups are organised only for granted special consideration.
Information about your studies:
You can access My Studies through the RMIT website for information about timetables, important dates, assessment dates, results and progress, Canvas etc.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students
Extensions of time for submission of assessable work:
If you are prevented from submitting an assessment on time by circumstances outside your control you may apply for an extension of up to seven (7) calendar days in writing (email) to your Program Coordinator one working day BEFORE the due date. Eligibility criteria for application and the form is available from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work
Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for special consideration.
Special consideration:
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.), you may submit an application for special consideration within 5 working days of the due date. If special consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism:
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/academic-integrity
Use of AI has certain restrictions in this course. Please refer to assessment instructions for guidelines on the conditions for the use of AI tools in assessments.Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning:
Credit transfer is the recognition of previously completed formal learning (an officially accredited qualification).
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an assessment process that allows you to demonstrate competence using the skills you have gained through experience in the workplace, voluntary work, informal or formal training or other life experiences.
Please speak to your teacher if you wish to discuss applying for Credit Transfer or RPL for the unit(s) of competency addressed in this course.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit
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