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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Applying safety, security and housekeeping

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
8288	Applying safety, security and housekeeping
ORIGINATOR
SGB Retail and Wholesale
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 11 - Services			Wholesale and Retail
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	12
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

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 does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit is a core standard of the qualification National Certificate in retail/wholesale processes at NQF Level 2. It creates skills that enable customer experience to remain positive despite the high crime context currently experienced in South Africa

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Basic Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) training at NQF Level 1

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

A range of emergency situations including fires, armed robberies, bomb scares?

Safety techniques including uncluttered shopping aisles, cleaning spillages and broken glass, ?

A range of hazardous merchandise including swimming pool chemicals, abrasive cleaning materials, pest control and vermin poisoning substances, fertilisers, glassware

UNIT STANDARD OUTCOME HEADER

The demonstrated ability to make decisions and con

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

The demonstrated ability to make decisions and consider options when:

OUTCOME NOTES

Responding to emergency situations by contacting services for assistance during emergency situations in retail/wholesale outlets?

Responding to instructions given out by safety representatives requiring staff co-operation during emergency situations in retail/wholesale outlets?

Evacuating customers and staff from buildings during a range of emergency situations arising in retail/wholesale outlets?

Monitoring safety of staff and customers by applying appropriate procedures for crime-related incidents in retail/wholesale outlets ?

Applying a range of safety techniques when maintaining shelving and point of sale displays in retail/wholesale outlets?

Maintaining safety of working environments when disposing of a range of hazardous merchandise stocked in retail/wholesale outlets

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The demonstrated ability to make decisions and consider options when:

ASSESSMENT CRITERION NOTES

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

The primary accreditation of these outcomes could be performed by the Retail/Wholesale SETA in its ETQA role. Secondary accreditation and moderation may be provided by the Security ETQA.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The demonstrated understanding of:?

Organisational procedures for emergency situations in retail/wholesale outlets

Contact telephone numbers for emergency services ?

Roles and responsibilities of nominated safety representatives during emergency situations?

Organisational safety procedures for unpacking and displaying merchandise?

Organisational procedures for disposing of hazardous merchandise

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Critically evaluate and analyse information during crime-related activities so that appropriate safety procedures are followed to afford ongoing protection to staff and customers throughout crime-related incidences

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work with others as a team when dealing with emergency situations so that all procedures and activities are dealt with in a planned and immediate manner to minimise injuries and loss of life to staff and customers in retail/wholesale outlets

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Protect the environment when cleaning spillages' and disposing of hazardous merchandise by following relevant cleaning and disposal instructions different types of hazardous merchandise

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessment Criteria:

The ability to produce at least four of the following types of evidence:?

List the telephone numbers of services that can be contacted for assistance during emergency situations ?

List the names and responsibilities of safety representatives nominated to deal with emergency situations

?Describe organisational evacuation procedures during emergency situations?

Describe organisational safety and security procedures during crime-related incidents?

Describe organisational procedure for disposing of hazardous merchandise?

Demonstrate safety and housekeeping procedures when maintaining shelving and point of sale displays?

Demonstrate disposing hazardous merchandise in retail/wholesale outlet

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	64652	National Certificate: Hairdressing	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2009-04-08	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual
Core	13718	National Certificate: Retail and Wholesale Processes	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2006-12-03	W&RSETA
Core	48969	National Certificate: Service Station Operations	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2008-11-26	Was W&RSETA until Last Date for Achievement
Core	65111	National Certificate: Beauty Technology	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2011-02-16	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual

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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