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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Apply safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116520	Apply safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace
ORIGINATOR
SGB Occupational Health and Safety
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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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	2
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
259604	Verify compliance to safety, health and environmental requirements in the workplace	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard requires learners to apply safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace to contribute to safe and healthy working environment and to assist management in implementing SHE management programmes in the workplace.

Learners credited with this unit standard are capable of:

Explaining safety, health and environmental requirements in a workplace.

Applying safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace.

Exercising safety, health and environmental responsibilities in a workplace.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The credits assigned to this Unit Standard is based on the assumption that learners have attained competence to read, write, and communicate at NQF Level 1, and are mathematically literate at NQF Level 1 prior to commencing learning towards this Unit Standard.

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 safety, health and environmental requirements applicable to a workplace.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The explanation confirms understanding of the specified safety, health and environmental requirements applicable to the workplace.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The importance of compliance to workplace safety, health and environmental principles according to specified requirements is explained in terms of the consequences to health, safety, environment and production.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The explanation confirms knowledge and understanding of the policy on contraband and substance abuse, according to specified requirements.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Apply safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Safety, health and environmental measures are practiced according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Personal protective equipment is verified fit for purpose and utilised according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Safety, health and environmental aspects of work procedures are demonstrated, according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The importance of applying safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace is explained in terms of its consequences to health, safety, environment and production.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

Safety, health and environmental principles and procedures are applied in a manner that will foster teamwork and avoid conflict.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Exercise safety, health and environmental responsibilities in a workplace.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Deviations from safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace are identified and dealt with according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The required documents, tools, material and equipment are available and verified fit for purpose according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Workplace hazards are identified and control measures are implemented according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Potential emergency situations in the workplace are identified and response to these situations, according to specified requirements, is explained.

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:

Purpose of warning, mandatory, statutory and informative signs

Importance of adhering to warning, mandatory, statutory and informative signs

Specified requirements, correct use and limitations pertaining to the types of personal protective equipment

Importance of wearing personal protective equipment and consequences of non-compliance

Workplace safety, health and environmental principles and procedures

Specified workplace safety, health and environmental requirements

Importance of compliance to workplace safety, health and environmental principles and procedures

Specified requirements pertaining to employers' and employees' duties concerning occupational safety and health

Specified requirements pertaining to the occupational health and safety representation structures and activities

Deviations from safety, health and environmental principles and procedures

Required documents, tools, material and equipment

Types and size of material that can be manually handled safely

Effects of exposure to hazardous environmental conditions

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 to apply safety, health and environmental principles and procedures.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community to respond to SHE requirements.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively when conforming to SHE requirements, according to specified requirements.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information to apply safety, health and environmental principles and procedures.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematics and language skills in the modes of oral and written presentations when applying safety, health and environmental principles and procedures.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others when using personal protective equipment.

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 to understand the impact of their or others' actions on health, safety, environment and productivity.

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 259604, which is Verify compliance to safety, health and environmental requirements in the workplace", Level 2, 4 credits.

This unit standard replaces unit standard 7800, "Maintain health, hygiene and a professional appearance", Level 1, 1 credits.

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

Legal requirements:

OHS Act and Regulations 85 / 1993

Mine Health and Safety Act and Regulations 29/1996

Subordinate legislation to the Mine Health and Safety- or Occupational Health and Safety Acts

SABS and other relevant Standards

Chief Inspector of Mines' Directives

Guideline for mandatory Codes of Practice

Site-specific requirements:

Managerial instructions

Codes of Practice

Company Standards

Standard Task Procedures

Health Management Program

List of Recorded OH&S Risks

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA)

Occupational Safety, health and environmental Risk Management Program

Risk Assessment Documentation

Working Guides

Manufacturers' specifications

Equipment and Materials Specifications

Any other applicable codes of practice

Le Roux's Notes on Mine Environmental Control

Environmental Engineering in South African Mines

Chamber of Mines Reports

Mine Ventilation Society Data-Book

COMRO Reports

SIMRAC Reports

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	58248	National Certificate: Laboratory Practice	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered"	2008-08-05	MQA
Core	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
Core	59305	National Certificate: Mineral Processing	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	MQA
Core	60349	National Certificate: Mining Technical Support	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	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
Core	61929	National Certificate: Pulp and Paper Operations	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	FPMSETA
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	59851	National Certificate: Diamond Processing	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	MQA
Core	58720	National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual
Core	63269	National Certificate: Gaming Operations	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	CATHSSETA
Core	21812	National Certificate: Mining Operations: Underground Coal	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	MQA
Core	72049	National Certificate: Pharmacist Assistance	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual
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
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	48648	National Certificate: Grain Milling	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	AgriSETA
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
Elective	58144	National Certificate: Music Industry Practice	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	CATHSSETA

