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

National Certificate: Safety Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
1055  National Certificate: Safety Management 
ORIGINATOR
Committee of Technikon Principals 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National Certificate  Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security  Safety in Society 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Registered" 		 SAQA 9900/00  2003-07-01  2006-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2007-06-30   2010-06-30  

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 qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
A qualifying learner will have the competence to implement and maintain a basic safety programme, under supervision or independently where required, thus enhancing the Occupational Health and Safety performance of his firm. The qualified person will be able to register, given the fact that he/she complies to other set requirements, with the Board of Registration for Occupational Health, Safety and Associated Professionals, as an Occupational Safety Co-ordinator. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Qualifications: FETC at level 4.
Language and communication concepts and skills at NQF level 4

Recognition of prior learning:

The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence that the stated competence of the qualification has been achieved through experience that complies with the stated specified outcomes. 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
Y 

QUALIFICATION RULES 
The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence to the satisfaction of the assessors that the stated competence of the qualification, as detailed in the specified outcomes, has been achieved, either through education and training in a single provider's learning programme, or through experience that complies with the stated specified outcomes 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
Apply basic safety management principles and legislation in the workplace.

Specified outcomes:

1. Explain Fundamental Safety Theory
(C) (13) (NQF 5)

2. Discuss Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
(C) (3) (NQF 5)

3. Discuss and explain the application of the common law principles applicable to health and safety in the workplace.
(C) (3) (NQF 5).

4. Discuss and explain the application of the principles of the interpretation of statutes.
(C) (2) (NQF 5)

5. Discuss and explain the application of law of evidence and law of civil and criminal procedure in any given case study.
(C) (2) (NQF 5)

6. Discuss and explain the principles of the law of delict and the criminal law applicable to an accident that has arisen in the workplace.
(c) (2) NQF 5)

7. Discuss the application of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 in the workplace.
(C) (5) (NQF 5).

8. Discuss the application of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 in the workplace.
(c) (2) (NQF 5)

9. Explain Fire Safety
(c) (7) (NQF 5)

10. Explain Hazardous Substances Safety
(C) (7) (NQF 5)

11. Explain Plant, Machinery and Equipment Safety including Mobile and Transport Equipment
(c) (7) (NQF 5)

12. Explain the safety aspects of harnessed energy sources
(C) (7) (NQF 5).

13. Describe Occupational Health and Safety Integration
(C) (10) (NQF 5)

14. Conduct Health and Safety Inspections in the Workplace
(C) (7) (NQF 5)

15. Conduct preliminary investigations on accidents/incidents
(C) (10) (NQF 5)

16. Conduct Basic Safety Training
(C) (15) (NQF 5)

17. Describe the different Health and Safety Management Systems and Programs
(C) (10) (NQF 5)

18. Promote Occupational Health and Safety
(C) (5) (NQF 5)

19. Demonstrate a critical awareness and understanding of appropriate language use in terms of function and context (C) (7) (NQF 5).

20. Conduct Health and Safety meetings
(C) (5) (NQF 5).

Critical outcomes:

Identify and solve safety related problems
Work effectively with other team members to set up a safety programme
Organise and manage yourself to be able to supervise a safety programme
Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information in order to conduct basic workplace proper risk assessments and set up risk control programmes
Communicate effectively by means of basic safety training, reporting to management, report back to employees and submitting reports
Use science and technology effectively and critically by using available techniques and equipment to execute the task appropriate to this level
Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by taking into account all other related sub-systems during risk assessments and safety programme development 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
1. Define occupational safety
  • Describe the principles and practices of safety
  • Describe the historical development of occupational safety practice
  • Describe the classification of sources of occupational hazards
  • Describe the scope of safety practice in an organisation, and list the role players
  • Identify the fields associated with safety practice in South Africa
  • Describe the role of the safety practitioner, health and safety representatives and safety committees

