STUDENT INFORMATION GUIDE BSB51315 Diploma of Work Health and Safety

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1 STUDENT INFORMATION GUIDE Abut Future Skills Future Skills is an industry wned and perated registered training rganisatin, specialising in pst trade electrical and wrk health and safety training in Queensland and the Nrthern Territry. We have scpe t deliver and assess against a range f qualificatins in these areas, including the natinal industry qualificatin. Our natinal training prvider number is (refer t fr further infrmatin). Abut this Prgram This training prgram is designed t prvide yu with the practical skills and knwledge t be able t crdinate and maintain the wrk health and safety (WHS) prgram within an rganisatin. It reflects the rle f practitiners wh apply a substantial knwledge base and well-develped skills in a wide variety f WHS cntexts. Curse Structure The full qualificatin is made up f a ttal f nine (9) cre units plus fur (4) electives. Three electives must be chsen frm Grup A f the Training Package rules and the final unit frm either Grup A, Grup B r anther Certificate IV, Diplma r Advanced Diplma qualificatin that is relevant t the wrk utcme and meets industry needs. The list f units prvided in the Future Skills prgram are utlined belw: BSBWHS502 Manage effective WHS cnsultatin and participatin prcesses (cre) BSBWHS503 Cntribute t the systematic management f WHS risk (cre) BSBWHS504 Manage WHS hazards and risks (cre) BSBWHS505 Investigate WHS incidents (cre) BSBWHS506 Cntribute t develping, implementing and maintaining WHS management systems (cre) BSBWHS507 Cntribute t managing WHS infrmatin systems (Grup A elective) BSBWHS508 Manage WHS hazards assciated with plant (Grup A elective) BSBWHS510 Cntribute t implementing emergency prcedures (Grup A elective) BSBWHS408 Assist with effective WHS management f cntractrs (Grup B elective)

2 2 P a g e Curse Structure The curse prgram is structured t prvide students with ten (10) days f face t face training brken up int tw (2) week blck perids utlined belw: Week One The WHS Regulatry Framewrk WHS Management & Infrmatin Systems WHS Cnsultatin & Participatin Managing Cntractr WHS perfrmance Week Tw WHS Risk Management Managing Plant Hazards Emergency Prcedures Incident Investigatin The majrity f assessments will be cnducted in class. It is therefre mandatry fr students t attend all f the scheduled training dates t ensure they are able t undertake the learning and practical assessments that are required. Students will als be expected t undertake sme hmewrk and review after hurs and in between curse weeks relevant t their individual learning and assessment needs and requirements. Language, Literacy and Numeracy In rder t successfully cmplete this learning prgram yu must have sufficient literacy, numeracy and cmputer skills. Fr example, yu will need t be able t create excel charts (with instructin) and interpret statistical data relating t wrk health and safety. Yu must als be able t read and interpret legislatin, regulatins and cdes f practice and write WHS plicies, prcedures and reprts. As the majrity f assessments are undertaken in class using yur wn laptp, yu will als be expected t have a high level f existing cmputer skills, particularly the use f Micrsft wrd. T assist all learners t achieve their gals thrugh training, Future Skills seeks t assess each applicant s existing language, literacy and numeracy abilities and learning needs prir t the cmmencement f training. This enables Future Skills t understand the skills and needs f each individual learner s we can ffer suitable assistance r learning supprt if needed, r utline alternative pathways fr learners t achieve their desired gals. The Australian Cre Skills Framewrk sets ut five keys areas that RTOs such as Future Skills can investigate t determine if any additinal supprt r alternative pathways shuld be ffered t a learner. These five areas are: Learning, Reading, Writing, Oral Cmmunicatin and Numeracy. T help diagnse an individual learner s current cre skill levels, Future Skills uses a pre curse questinnaire which all students are required t cmplete prir t cmmencement f the curse. A cpy f the curse questinnaire will be prvided t yu n cnfirmatin f yur enrlment in the prgram. Student Infrmatin Guide telephne: r

