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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Address workplace hazards and risks 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115101  Address workplace hazards and risks 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Occupational Health and Safety 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services Preventive Health 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular-Fundamental  Level 2  NQF Level 02  4 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2007-08-07  2008-11-26  SAQA 0160/05 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2009-11-26   2012-11-26  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This unit standard is replaced by: 
US ID Unit Standard Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Credits Replacement Status
259619  Conduct workplace Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspections  Level 2  NQF Level 02  3   

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This Unit Standard requires learners to be able to inspect workplace occupational health and safety in order to identify and deal with workplace hazards and risks, initiate, implement, evaluate and record remedial action, and report on and follow up on inspections. Competence attained will facilitate the development of safe, healthy working environments. Competence to address workplace hazards and risks relates to both the people and the equipment found in places of work.

Learners credited with this Unit Standard are capable of:
  • Explaining the legal and specified requirements pertaining to conducting occupational safety and health (OHS) inspections.
  • Planning OHS inspections and workplace hazard identification.
  • Conducting inspections to identify hazards.
  • Reporting on OHS inspections, and remedying workplace hazards and associated risks. 
    		•

    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Credits assigned to this Unit Standard are based on the assumption that learners have attained competence to read, write, and communicate at NQF Level 1, are mathematically literate at NQF Level 1, and can implement workplace safety, health and environmental principles and procedures. 

    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    Specific range statements are provided in the body of the Unit Standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria.

    Competence to address workplace hazards and risks relates to both the people and the equipment found in places of work. Hazard identification includes evaluation to be able to make an initial judgement on the significance of the hazard identified. Hazards can be acts, conditions or behaviours. Hazards include but are not limited to explosives, explosions, toxic or flammable gases, transport, falls of ground, walkways, machines and equipment, noise and dust, fires, falling into excavations, hazardous chemicals, inadequate illumination, etc.

    Hazard, risk, workplace and reasonably practicable carry the same meaning as defined in the applicable health and safety legislation. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Explain the legal and specified requirements to conduct OHS inspections, and identify and address workplace hazards. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The purpose of inspections is described in terms of its impact on a healthy and safe working environment and is consistent with legal and specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Explanation of the relevant standards for inspections is consistent with legal and specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Explanation of the extent of inspections is consistent with legal and specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Explanation of the relevant hazards and risks likely to be encountered during the inspections is appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Explanation of the specified requirements pertaining to the hazards associated with working environments and the reporting thereof are appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Explanation of hazard identification and associated risks through continuous assessment processes, according to specified requirements, is appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    The importance of identifying, dealing with and reporting hazards is explained in terms of the consequences for health, safety, environment and productivity. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 8 
    Explanation of the different types of risk assessments is appropriate for specified contexts according to specified requirements. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Plan OHS inspections, and workplace hazard identification. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Relevant specified requirements for OHS inspections are accessed. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Identification of relevant documents to assist in identifying hazards is according to specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The human resources, tools, equipment and materials required for inspections are ensured to be available, operational, and fit for purpose, and used in accordance with design, legal and specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Explanation of consequences of not conforming to legal and specified requirements in preparing for inspections are appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    The importance of examining equipment for hazard identification and the use of personal protective equipment is explained in terms of the consequences for health, safety and productivity. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Gathering of information regarding standards for hazard identification areas, previously identified hazards and risks, as well as related control measures, meets specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    The correct equipment required to do hazard and risk identification is identified and examined according to specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 8 
    Required personal protective equipment is available, operational, fit for purpose, and used in accordance with its design and specified requirements. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Conduct inspections to identify hazards. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Pre-use and audit inspections are conducted in accordance with specified requirements for the intended type of inspection. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    All potential life, safety and damage hazards and risks are identified in accordance with specified requirements during the pre-use and audit inspections. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Inspections and hazard identification are conducted in such a manner as to foster teamwork and minimise conflict. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Hazard identification is conducted according to specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Observed conditions are compared to specified requirements and identified deviations are accurately recorded. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Report on OHS inspections, and remedy workplace hazards and associated risks. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Measures required in terms of legal and specified requirements to eliminate, control at source or minimize the risks to occupational health or safety are verified to be in place. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Relevant hazards and risk control measures for inspections meet legal and specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Remedial action to deal with hazards and risks is conducted as soon as reasonably practicable and meets statutory sequence of control requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    Explanation of consequences of not dealing with hazards and risks as soon as reasonably practicable meets specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    Withdrawal of workers under circumstances that pose a serious danger to occupational health or safety, which is identified during inspections, is appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    Withdrawal of tools and equipment from service, under circumstances that pose a serious danger to health or safety, which is identified during inspections, is appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    Explanation of the importance of not commencing or continuing work for circumstances that pose a serious danger to health or safety, identified during inspections, is appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 8 
    Explanation of the consequences of non-compliance in withdrawing workers, tools and equipment from service, and commencing or continuing work under circumstances that pose a serious danger to health and safety, is appropriate for specified contexts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 9 
    Explanation of the importance of initiating immediate remedial actions is consistent with specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 10 
    Identified deviations that pose risks are dealt with according to specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 11 
    Reports are complete, accurate, in required formats, and submitted to appropriate, designated persons on time. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 12 
    Reports on significant hazards and risks identified as well as remedial measures initiated are completed and submitted, in accordance with legal and specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 13 
    Follow-up actions are initiated, implemented, evaluated and recorded according to legal and specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 14 
    Explanation of the sequence of control measures applied in dealing with hazards is appropriate for specified contexts and is consistent with specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 15 
    Control measures are implemented according to specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 16 
    Explanation of the importance of reporting and following up on actions resulting from pre-use and audit inspections is appropriate for specified contexts. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Assessment of learner achievements takes place at providers accredited by a relevant ETQA (RSA, 1998b) for the provision of programmes that result in the outcomes specified for this Unit Standard. Anyone assessing a learner against this Unit Standard must be registered as an assessor with a relevant ETQA. Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this Unit Standard must be accredited as a provider with a relevant ETQA. The relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures will oversee moderation of assessment and is responsible for moderation of learner achievements of learners who meet the requirements of this Unit Standard. 