    2. List all relevant legal requirements for safety practice including acts, codes of practice and SABS standards.
  • Identify the general aims and objectives of relevant safety laws
  • State the practical implications of all the relevant acts for safety practice in the workplace
  • Identify employees, employers, line management, safety representatives, safety committees, visitors, contractors, manufacturers, conveyors and suppliers' legal rights and responsibilities
  • Identify relevant safety legislative and other requirements, directly related to safety practice

    3. Identify the relevant common law principles applicable to any given case study.
  • Discuss the implementation of principles of common law applicable to health and safety in the workplace
  • Provide an opinion of the legal position in any given case study in terms of the common law principles applicable to health and safety in the workplace

    4. Identify the relevant principles of interpretation of statutes to any given case study
  • Describe the implementation of principles of interpretation of statutes
  • Provide an opinion of the legal position in any given case study in terms of the principles of interpretation of statutes

    5. Identify the relevant rules of the law of evidence and the law of civil and criminal procedure applicable to any given case study.
  • Describe the application of the rules of the law of evidence and the law of civil and criminal procedure to any given case study.

    6. Identify the relevant principles of the law of delict and the criminal law applicable to an accident that has arisen in the workplace.
  • Discuss the criminal and/or civil liability of a negligent employee in terms of the principles of the law of delict and or the criminal law.
  • Provide an opinion of the legal position of a negligent party in terms of the principles of the law of delict and the criminal law applicable to an accident that has arisen in the workplace.

    7. Identify the relevant sections of the Occupational health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and or the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996, applicable to any given case study.
  • Discuss the implementation and enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and/or the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 in any given workplace
  • Provide an opinion of the legal position in any given case study in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 or the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996

    8. Identify the relevant sections of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993, applicable to any given case study.
  • Discuss the application of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 to any given case study.
  • Provide an opinion of the legal position in any given case study in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993.

    9. Describe the principles of fire safety.
  • List the fire safety compliance needs, including the specifics of national, municipal and industry requirements.
  • Explain the implications for workplace safety of fire safety principles, including the objectives of a fire prevention program.
  • Identify the common causes of fire, including ignition conditions and acts/behaviours
  • Describe the classes of fire and their methods of extinguishing
  • Describe and recognise fire hazards (fire hazard analysis)
  • Describe where and how to find outside help if the fire proves to be uncontrollable
  • Discuss alarm systems and how they operate, including auto detection systems
  • Discuss basic evacuation procedures in the event of fire

    10. Define hazardous substances
  • Describe the requirements for the identification, storage, handling, and transportation of hazardous substances
  • Describe the results of exposure to hazardous substances
  • Obtain relevant information from chemical references, poison centres, laboratories, suppliers and material safety data sheets
  • List the appropriate regulations regarding hazardous substances in terms of relevant legislation, standards and codes
  • List the emergency response personnel including response capacity, staff, and contact telephone numbers
  • Discuss the segregation of certain hazardous substances when handling, storing, using a transporting
  • Explain what types of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used when using/handling/transporting hazardous substances

    11. Explain "plant" and "machinery" as defined in relevant safety legislation
  • Identify the classes of machinery, eg. Cutting, rotating, revolving, reciprocating, stamping, punching, grinding, shearing etc.
  • Identify the types of machinery, eg woodworking, metalworking etc.
  • List the principles and describe the classes of machine guarding
  • Describe the various lock-out/tag-out systems
  • Identify all types of lifting equipment and gear and mobile transport equipment
  • Describe operator training and inspection requirements/methods for the safe usage of lifting equipment/gear
  • Describe specific PPE to be used in specific applications/areas

    12. Explain the relevant definitions relating to electricity as defined in safety legislation.
  • Quote the definitions contained in the Electrical Machinery Regulations of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (Act no 85 of 1993)
  • Identify and describe any five energy sources (electricity must be included)
  • Describe the fundamentals of the five identified energy sources (electricity must be included)
  • Describe any three energy-source lockout systems for plant, machinery & equipment.
  • Discuss the use of electrical safety checklists, giving examples.
  • Prescribe the use of protective equipment/devices and applicable precautions to be used/applied/utilised in electrical work.