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.	ASSMANG BEESHOEK MINE
5.	AVENG (AFRICA) (PTY) LTD
6.	BADEN TRAINING AND COMPUTING SERVICES (PTY) LTD
7.	BAFOKENG RASIMONE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTY LTD
8.	BANA BA THARI MINING TRANING AND DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
9.	BAS COACHING,TRAINING,MARKETING
10.	CADDIS TRADING CC
11.	CONCOR PROJECTS PTY LTD
12.	DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES VENETIA
13.	DEI GRATIA TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION
14.	DIAMOND EDUCATION COLLEGE CC
15.	EASTERN CHROME MINES
16.	EASTERN CHROME MINES SAMANCOR
17.	ELITE OPERATOR AND SKILLS TRAINING
18.	ERGO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY NPC
19.	EXXARO COAL (PTY) LTD
20.	FINSCH DIAMOND MINE(PTY) LTD
21.	FOSKOR (PTY) LTD
22.	FRASER ALEXANDER PTY LTD
23.	GEOSTRAT TRAINING
24.	GLENCORE OPERATIONS SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD
25.	GLOBAL JEWELLERY ACADEMY
26.	HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD
27.	HARRY OPPENHEIMER DIAMOND TRAINING SCHOOL NPC
28.	IMFUNDISO SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (PTY)LTD
29.	IMPALA PLATINUM SERVICES LTD
30.	INTSIKA SKILLS BENEFICIATIONPROJECTS
31.	KABELANO TRAINING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD
32.	KHUMANI IRON ORE MINE
33.	KOLOMELA MINE
34.	KUMBA IRON ORE (SISHEN)
35.	Kumba Sishen HRD Centre
36.	Majuba FET College - Central Office
37.	MANCAS CONSULTINGS CC
38.	MATHOME TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD
39.	MEDIRO TRAINING ACADEMY (PTY) LTD
40.	METSKILL PTY LTD
41.	MMTI Holdings
42.	MODIKWA MINING PERSONNEL SERVICES PTY L TD
43.	MURRAY & ROBERTS CEMENTATION (PTY)LTD
44.	NLP MINERALS COLLEGE
45.	Nokaneng Environmental Management Consulting
46.	NORTHAM PLATINUM LTD
47.	PALABORA COPPER (PTY) LTD
48.	Pest Management Academy
49.	Phezukomkhono Training Services
50.	PMC TRAINING CONSULTANTS AND ASSOCIATES (PTY) LTD
51.	PNEUMA JEWELLERS CC
52.	POWERGATE TRAINING PTY LTD
53.	PPC Ltd
54.	PRIDE OF SUCCESS (PTY) LTD
55.	PRISMA TRAINING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD
56.	PROGRESSIVE TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECTS (PTY) LTD
57.	RICHARDS BAY MINING PTY LTD
58.	SARCHA TRAINING SOLUTIONS(PTY)LTD
59.	SASOL GLOBAL LEARNING
60.	SENZEKO EXECUTIVE RISK CC
61.	SIBANYE GOLD ACADEMY PROPRIETARY LIMITED
62.	SOWETO DIAMOND ACADEMY
63.	SPECTRA MINING SERVICES (PTY) LTD
64.	THARISA MINERALS (PTY) LTD
65.	THE BENEFICIATION ACADEMY
66.	THE KIMBERLEY INTERNATIONAL DIAMONDAND JEWELLERY ACADEMY
67.	THUNGELA OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD
68.	TOP PERFORMERS FOR AFRICA CC
69.	TOTAL COVERAGE CONSULTING
70.	TSHUANA DI SA HWEGO HRD SOLUTIONS
71.	TWO RIVERS PLATINUM (PTY) LTD
72.	XTRACT TRAINING SERVICES (SA)(PTY)LTD
73.	ZULEK TRAINING SPECIALISTS
74.	ZUREL PRIVATE COLLEGE