    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Learners are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the learner's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the Unit Standard.

    Credit learners understand and can explain:
  • Consequences of non-compliance in withdrawing workers, tools and equipment from service, and commencing or continuing work under circumstances that pose a serious danger to health and safety
  • Consequences of not conforming to legal and specified requirements in preparing for pre-use and audit inspections
  • Consequences of not dealing with hazards and risks as soon as reasonably practicable
  • Deviations that pose risks
  • Equipment required to do hazard and risk identification
  • Extent of OHS inspections
  • Hazard control measures and sequence of control measures
  • Hazard identification and associated risks through continuous assessment processes
  • Hazards and risks likely to be encountered during the inspections
  • Human resources, tools, equipment and materials required for inspections
  • Importance of initiating immediate remedial actions
  • Importance of not commencing or continuing work for circumstances that pose a serious danger to health or safety, identified during inspections
  • Importance of reporting and following up on actions resulting from inspections
  • Measures required in terms of legal and specified requirements to eliminate, control at source or minimize the risks to occupational health or safety
  • Relevant documents to assist in identifying hazards
  • Relevant standards for inspections
  • Reporting formats
  • Required personal protective equipment
  • Specified requirements pertaining to the hazards associated with working environments and the reporting thereof
  • Standards for hazard identification areas, previously identified hazards and risks, as well as related control measures
  • The importance of examining equipment for hazard identification and the use of personal protective equipment
  • The importance of identifying, dealing with and reporting hazards
  • The purpose of basic OHS inspections
  • Types of risk assessments 
    		•

    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking for identification of hazards and taking remedial action. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community to take reasonable care of their own and others' safety during the hazard identification process. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively taking into account the activities around the hazard identification process and ensuring that their actions are complementary. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information when performing hazard identification and risk assessments in such a way that informed decisions could be made. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively, using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentations to communicate control measures identified during the hazard identification and assessment. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others to identify hazards and assess risks. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation by understanding the potential impact of hazards on overall workplace objectives, including health, safety and environment. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    Assessors should keep the following principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this Unit Standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the learner competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the learner is able to perform in the real situation.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this Unit Standard, that the learner can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
    		•

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 259619, which is "Conduct workplace Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspections", Level 2, 3 credits.

    Specified requirements include legal and site-specific requirements and are contained in one or more of the following documents:

    Legal requirements
  • Relevant Acts: e.g. Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No: 29 of 1996) or Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act no: 85 of 1993)
  • Subordinate legislation to the Mine Health and Safety- or Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Mandatory Codes of Practice
  • SABS and other relevant Standards
  • Chief Inspector of Mines' Directives
  • Other legal requirements

    Site-specific requirements
  • Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA)
  • Health and safety agreements
  • Occupational Safety, health and environmental Risk Management Program
  • Managerial Instructions
  • Codes of Practice
  • Company Standards
  • Standard Procedures
  • Health Management Programmes
  • Risk Assessment Documentation
  • List of Recorded OH&S Risks
  • Working Guides
  • Manufacturers' specifications
  • Equipment and Materials Specifications
  • Any other applicable codes of practice 
    		•

