| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety |
| Unit ID: | BSMAN1003 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080307 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course is designed to introduce students the fundamentals of occupational health and safety. It will examine the process of establishing, maintaining and evaluating occupational health and safety (OHS) policies, procedures and programs in accordance with OHS legislation. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | |  | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Have a technical and theoretical understanding of the legislative requirements for managing OHS policies and procedures within an organisational environment. |
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| K2. | Be familiar with the ethical and social responsibilities of management and organisations for ensuring a safe work environment. |
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| K3. | Identify concepts of total quality management and continuous improvement related to OHS which can be implemented within an organisational environment. |
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| K4. | Understand how the fundamentals of OHS integrate with other management disciplines such as organisational strategy and project management |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | critically evaluate policies, procedures and environmental factors which impact on workplace safety and apply creative thinking to providing recommendations. |
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| S2. | Clearly communicate the required procedures for developing and managing OHS procedures within an organisational environment. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Problem solve organisational safety factors and provide strategic recommendations. |
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| A2. | Use broad OHS concepts to provide responsible solutions to organisational safety issues. |
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| A3. | Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for the management of workplace safety in compliance with both legislation and organisational policies. |
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| Unit Content: |
This course provides students with the fundamentals of occupational health and safety. It presents federal, and state, legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to OHS, and the implications of non-compliance for organisations and individuals. Students examine occupational health and safety management systems, reporting requirements, registers and required documentation. The course engages students in identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks, first aid and hazardous substance management |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Research and develop a Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control (HIRAC) procedure for a new product or service. | Individual report/ Essay | 10-30% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Research and develop an OHS management plan that documents policies; procedures; HIRAC; appropriate documents and registers; consultative communication strategy; staff development strategy. | Portfolio/ Presentation | 20-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Invigilated examination in which students demonstrate applied understanding of OHS fundamentals practices and theories. | Examination | 40-60% |
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