An important step in developing your knowledge in the area of OHS in this unit is to explore OHS practice, its history, essential elements, its importance and, as an emerging OHS professional, develop your skills and critical thinking in this area.

This assessment will include four quests:
Quest 1: Future directions (Due Week 3)
Quest 2: Work environments (Due Week 5)
Quest 3: Hazard controls (Due Week 8)
Quest 4: Reflective practice (Due Week 12)

Each of the four tasks are worth 10%, for a total of 40% for Assessment 1.

Details of each of the OHS tasks will be made available via the unit's Moodle page. They will be staggered with tasks being completed by set dates. Please see the schedule for the specific due dates for each task.

The marking criteria are different for each Quest as follows:

Quest 1:
Chosen 5 key words are appropriate (5%)
Demonstrates ability to critically think and argue key points of the quest (50%)
Demonstrates an ability to answer the quest using key information to support writing (40%)
Correct use of grammar, language and spelling (5%)

Quest 2:
Demonstrates ability to interview 5 people and identify their environment (35%)
Demonstrates an ability to critically identify the OHS issues faced in the environment by the person interviewed (60%)
Correct use of grammar, language and spelling (5%)

Quest 3:
Demonstrates ability to source relevant risk management material to assist identified character (30%)
Demonstrates an ability to answer the quest as to how the risk management material will assist them manage
their OHS issues in their environment (60%)
Referencing (10%)

Quest 4:
Demonstrates ability to critically think about the learning journey across the term as it relates to OHS
competency (50%)
Demonstrates an ability to answer the quest using self reflection to support writing (50%)

A detailed marking matrix for each task will be available to you via the Moodle site.

Minimum mark or grade:
To pass this unit, students must attempt each part of this assessment and obtain a minimum grade of 25% for each part.

In this assessment you will explore aspects of your study so far in this unit in order to display your understanding of key concepts as a Mind Map.

Therefore, for each of the headings listed below, display, via your Mind Map, your deeper understanding of these elements as covered in the OHS Body of Knowledge chapters you have read, being: -

(1) History of OHS as a Profession and the Generalist OHS role (Week 1 and 2 = Chapters 3, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1),

(2) The Human including Biological, Psychological and Social Systems (Week 3 = Chapters 7, 8.1 and 8.2),

(3) The Organisation (Week 4 = Chapters 10.1 and 10.2),

(4) The Socio-Political context and OHS Law in Australia (Week 5 = Chapters 9, 9.1, and 9.2).

The four headings above form the basis of your Mind Map, branching out from OHS in the centre, and you should add to those branches, ideas, concepts and understandings of what you now know they represent as they relate to the profession of OHS and the material covered in this unit in the first 5 weeks.

Presentation Format:

You are required to prepare a ONE page Mind Map of what you have learnt under each of the headings referred to above that you have learnt about this term.

Examples of Mind Maps will be given in Moodle, however please feel free to research mind maps and see how you would like to present your work.

When grading this submission specific attention will concentrate on finding:-
1. Evidence of your development of learning and understanding in relation to the key elements and concepts presented in these chapters of the Body of Knowledge (75%); and
2. Evidence of critical thinking and creativity of presentation of key ideas (25%).

A detailed marking matrix will be provided via the Moodle site.

Minimum mark or grade:
To pass this unit, students must attempt this assessment and must obtain a minimum grade of 25%.

For this assessment you will prepare a written paper that discusses your understanding of both Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) as a profession and the role of the OHS professional.

Your paper should cover the following two main areas which have been covered in this unit: -

1. Outline the historical developments of the profession of OHS demonstrating your understanding of how the profession developed from the early industrial era up to what the OHS profession encompasses in modern social-technical times, then: -

2. Describe how OHS professionals: -

(a) use their knowledge of the key elements covered in this unit (i.e. refer to the wide range subjects covered in this unit via the OHS BoK) to reduce the occupational injury and disease impacts on individuals, organisations and the wider community (society); and

(b) use their evidence informed knowledge of OHS to influence the practice of OHS in organisations (i.e. critical consumers of research).

Word expectation: 2000 words.

Submission should be in Word format only.

This assessment will be marked according to the following criteria:

• Ability to apply a historical to modern day OHS professional lens - 20%
• Ability to discuss key elements of OHS practice to reduce the impacts on individuals, organisations and society - 30%
• Ability to identify evidence informed practice concepts and OHS professional as a critical consumer of research - 30%
• Organisation and sequence of written expression of the report, accurate grammar and spelling - 10%
• Correct Use of Harvard Style Referencing - 10%

A detailed marking matrix will be available to you via the Moodle site.

Minimum mark or grade:
To pass this unit, students must attempt this assessment and obtain a minimum grade of 25%.