3 3 P a g e Please nte: it is yur respnsibility t cmplete and return this questinnaire prir t the cmmencement f the curse. Failure t d s will mean that Future Skills is nt bliged t prvide any further assistance r learning supprt than wuld rdinarily be prvided t all students in a prgram. Fr the Diplma f Wrk Health and Safety prgram, Future Skills has made an assessment that the fllwing cre skill levels apply. A number f generic sample activities f what a student wuld be expected t be able t cmpetently d at these levels have als been included fr each nminated level. Cre Skill Learning (4) Reading (3) Writing (3) Oral Cmmunicatin (3) Numeracy (3) Sample Activities Cntribute t prblem slving prcesses. Participate in quality imprvement prcesses in the wrkplace, cnsidering the pririties and cmmitments f self and ther members. Review relevant legislatin and regulatins relevant t the jb rle. Interprets infrmatin gained frm tables, charts and ther graphic infrmatin using a range f surces. Cmpare and cntrast technical specificatins prvided in a number f technical jurnals in rder t recmmend the purchase f a particular system r equipment. Write rganisatinal prcedures and time frames. Write clear and detailed instructins rganised sequentially. Write actin plans and prvide recmmendatins fr imprvement. Writes a rutine reprt e.g., an incident reprt. Give clear sequenced instructins f several steps. Questin the implicatins f new prcesses r prcedures. Present infrmatin t a small grup n a particular tpic and respnd t questins. Wrks with thers t develp an ral presentatin. Present infrmatin t a small grup n a particular tpic and respnds t questins. Prepare data using graphs t cmpare activities ver a perid. Cllects, represents, summarises and interprets a range f statistical data e.g., tables, spreadsheets, graphs, etc. Where yur skill levels are assessed at a lwer level, Future Skills may require yu t undertake learning in the area prir t the curse cmmencement. Fr example, yu may need t review yur knwledge and applicatin abut algebraic equatins. In this case, Future Skills culd suggest r refer yu t d sme initial training n reprt writing r n line training fr cmpleting excel graphs and charts. Entry Requirements Participants are expected t have previusly cmpleted the cre units f the BSB41415 Certificate IV in Wrk Health and Safety (r equivalent) qualificatin 1 as fllws: BSBWHS402 Assist with cmpliance with WHS laws BSBWHS403 Cntribute t implementing and maintaining WHS cnsultatin and participatin prcesses BSBWHS404 Cntribute t WHS hazard identificatin, risk assessment and risk cntrl BSBWHS405 Cntribute t implementing and maintaining WHS management systems BSBWHS406 Assist with respnding t incidents 1 Fr example the Certificate IV in Occupatinal Health and Safety r the previus Wrkplace Health & Safety Officer Qld curse where the student has cntinued wrking in the field f wrk health and safety. Student Infrmatin Guide telephne: r

4 4 P a g e Participants shuld als have sufficient literacy and numeracy skills. Fr example, yu will need literacy skills t access and use wrkplace infrmatin and t write succinct WHS plicies, plans and investigatin reprts. Yu will need technlgy skills t use sftware t prduce and evaluate wrkplace WHS infrmatin and data such as an excel graph. And yu will need numeracy skills t allcate financial and ther resurces required t implement WHS plans. Participants will be expected t have cmputer skills including use f Micrsft Wrd fr the preparatin f their assignments and spread sheets such as Micrsft Excel fr the interpretatin f WHS infrmatin and data. Participants are required t have access t a laptp t bring t training and internet cnnectin fr their wn research purpses. Recgnitin f Prir Learning Yu may apply fr Recgnitin f Prir Learning (RPL) fr any r all f the units f cmpetency that make up the Diplma f Wrk Health and Safety qualificatin. Yu will need t prvide valid, sufficient, current and authentic evidence f yur skills and knwledge. Please talk t a Future Skills trainer prir t, r at enrlment, in this prgram t discuss the types f evidence yu can submit with such an applicatin and the full prcess and prcedures that this entails. Student Guarantees: Future Skills is required t utline the nature f the guarantee given by Future Skills t prspective clients and clients t cmplete the training and/r assessment nce they have cmmenced study in their chsen qualificatin r curse. This guarantee is utlined as fllws: Where a student cmmences training and/r assessment in the Future Skills curse prgram they have enrlled within, Future Skills prvides a guarantee that the curse prgram as advertised will prceed as advertised, except in the fllwing circumstances: (i) (ii) where a cancellatin f a curse r week f training is utside f its cntrl e.g., where a trainer is ill and unable t take the curse and a backup trainer is nt available t take the curse; r by agreement between Future Skills and the majrity f students enrlled within a curse t transfer dates f the whle r part f the curse. In bth such cases, Future Skills will liaise directly with the students cncerned and prvide them with the ptin t transfer t a further scheduled curse by Future Skills withut incurring any additinal transfer fees, r where the curse has nt already cmmenced, a full refund f all fees paid fr the curse. Please nte: Future Skills is nt liable fr any additinal csts incurred by the student as a result f these changes. Cmpletin f Training: Student Infrmatin Guide telephne: r

