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Session 7 - Creative Commons and Moral Rights

Creative Commons What is a CC licence? The CC licences provide a simple standardised way for individual creators, companies and institutions to share their work with others on flexible terms without infringing copyright. The licences allow users to reuse, remix and share the content legally. Offering your work under a Creative Commons licence does not mean giving up your copyright. It means permitting users to make use of your material in various ways, but only on certain conditions. The CC licences set out the uses that may lawfully be made of the copyright material and specifies the conditions which must be complied with when it is used. There are six standardised CC licences. Each of the CC licences grants certain baseline permissions to users in advance, authorising them to use the material, provided they comply with core conditions, as well as other general terms in the licence. The baseline permissions granted by the CC licences permit the materi
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Session 6 - Exceptions, libraries, education and Fair Dealings

Fair Dealings versus Fair Use Australian Copyright law allows for “Fair Dealings” “Fair Dealings” is different to “Fair Use”, which is part of US Copyright Law “Fair Dealings” exceptions include: research or study; criticism or review; parody or satire; reporting news; or professional advice by a lawyer, patent attorney or trade marks attorney See the Fact Sheet: Fair Dealings - What can I copy without Permission See the Fact Sheet: General Exceptions to Copyright Research or Study You may use Copyright material for Research or Study so long as it is deemed “fair”. The Act deems the following “fair”: text or printed music from a hard copy edition of 10 or more pages: 10% of the number of pages; or one chapter, if the work is divided into chapters. For text material published in electronic form: 10% of the number of words; or one chapter, if the work is divided into chapters. See the Fact Sheet: Research or Study Criticism or Review People can
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Session 5 - BSBIPR401 An introduction to Copyright

What is Copyright? In Australia, copyright law is contained in the Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 (Copyright Act). A simple definition of copyright is that it is a bunch of rights in certain creative works such as text, artistic works, music, computer programs, sound recordings and films. The rights are granted exclusively to the copyright owner to reproduce the material, and for some material, the right to perform or show the work to the public. Copyright owners can prevent others from reproducing or communicating their work without their permission or may sell these rights to someone else. Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, styles or techniques. For example, copyright will not protect an idea for a film or book, but it will protect a script for the film or even a storyboard for the film. Copyright is a separate right to the property right in an object. For example, this means that the person may own a book or painting, but will not also own the copyright in
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Session 4 - BSBWHS401 Reporting

Regardless of how many safety processes are put in place, accidents/injuries can still occur within a workplace. What do you have to do if someone sustains an injury at work? https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/incident-just-happened Employers Someone becomes injured or ill because of work Step 1: Report the Incident https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/report-incident https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/guide-incident-notification Step 2: Fill out the Register of Injuries https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/register-injuries-template Step 3: Make a claim https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/claims-process-employers Incident notification form https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/employer-injury-claim-report Employer Injury Claim report Step 4:  Start planning for return to work When you know a worker is injured and can't perform their normal duties, it's important to start planning and provide them with return to work in
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Session 3 - BSBWHS401 Hazards and Risk Analysis

What is a Hazard? A hazard is anything in the workplace that has the potential to harm people. Hazards can include objects in the workplace, such as machinery or dangerous chemicals. Other hazards relate to the way work is done. For instance, hazards on a production line could include manual handling, excessive noise and fatigue caused by the pace of work. Risks A risk arises when it's possible that a hazard will actually cause harm. The level of risk will depend on factors such as How often the job is done The number of workers involved and  How serious any injuries that result could be. For more information on Risks and Hazards see Page 2 of the handbook: A handbook for workplaces - Controlling OHS hazards and risks https://prod.wsvdigital.com.au/sites/default/files/2018-06/ISBN-Controlling-OHS-hazards-and-risks-handbook-2017-06.pdf A Systematic Approach A safe workplace doesn't happen by chance or guesswork. It requires a systematic approach to f
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Session 2 - BSBWHS401 Guidance

Compliance Codes What are compliance codes? Compliance codes and Codes of practice provide practical guidance to those who have duties or obligations under occupational health and safety, dangerous goods and workers compensation legislation. If you comply with a code, you are deemed to comply with the Act or Regulation duty covered by the code. However, codes are not mandatory and duty holders may choose to use some other way to achieve compliance. On 18 June 2017 the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 were repealed and replaced by the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017. Note:  On 18 June 2017 the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 were repealed and replaced by the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017. Complying with a compliance code made in relation to the old regulations may not necessarily mean compliance with a duty under the new regulations.  From:  https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/compliance-codes-and-codes-practice I
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Session 1 - BSBWHS401 Purpose and Legislation

Victorian Regulator The main regulator in Victoria is Worksafe About WorkSafe Victorian workers returning home safe every day. WorkSafe's mission is to actively work with the community to deliver outstanding workplace safety and return to work, together with insurance protection. The work we do is important because we impact upon many people's lives, everyday.  WorkSafe is: Constructive in the way we provide information, advice and service Accountable for what we do and what we say. We live up to our promises Transparent in the way we work, our environment is open and honest Effective by working collaboratively to deliver high quality services Caring by showing empathy in our dealings with everyone we work with. Source: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/about WorkSafe's responsibilities Broadly, WorkSafe's responsibilities are to: help avoid workplace injuries occurring enforce Victoria's occupational health and
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