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

Carry out basic first aid treatment in the workplace 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116511  Carry out basic first aid treatment in the workplace 
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 1  NQF Level 01  1 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2007-08-07  2010-08-07  SAQA 0160/05 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2011-08-07   2014-08-07  

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
119567  Perform basic life support and first aid procedures  Level 1  NQF Level 01  5   

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This unit standard is for persons who are responsible to apply basic first aid in a workplace. Persons credited with this unit standard are able to:
  • Assess the emergency situation.
  • Identify the physical condition of casualties.
  • First aid treatment of casualties. 
    		•

    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The ability to read and write at ABET Level 2 or equivalent will facilitate better understanding and proficiency in this unit standard. 

    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    N/A 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Assess the emergency situation. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Identification of workplace hazards and risks are demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Preventative measures to eliminate hazards and risks within accepted health and safety practices are demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The importance of reporting the incident to appropriate authorities to activate emergency response is demonstrated. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Identify the physical condition of casualties. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Prioritisation of casualties according to visible signs is demonstrated. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Prioritisation must be in terms of order of severity of casualties.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Use of bystanders to assist with the casualties is demonstrated. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    First aid treatment of casualties. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Treatment is consistent with the urgency of the situation, the nature and severity of casualty and aseptic principles. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Treatment must include Airway/breathing, Circulation, Internal and external injuries, Medical conditions.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Monitoring of the casualty to prevent worsening of condition is demonstrated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Details of the incident and the treatment undertaken are reported in a prescribed manner. 


    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.

    Credited learners understand and can explain:
  • How to asses emergency situations
  • What to look for when identifying the physical condition of casualties.
  • First aid treatment of casualties 
    		•

    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Solve problems related to the application of first aid in the work place. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team/group/organisation/community by accepting, interpreting and delegating instructions correctly, if and when required, in a context-appropriate manner. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively by meeting specified requirements, assessing first aid situations and taking appropriate action where necessary. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, organise and critically evaluate information to interpret information obtained, and take appropriate action. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by demonstrating the ability to take decisions in emergency situations that reflect the impact of his or her actions on other situations. 

    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 119567, which is "Perform basic life support and first aid procedures", Level 1, 5 credits.


    Legal Requirements:

    Specified requirements include legal requirements and are contained in one or more of the following documents:
  • OHS Act and Regulations 85/1993
  • Mine Health and Safety Act and Regulations 29/1996
  • Guideline for mandatory Codes of Practice

    Site-specific requirements:

    Specified requirements include site-specific requirements and are contained in one or more of the following documents:
  • Managerial instructions
  • Codes of Practice
  • Company Standards
  • Standard Task Procedures
  • Health Management Program
  • Risk Assessment Documentation
  • Working Guides
  • Manufacturers' specifications 
    		•

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  58493   General Education and Training Certificate: Equine and Equestrian Practices  Level 1  NQF Level 01  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  AgriSETA 
    Core  49753   General Education and Training Certificate: General Technical Practice  Level 1  NQF Level 01  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  EWSETA 
    Elective  66029   General Education and Training Certificate: Chemical Operations  Level 1  NQF Level 01  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 
    Elective  49552   General Education and Training Certificate: Environmental Practice  Level 1  NQF Level 01  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  LG SETA 
    Elective  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 


    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. A4 Consultancy CC 
    2. ADCORP TECHNICAL TRAINING (PTY) LTD 
    3. ALLOYS HEAD OFFICE 
    4. Amabamba Recruitment 
    5. ANGLO PLATINUM - ENGINEERING SKILLS TRAINING CENTRE 
    6. ASSMANG (PTY) LTD 
    7. ASSMANG BEESHOEK MINE 
    8. AVAX SA 481 CC. T/A Mandisa Development Services 
    9. BADEN TRAINING AND COMPUTING SERVICES (PTY) LTD 
    10. BARBERTON MINES (PTY) LTD 
    11. Buena Vista Learning Academy 
    12. CONCOR PROJECTS PTY LTD 
    13. Dee's Training (PTY) LTD 
    14. EASTERN CHROME MINES 
    15. EASTERN CHROME MINES SAMANCOR 
    16. ERGO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY NPC 
    17. EXXARO COAL (PTY) LTD 
    18. FOSKOR (PTY) LTD 
    19. HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD 
    20. IMPALA PLATINUM SERVICES LTD 
    21. IQ Skills Academy (PTY) LTD. 
    22. Josmap Training Institute 
    23. KGWEBISWANO SUPPLIES & SERVICES 
    24. KUMBA IRON ORE (SISHEN) 
    25. Mamuhle Academy 
    26. MANCAS CONSULTINGS CC 
    27. MATHOME TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD 
    28. Mementos Training Pty Ltd 
    29. MODIKWA MINING PERSONNEL SERVICES PTY L TD 
    30. MURRAY & ROBERTS CEMENTATION (PTY)LTD 
    31. Ndwamato Training Solutions (Pty) Ltd 
    32. Neopeo Trading & Projects 
    33. Networx for Career Development 
    34. Nkinane Trading Enterprise 
    35. NORTHAM PLATINUM LTD 
    36. PALABORA COPPER (PTY) LTD 
    37. PMA Holdings (PTY ) LTD. 
    38. Reflections Development Institute 
    39. RICHARDS BAY MINING PTY LTD 
    40. RLSTP Training & Development (PTY) LTD. 
    41. SENZEKO EXECUTIVE RISK CC 
    42. SIBANYE GOLD ACADEMY PROPRIETARY LIMITED 
    43. Simmek Holdings 
    44. THUNGELA OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD 
    45. University of Venda 
    46. Washa 2 Training & Projects 
    47. Wildlife and Enviroment Society of South Africa 
    48. XTRACT TRAINING SERVICES (SA)(PTY)LTD 
    49. ZUREL PRIVATE COLLEGE 


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