    13. Discuss the principles and philosophy of occupational health.
  • Discuss the different stress factors identified in occupational hygien
  • Discuss the physical comfort of the worker with particular reference to safety and productivity.
  • Describe the effects of chemicals, their identification, form (eg liquid, vapours, etc), hazard and control.
  • Identify and describe the sources, effects and control of physical hazards, including radiation (ionising and non-ionising).
  • Describe the sources, effects and control of biological hazards in the workplace.
  • Define waste
  • Discuss the use of appropriate PPE
  • Discuss ergonomics and its influence on occupational health and safety

    14. Define the purpose of a workplace health and safety inspection.
  • Describe a workplace inspection procedure
  • Identify workplace health and safety hazards.
  • Identify and assess risk exposure on a fundamental level, using a physical inspection of the workplace, management/worker discussion and observing activities.
  • Recommend corrective action for faults identified during health and safety inspections
  • Describe the various liabilities arising from workplace inspection findings

    15. Distinguish between reportable and non-reportable incidents.
  • Differentiate between incidents, accidents and illness.
  • Gather accident/incident evidence and evaluate the effectiveness of existing control measures
  • Describe the severity of workplace incident/accident in terms of nearness, property damage, minor injury or serious injury
  • Identify accident/incident causation
  • Explain the urgency for action
  • Describe the legal requirements for reporting and recording incident, injuries and/or illnesses
  • Describe the essential elements of an incident reporting form
  • Complete an incident report form for an accident .incident/accident record keeping systems
  • Describe the rationale and requirements for incident/ accident record keeping and record keeping systems.
  • Recommend corrective action for faults identified during accident investigations.

    16. Present training regarding basic safety tasks and or practices in a logical and understandable manner.
  • Update training records
  • Conduct competency testing and issue the relevant declarations

    17. Describe the criteria for the formulation of management policies regarding occupational safety.
  • Explain the concepts of hazard, risk and safe
  • Discuss the need for hazard identification before designing a safety management program
  • Discuss the principles of a health and safety management system
  • Define and discuss the elements of a safety program
  • Identify and discuss available Health and Safety management systems, structures, and programs.
  • Demonstrate participation in a safety program

    18. Discuss the communication process including factors leading to a communication breakdown
  • Describe communication methods to promote occupational health and safety
  • Discuss the requirements for planning and implementing a safety promotional project

    19. Demonstrate the ability to write a linguistically appropriate range of the texts in Afrikaans or English.
  • Access, select, read, evaluate and understand a range of (SAQA field related texts
  • To communicate orally in a range of contexts including inter-personal, group and organisational interaction in a manner that is effective and appropriate.
  • Demonstrate the ability to listen critically and with empathy in a range of social, professional and inter-cultural context.
  • Demonstrate an ability to operate / function appropriately in a cross-cultural/multi-lingual context.
  • Demonstrate the ability to overcome barriers to effective communication in a variety of social, professional and intercultural contexts.

    20. Describe the rules and procedures for holding meetings.
  • Implement the rules and procedures for holding meetings
  • Describe the preparation, participation and follow-up actions involved in a meeting
  • Describe the roles of the various meeting participants


    Integrated assessment:

    i) Written exam
    ii) Projects/class tests/assignments
    iii) Case studies for stimulation of evaluation
    iv) Practical evaluation 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Articulates with Higher Certificate (Diploma) Safety Management, Risk Management 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    a) Institute of Safety Management
    b) Industry as represented on Advisory Committee
    c) Labour as represented on Advisory Committee
    d) State institutions as represented on Advisory Committee
    e) Approved consultants 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    a) Qualifications: National Diploma (First Degree) Safety Management

    b) Experience: Five years as an Occupational Safety Practitioner 

    NOTES 
    While South Africa still had Technikons, all of their qualifications were registered under the Committee of Technikon Principals. After the Technikons became Universities of Technology or merged with Universities, the qualifications were registered under each of these institutions, and the CTP qualifications fell away (hence the end date of 2006, above). Where relevant, replacement information is
    shown in the table above. 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
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