Manage Hazards in the Work Environment
BSBOHS505C
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Level of study: What does Vocational Education, Training mean?
Vocational Education, Training
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
50 hours
Government loans available:
NoneDomestic student fee:
$250.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$250.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit specifies the outcomes required to identify hazards and assess and control risks in the work environment. It focuses on the knowledge, processes and techniques necessary to control specific hazards in the work environment. Hazards may include noise, light, radiation, hazardous substances, dangerous goods, dusts and fibres, gravity (falls from heights), thermal environment, ergonomic hazards, manual handling, biological or psychosocial hazards or hazards arising from work organisation. As there is a broad range of hazards, it is a requirement that the candidate will demonstrate competency across at least four of the major hazard groups. Where the use of monitoring equipment is appropriate, useful underpinning skills are provided in unit BSBOHS406A Use Equipment to Conduct Workplace Monitoring. This unit differs from BSBOHS504A Apply Principles of OHS Risk Management, which takes a generic approach to risk management and provides underpinning knowledge and skills.
Additional Information: Students are strongly advised to take only one unit in this course at a time. If you need to take more than one unit please contact Polytechnic West for advice on 1800 359 658.
Continuous enrolment units, have a 6 month expiry from the date of enrolment.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Equivalent units
You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following unit(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- BSBOHS505B — Manage Hazards in the Work Environment
Before enrolling in Dip OHS, you should complete Cert IV OHS. Students, particularly school leavers and/or under 18, are strongly advised to gain min 2 years' work exp prior to enrolling in this unit.
Learning Outcomes
To identify hazards and assess and control risks in the work environment. It focuses on the knowledge, processes and techniques necessary to control specific hazards in the work environment.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Access information & data to identify hazards |
| 2 | Analyse the work environment to assess risk |
| 3 | Control risk associated with hazard |
| 4 | Monitor/review effectiveness of control strategy |
| 5 | Apply professional practice |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Web links
Print based materials
- Study Guide
Online materials
- Resources and Links
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
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