VU23446 - Design safe buildings

Unit code: VU23446 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
40
Location
Online
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

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.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• produce details for a building which complies with current OHS/WHS legislative requirements for the design, construction and use of a building.
In doing the above, there must also be evidence that the learner has:
• consulted with at least one stakeholder to determine the safety requirements in the life cycle stages of the building
• conducted risk management processes for the identification of OHS/WHS hazards and selected design measures to reduce or eliminate safety hazards
• prepared a safe design report according to relevant OHS/WHS legislation.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• legislative responsibilities and obligations of building designers with regard to OHS/WHS at all stages of design, construction and end use of a building and consequences to clients, users and designers if this is not followed
• types of stakeholders involved in the design of safe buildings
• sources of information and data relevant to the design of safe buildings
• OHS/WHS risks and hazards, direct and indirect influences that impact on OHS/WHS and the environment in the design and use of a building
• safe design principles for person’s lifecycle including age, mobility and disabilities
• principles and practices of a systematic approach to risk management
• basic principles of anthropometry as it applies to safe buildings
• hierarchy of control and considerations for deciding between different methods of control
• interdependent relationships between ergonomics and stressors, such as physiological factors, awkward posture, poor lighting and ventilation and thermal environment.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
22627VIC | Advanced diploma | Duration:

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