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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of a safety, health and environmental management programme in the workplace

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
119355	Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of a safety, health and environmental management programme in the 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
259601	Participate in the implementation and evaluation of a safety and health management programme in the workplace	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
259600	Participate in the implementation and evaluation of a environmental management programme in the workplace	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard requires learners to be able to participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of safety, health and environmental management programmes in a workplace. Learners credited with this unit standard are capable of:

Explaining the specified requirements to participate in the development and implementation of a safety, health and environmental management programme in the workplace.

Explaining the specified requirements for evaluating safety, health and environmental performance in a workplace as required by the safety, health and environmental management programme.

Evaluating performance of workplace safety, health and environmental activities required by the safety, health and environmental management programme.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The ability to read, write, and communicate at NQF Level 1, mathematic literacy at NQF Level 1, and the ability to identify hazards (acts and conditions) will assist the learner in obtaining this unit standard.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

N/A

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Explain the specified requirements to participate in the development and implementation of a safety, health and environmental management programme in the workplace.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Explanation of the Safety, Health and Environmental Policy indicates an understanding of the contents.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Explanation outlines specified requirements pertaining to the participation in the development and implementation of safety, health and environmental management programmes in the workplace.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The importance of participating in the development and implementation of workplace safety, health and environmental programs is explained in terms of the consequences to health, safety, environment and production.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Explanation of the importance and purpose of developing and implementing safety, health and environmental management programme components in the workplace confirms understanding.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

The importance of integrating safety, health and environmental considerations in all routine activities is explained in terms of the consequences to health, safety, environment and production.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Explain the specified requirements for evaluating safety, health and environmental performance in a workplace, as required by the safety, health and environmental management programme.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Incidents identified and reported are analysed and evaluated to determine safety, health and environmental performance, according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Workplace critical areas are identified according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Sources, to identify workplace critical areas, are applied according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The importance of evaluating workplace safety, health and environmental performance is explained in terms of the consequences to health, safety, environment and production.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Evaluate performance of workplace safety activities required by the safety, health and environmental management programme.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Safety performance is measured against established objectives to evaluate progress towards a healthy and safe workplace.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Tools and techniques, used to measure workplace safety, health and environmental performance, are fit for purpose and applied according to specified requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Deviations from the safety, health and environmental management programme are dealt with according to specified requirements.

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 programs 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:

The specified requirements of a safety, health and environmental management programme in the workplace.

The specified requirements for evaluating safety, health and environmental performance in a workplace.

How to evaluate performance of workplace safety, health and environmental activities.

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: By participating in the development, implementation and evaluation of a safety, health and environmental programme, the learner will be required to have a basic knowledge on the specific requirements of a safety, health and environmental management programme and so be able to solve problems and make decisions.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community.
Note: The learner will have to take an active part in the development, implementation and evaluation of a safety, health and environmental programme, to ensure the requirements and needs of the represented learners are addressed.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively.
Note: As part of the team, the learner will take into account the activities around the learner and ensure that his/her actions are complementary.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, organise, analyse and critically evaluate information.
Note: When participating in a safety, health and environmental management programme, the learner will have to collect, organize and evaluate information in such a way that he/she will be able to contribute to decision-making.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematics and/or language skills in the modes of oral and written presentations.
Note: The expectations and contributions of the represented learners is communicated during the development, implementation and evaluation of the SHE programme and feedback on the progress and results of the programme is provided.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others.
Note: Science and technology are used at the appropriate level, e.g. in interpreting data.

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: He/she must understand the impact of his/her or others' actions in the overall objectives of the workplace.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Notes to assessors

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 the following unit standards:

ID 259600, which is "Participate in the implementation and evaluation of a environmental management programme in the workplace", Level 2, 2 credits.

ID 259601, which is "Participate in the implementation and evaluation of a safety and health management programme in the workplace", Level 2, 2 credits.

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

Legal requirements:

Relevant Acts: e.g. Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No: 29 of 1996) or Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act no: 85 of 1993)

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

Mandatory Codes of Practice

SABS and other relevant Standards

Chief Inspector of Mines' Directives

Other legal requirements

Site-specific requirements:

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA)

Occupational Safety, health and environmental Risk Management Programme

Managerial Instructions

Standard Procedures

List of Recorded OH&S Risks

Working Guides

MSDS's

Equipment and Materials Specifications

Any other applicable codes of practice etc.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
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

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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