Purpose:

Persons credited with this unit standard will be able to:

·  Explain the legal and specified requirements for conducting continuous risk assessments.

·  Prepare to conduct a continuous risk assessment.

·  Conduct a continuous risk assessment.

·  Initiate remedial action and follow up on Continuous Risk Assessment.

Content:

The course covers assessment in accordance with specified requirements and consequences to health and safety.

Site-specific:
·  Health and safety agreements

·  Codes of practice

·  Standards

·  Standards task procedures

·  Risk Assessments procedures

·  Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management Programme

·  Managerial Instructions

·  Mine Standard Procedures

·  List of Recorded OH&S Risks

·  Working Guides / Permits

·  MSDS

·  Equipment and Materials Specifications

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

Legal:
·  Mine Health and Safety Act

·  Occupational Health and Safety Act

·  Chief Inspector of Mines’ Directives

Documentation includes, but is not limited to:

·  Pre use checklists

·  Planned task observations forms

·  Critical parts inspection form

·  Structured inspection checklists

·  Mine Standards

·  Procedures

·  Task directives

·  Analyses

Outcomes:

Explain the legal and specified requirements for conducting continuous risk assessments.

Prepare to conduct a continuous risk assessment

Conduct a continuous risk assessment

Initiate remedial action and follow up on Continuous Risk Assessment.