Construction Safety and Quality Practices
42 hours face to face + Blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit of study aims to introduce a set of key procedures and practices for safety and quality performance in the construction works
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Associate and apply relevant quality management practices, procedures, standards and systems in construction projects
- Describe and employ relevant safety management practices, procedures, standards and systems in construction projects
- Record and report quality issues as well safety incidences in construction projects
- Apply, administer, and review Workplace Health and Safety procedures and quality management plans for a construction project
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.50 | 12 weeks | 18 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 8.00 | 12 weeks | 96 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual/Group | 20 - 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Project | Individual/Group | 20 - 50% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Test | Individual | 20 - 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Quality management systems in the context of IS09000 and ISO9001 requirements for civil engineering organisations;
- Tools and techniques for quality control and quality performance outcomes in construction project delivery
- Prevention and reduction of defects. rework and wastages in construction
- Codes, standards, regulations for safety in construction industry practices
- Introduction to safety management systems in construction projects
- Fundamentals of communication and documentation for safety and quality management in construction projects
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.