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  59305   National Certificate: Mineral Processing  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  MQA 
    Core  48804   National Certificate: Occupational Safety, Hygiene and Environment  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2008-11-26  Was HW SETA until Last Date for Achievement 
    Core  64909   National Certificate: Small Scale Mining  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  MQA 
    Core  21842   National Certificate: Surface Mining Rockbreaking  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2008-09-17  Was MQA until Last Date for Achievement 
    Core  62769   National Certificate: Mineral Processing  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  MQA 
    Core  57121   National Certificate: Rockbreaking: Quarrying  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Registered"     		 2008-09-17  Was MQA until Last Date for Achievement 
    Core  62869   National Certificate: Rockbreaking: Surface Excavations  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  MQA 
    Core  21841   National Certificate: Winding Engine Driving  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  MQA 
    Elective  71950   National Certificate: Automotive Components: Manufacturing and Assembly  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  MERSETA 
    Elective  78944   National Certificate: Autotronics  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  MERSETA 
    Elective  58722   National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 
    Elective  64189   National Certificate: Metals Production  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 
    Elective  58010   National Certificate: Piano Restoration  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Registered"     		 2009-04-08  Was CATHSSETA until Last Date for Achievement 
    Elective  49279   National Certificate: Victim Empowerment and Support  Level 2  NQF Level 02  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  HW SETA 
    Elective  49014   National Certificate: Rockbreaking: Underground Hard Rock  Level 3  NQF Level 03  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2007-08-16  Was MQA until Last Date for Achievement 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. ADCORP TECHNICAL TRAINING (PTY) LTD 
    2. ALLOYS HEAD OFFICE 
    3. Anglo American Platinum Limited - Mogalakwena Mining Training Centre 
    4. ANGLO PLATINUM - ENGINEERING SKILLS TRAINING CENTRE 
    5. ASSMANG (PTY) LTD 
    6. ASSMANG BEESHOEK MINE 
    7. AVENG (AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 
    8. BAFOKENG RASIMONE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTY LTD 
    9. BANA BA THARI MINING TRANING AND DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY 
    10. BARBERTON MINES (PTY) LTD 
    11. CONCOR PROJECTS PTY LTD 
    12. DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES VENETIA 
    13. DEI GRATIA TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION 
    14. EASTERN CHROME MINES SAMANCOR 
    15. ELITE OPERATOR AND SKILLS TRAINING 
    16. ERGO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY NPC 
    17. EXXARO COAL (PTY) LTD 
    18. FINSCH DIAMOND MINE(PTY) LTD 
    19. FOSKOR (PTY) LTD 
    20. FRASER ALEXANDER PTY LTD 
    21. GEOSTRAT TRAINING 
    22. GLENCORE OPERATIONS SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD 
    23. HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD 
    24. IMPALA PLATINUM SERVICES LTD 
    25. KABELANO TRAINING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 
    26. KHUMANI IRON ORE MINE 
    27. KOLOMELA MINE 
    28. KUMBA IRON ORE (SISHEN) 
    29. Kumba Sishen HRD Centre 
    30. Majuba FET College - Central Office 
    31. MATHOME TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD 
    32. MEDIRO TRAINING ACADEMY (PTY) LTD 
    33. METSKILL PTY LTD 
    34. MMTI Holdings 
    35. MODIKWA MINING PERSONNEL SERVICES PTY L TD 
    36. MURRAY & ROBERTS CEMENTATION (PTY)LTD 
    37. Nokaneng Environmental Management Consulting 
    38. NORTHAM PLATINUM LTD 
    39. PALABORA COPPER (PTY) LTD 
    40. PMC TRAINING CONSULTANTS AND ASSOCIATES (PTY) LTD 
    41. POWERGATE TRAINING PTY LTD 
    42. PPC Ltd 
    43. PRIDE OF SUCCESS (PTY) LTD 
    44. PRISMA TRAINING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 
    45. PROGRESSIVE TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECTS (PTY) LTD 
    46. RICHARDS BAY MINING PTY LTD 
    47. Rustenburg Base Metals Refiners 
    48. SASOL GLOBAL LEARNING 
    49. SENZEKO EXECUTIVE RISK CC 
    50. SIBANYE GOLD ACADEMY PROPRIETARY LIMITED 
    51. SPECTRA MINING SERVICES (PTY) LTD 
    52. THARISA MINERALS (PTY) LTD 
    53. THE BENEFICIATION ACADEMY 
    54. THUNGELA OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD 
    55. TOP PERFORMERS FOR AFRICA CC 
    56. TOTAL COVERAGE CONSULTING 
    57. TSHUANA DI SA HWEGO HRD SOLUTIONS 
    58. TWO RIVERS PLATINUM (PTY) LTD 
    59. XTRACT TRAINING SERVICES (SA)(PTY)LTD 
    60. ZULEK TRAINING SPECIALISTS 


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