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Monash College Unit Guide

INTRODUCTION TO ART & DESIGN HEALTH & SAFETY (MCD5120)

Purpose

The unit provides an introduction to occupational health, safety and environmental training within the context of courses within Monash College and Monash University’s Faculty of Art & Design, and will give students an understanding of the historical perspectives and context of safety and environment concerns in the workplace. The unit will show how safety and environmental guidelines come about due to government acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards, which are ultimately a reflection of broader community attitudes. Students will learn to know the difference between a hazard and a risk, and understand the process of risk assessment and be able to apply it to their workplace (and by extension to environments external to the university). In addition, students will have some understanding of the consequences of their work and study actions in relation to the environment.

Prerequisites

Nil.

Learning outcomes

By successfully completing this unit students will:

  • have an understanding of the nature of health and safety in the workplace, community expectations, and the relevant legislation;
  • be conversant with procedures for dealing with emergencies;
  • have an understanding of the terms hazard, risk, risk assessment, and risk management, and an understanding of the procedures for assessing and managing risk;
  • be able to identify the main types of hazard which may be encountered in studios and workshops, biological, chemical, and physical;
  • have an understanding of the importance of controlling risk and how this is done.

Assessment

This unit is delivered via MUSO (Monash University Studies Online); therefore, students do not need to attend formal timetabled classes. However, students will need to go online to complete the requirements for this unit.

The assessment for this unit is based entirely on the submitted answers students give to the 29 assessment questions.

A PGO (Pass Grade Only) result must be received at the end of the trimester in order to pass this unit. Students must answer ALL the assessment questions. To PASS this unit, students must correctly answer 80% of the assessment questions.

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