Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5432 Diploma of Community Services

Course Title: Maintain work health and safety

Portfolio: Vocational Education

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.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
OHTH5950C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2024, Term2 2024, Term1 2025

Course Contact: Bella Kelly

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4109

Course Contact Email: Bella.Kelly@rmit.edu.au

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.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety
Elements:	1. Contribute to procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks 2. Implement policies and procedures into work team processes 3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

Overview of Assessment

There are five individual assessment tasks consisting of case study analysis, role plays, and short answer questions.