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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Ensure safety at road works in urban areas

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
13622	Ensure safety at road works in urban areas
ORIGINATOR
SGB Electrical Engineering & Construction
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 12 - Physical Planning and Construction			Electrical Infrastructure Construction
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 "Reregistered"		2007-04-03	2009-02-18	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-02-18		2013-02-18

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
258923	Ensure safety at road works in urban areas	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard is for persons who have to ensure that workers, the public and all relevant people are safe, when work has to be done on or next to a road in and urban area.

A person credited with this unit standard will be able to:

Select and set up temporary road signs and barriers at road works to ensure the safety of pedestrians, motorists and workers, when any work has to be done in a road or next to a road on the pavement.

This unit standard will contribute to the full development of the learner within the electrical engineering and construction environment by providing recognition, further mobility and transportability within the field of Physical Planning and Construction. The skills, knowledge and understanding demonstrated within this unit standard are essential for social and economic transformation and upliftment within the electrical engineering and construction environment.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The following knowledge, skills attitude and/or equivalent:

ABET 4 or equivalent.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Equipment includes but are not limited to temporary road signs, cones, sign stands, lamp stands, barricades, personal safety equipment and equipment to do the work.

Type of road works include but is not limited to excavations, repairing of water pipes, working on electrical cables, repairing of roads, cutting of trees and repairing street lights.

Setting out procedures includes but is not limited to two-way roads, on sidewalks, closing of one lane near an intersection, closing of a road, one-way street, intersections, dual roads and the closing of one lane in the middle of a block.

Time of roadwork safety includes day and night.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Plan the work task

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Job instructions are interpreted and a sequence of operation is determined.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. The correct temporary road signs and equipment are selected to meet the requirements of the job according to worksite procedures and statutory requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. All equipment is inspected for high visibility and defects are reported to the supervisor.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. All equipment loaded on to a suitable vehicle according to the road traffic act.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Ensure the loading and offloading of equipment and workers on vehicles for transporting

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Vehicle is checked according to worksite procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Equipment to be transported is suitably placed and secured on the vehicle.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Workers to be transported are safely accommodated on the vehicle according to worksite procedures and the Road Traffic and Road Transport Legislation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Flagman is correctly placed and the correct instructions are given to ensure the safe offloading of equipment and workers.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Set-up temporary road signs

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Flagging signals are correct to control the traffic.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Equipment and workers are offloaded correctly according to the road traffic act.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Temporary signs and equipment are placed at the correct intervals and in the correct sequence according to the road traffic act.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Workplace is demarcated to ensure the safety of the worker as well as the public, according to worksite procedures and the road traffic act.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Completion of the task

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Work area is restored to a serviceable condition according to worksite procedures and to ensure the safety of pedestrians and motorists or anybody else using the road or pavement.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Signs and equipment are removed in the correct sequence including the person with the flag.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Correct loading and transport of the equipment and workers is exercised according to the road traffic act.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Temporary signs and equipment are correctly of loaded, cleaned, stored and damaged equipment is reported according to worksite procedures.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

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 by SAQA.

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

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

In order to have a good foundation that will support the student to master this unit standard, the student must:

Understand and be able to interpret instructions pertaining to the safety at road works.

Understand and be able to execute applicable sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Understand and be able selection of applicable road signs.

Understand and be able to load workmen and equipment on the vehicle so that it is safe to drive on a public road.

Understand and be able to layout the signs at road works.

Understand and be able to remove the road signs at road works on completion of the task.

Understand and be able to restore the worksite according to work site procedures.

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems during the application and maintaining of safety at road works.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others while applying and maintaining safety at road works.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organize and manage oneself during selection, loading, transporting, setting out of road signs and demarcating of the work site.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate through reporting of defects to equipment and vehicle.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology in environmental and personal safety.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Understand the world as a set of related system.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

N/A

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 258923, which is "Ensure safety at road works in urban areas", Level 2, 2 credits.

This Unit Standard was originally registered on 14 August 2002 under SAQA decision number 0743/02. It has been re-registered on 11 February 2004 under SAQA 2552/04.

Supplementary information:

This unit standard will be assessed in a workplace environment.

Performance in relation to the elements must comply with current legislation.

All work practices shall meet documented industry maintenance standards, including the quality management requirements and the documentation of activities, events and decisions.

Specified requirements:

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

Road Traffic and Road Transport Legislation

Occupational Health and safety Act

Applicable worksite procedures

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	48473	National Certificate: Electrical Engineering	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2009-02-18	Was EWSETA 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.

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