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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Conduct continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within a workplace

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116655	Conduct continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within a workplace
ORIGINATOR
SGB Mining and Minerals
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology			Fabrication and Extraction
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered"		2004-12-02	2007-08-16	SAQA 0857/04
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2008-08-16		2011-08-16

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
244383	Conduct continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within a workplace	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard will be useful for persons who are required to conduct continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within an underground working place to ensure a healthy and safe environment to work in.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

Explain the specified requirements pertaining to continuous hazard identification and risk assessment

Prepare for hazard identification

Identify hazards and assess risks

Initiate remedial and follow-up action.

The skills, knowledge and understanding demonstrated within this unit standard are essential for social and economic transformation and contribute to the upliftment and economic growth of the mining and minerals sector.

This unit standard is intended to promote general skills, knowledge and understanding of continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within a working place in the mining and minerals sector in order to ensure knowledgeable, informed and safe workers.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard:

Follow basic health and safety practices underground

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.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Explain the specified requirements pertaining to continuous hazard identification and risk assessment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The explanation of the legal requirements in terms of the employer's responsibility to assess and respond to risk is consistent with specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The legal definitions pertaining to hazard identification and risk assessment are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Must include:

Hazard;

Risk;

Health;

Reasonably practicable;

Safety;

Health and Safety Committee; and

Tolerable risk.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The explanation of the purpose of each type of hazard identification and risk assessment procedure is consistent with specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Must include:

Baseline;

Issue-based; and

Continuous.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The explanation of the main components of a continuous hazard identification and risk assessment procedure is consistent with specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

The explanation of the importance of identifying, dealing with and reporting hazards in terms of the consequences to health, safety, environment and production is consistent with specified requirements.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Prepare for hazard identification.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The identification of relevant documents to assist in identifying hazards is according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The required personal protective equipment is available, operational, fit for purpose, and used in accordance with its design and specified requirements.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Identify hazards and assess risks.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Hazard identification is conducted in a manner that fosters teamwork and avoids conflict.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Hazards are identified and risks are assessed according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Identified hazardous conditions are recorded according to specified requirements.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Initiate remedial and follow-up action.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The significant risks that were assessed from hazardous conditions are dealt with according to specified requirements in terms of promptness and order of significance.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Reports are completed, accurate, in the required format, and submitted to designated personnel on time according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Follow-up action is initiated and implemented according to specified requirements.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.

Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider through the relevant ETQA .

Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following embedded knowledge is addressed in an integrated way in the unit standard.

Health and safety knowledge

Legal and site-specific requirements

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.
Note: The ability of the candidate to understand the action to be taken should environmental conditions and personal acts not conform to standard.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community.
Note: The ability of the candidate to understand the action to be taken to safeguard fellow workers against unsafe environmental conditions and unsafe acts.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively.
Note: The ability of the candidate to identify hazards and risks in an underground workplace and to understand the effects of sub standard conditions.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.
Note: The ability of the candidate to analyse and determine risks and deal with them accordingly.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively, using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentations.
Note: The ability of the candidate to effectively complete and submit reports will indicate his/her proficiency in effective communication.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others.
Note: Not relevant for this unit standard.

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.
Note: The ability of the candidate to act when and where required by understanding the implications and impact of his actions within the company.

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 person 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 candidate 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 candidate 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 244383, which is "Conduct continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within a workplace", Level 2, 2 credits.

Specified requirements

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

Legal:

Relevant Acts: e.g. Mine Health & Safety Act and Regulations, 1996 (Act 29/1996), and Minerals Act and Regulations, 1991 (Act 50/1991)

Mandatory Codes of Practice

SANS and other relevant Standards

Chief Inspector of Mines' Directives/Instructions

Guidelines issued by the Chief Inspector of Mines

Site-specific:

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA)

Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management Programme

Managerial Instructions

Mine Standard Procedures

List of Recorded OH&S Risks

Working Guides

Equipment and Materials Specifications.

Unit standard justification

Level

Attribute-Level-Justification
Skills-2-Moderate in range
Procedures-2-Established and familiar
Context-2-Routine and familiar
Knowledge-2-Basic operational.
Information processing-2-Basic processing of readily available information
Problem Solving-2-Known solutions to familiar problems
Orientation of activities-1-Directed
Application of responsibility-2-Under general supervision and quality control
Orientation of scope of responsibility-2-Some responsibility for quantity and quality, and possible responsibility for guiding others

Average level: 17/9 = 1.9 actual level assigned: = 2

Credits

Total hours required by the learner to achieve the required outcome:

Activity-Hours
Classroom Teaching-9
On-The-Job Training-9
Mentoring required-0
Other (Specify)-0
Total-18

Credits achieved: 18/10 =1.8 credits assigned: = 2

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	49013	National Certificate: Mining Operations: Underground Hard Rock	Level 2	NQF Level 02	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.	ALLOYS HEAD OFFICE
2.	BADEN TRAINING AND COMPUTING SERVICES (PTY) LTD
3.	CONCOR PROJECTS PTY LTD
4.	EASTERN CHROME MINES
5.	FINSCH DIAMOND MINE(PTY) LTD
6.	FOSKOR (PTY) LTD
7.	HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD
8.	MANCAS CONSULTINGS CC
9.	MODIKWA MINING PERSONNEL SERVICES PTY L TD
10.	MURRAY & ROBERTS CEMENTATION (PTY)LTD
11.	NORTHAM PLATINUM LTD
12.	PALABORA COPPER (PTY) LTD
13.	SENZEKO EXECUTIVE RISK CC
14.	THUNGELA OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD
15.	XTRACT TRAINING SERVICES (SA)(PTY)LTD
16.	ZUREL PRIVATE COLLEGE