Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6188 Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)

Course Title: Design safe buildings

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.

Important Information:

Please note that this course has compulsory engagement attendance requirements for teaching activities.

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see when this course requires mandatory attendance. 

Course Contact: Catherine Ciavarella

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819

Course Contact Email: catherine.ciavarella@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply safe design principles to control occupational health and safety (OHS)/work health and safety (WHS) risk during the life of a building.

It includes the ability to identify legal responsibilities and obligations and evaluate OHS/WHS hazards associated with the design, construction and use of a building, consult with stakeholders and specialist advisors to make recommendations for safe design solutions and incorporate risk controls into the building design and end use.

This unit applies to building designers who design safe buildings that comply with relevant legislation and within the legal responsibilities of building designers.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	VU23446 Design safe buildings
Elements:	1.Investigate OHS/WHS requirements in the design process 2.Undertake hazard identification and OHS/WHS risk evaluation 3. Produce designs to facilitate safe construction, use and maintenance of a building

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

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.