5 5 P a g e On cmpletin f training each student is required t have cmpleted r submit the assessment tasks and activities fr the prgram. A Future Skills trainer/assessr will cmplete marking f these assessments and where yu are deemed Cmpetent in all aspects f the prgram, yu will be issued with yur qualificatin r relevant Statements f Attainment within a twenty-ne (21) day perid frm receipt f the final assessments. Fr thse students wh are deemed Nt Yet Cmpetent n cmpletin f training and assessment in a curse prgram fr either the whle qualificatin r fr a unit(s) f cmpetency, the fllwing will apply. Please nte: an assessment f Nt Yet Cmpetent (NYC) is nt a failure. It simply means that yu will need t prvide further infrmatin r further cnfirmatin f the knwledge and skills required. Each student will be prvided with tw (2) assessment attempts fr each assessment, either during the training prgram r afterwards. Fr written r prject based assessments students will be asked t prvide additinal evidence, r the trainer/assessr may make a reasnable adjustment t the assessment, such as asking additinal questins t determine cmpetency, either rally r in writing. Where the assessment invlves a practical skills based assessment, a time t undertake the secnd assessment attempt is t be ffered within a six (6) mnth perid at a time nminated by Future Skills. Outline f Assessment Activities: In rder t cmplete this prgram yu will need t be able t demnstrate yu have the requisite knwledge and skills t perfrm specific wrk activities and tasks t the standard required fr each unit f cmpetency. The Future Skills Diplma f Wrk Health and Safety prgram includes seven (7) majr assessment activities, which are summarised fllwing. Assessment Prject 1 WHS Cnsultatin and Participatin Using a Case Study, yu will be required t analyse a Case Study and develp WHS cnsultatin and participatin arrangements t cmplement an effective WHS management system and the regulatry framewrk, prepare an actin plan fr implementatin, prepare advice abut the regulatry framewrk and review and evaluate WHS cnsultatin arrangements. Assessment Prject 2 WHS Management and Infrmatin Systems Yu will be required t analyse and research infrmatin t develp the key elements f a wrk health and safety management system utilising a Case Study, including develping a stakehlder register, a cmmunicatin plan, gals, bjectives and perfrmance indicatrs, and an WHS actin plan. Yu will als be required t prepare a reprt fr a WHS Cmmittee n the legal requirements and benefits f a return t wrk rehabilitatin scheme. Finally, yu will be required t prepare a cmprehensive checklist t audit the types f WHS infrmatin and data required t underpin an effective and cmpliant WHS management system and prepare a WHS management plan in accrdance with regulatry requirements. Student Infrmatin Guide telephne: r

6 6 P a g e Assessment Prject 3 Managing Cntractr WHS Perfrmance Yu will be required t develp a checklist t audit cntractrs fr WHS cmpliance, review and evaluate a Case Study fr cmpliance, reprt n cntractr cmpliance and recmmend imprvements. Yu will als be required t review cntractr WHS infrmatin and data t evaluate cntractr perfrmance and prepare a set f graphs using Micrsft Excel as part f yur statistical analysis. Assessment Prject 4 WHS Risk Management Yu will be required t analyse a Case Study, identify and review areas f nn-cmpliance and recmmend imprvements t a WHS management system, identify and dcument a detailed risk management apprach fr specific hazards relating t high risk, ccupatinal diseases, hazardus chemicals and a hazardus wrk envirnment, develp an actin plan including psitive perfrmance indicatrs, and answer a series f questins abut underpinning knwledge f WHS risk within the cntext f the WHS regulatry system and hazard management. Nte: yu will als be required t analyse, prepare and present infrmatin abut WHS hazards as an in class assessment. Assessment Prject 5 Managing Plant Hazards Yu will be required t review a Case Study, analyse infrmatin and develp a risk management apprach t cntrlling items f plant, identify safe wrk prcedures, maintenance, training and purchasing and prcurement plicies. Yu will als be required t prvide advice abut licensing and certificatin f items f plant applying the wrk health and safety regulatry framewrk. Assessment Prject 6 Implementing Emergency Prcedures Using a Case Study, yu will be required t develp an initial respnse and secnd respnse phase as part f effective wrkplace prcedures t implement an emergency plan fr wrkplace emergencies, plan fr pst event activities, and check emergency equipment. Assessment Prject 7 Investigate WHS Incidents Yu will be required t plan and develp an initial respnse t a wrkplace incident, establish an investigatin prcess int the wrkplace incident and develp an investigatin plan. Yu will als be required t analyse infrmatin and data abut a wrkplace incident, identify a timeline f events, establish causative effects, and determine interventin pints t prevent a re-ccurrence f the incident. Finally, yu will be required t write a detailed investigatin reprt, dcumenting yur analysis and key findings. Nte: yu will als be required t undertake a further activity t analyse an additinal Case Study by identifying, cllecting and analysing infrmatin and data abut anther wrkplace incident as an in class assessment activity. Student Infrmatin Guide telephne: r