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Title
Carry out the risk management processes at an extractive site
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard covers the skills and knowledge required to
carry out risk management processes at an extractive site.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine
the risk management process to be carried out at an extractive
site; identify hazards; assess risk; identify unacceptable risk
and potential actions for risk control; decide on, and implement
or facilitate risk control action; review the implementation of risk
control action; and complete records and reports for risk
management at an extractive site.
Classification
Extractive Industries > Extractive Industries Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Australian unit of competency RIISIS402A Carry out the risk management processes,
has been used as the basis for this unit standard.
2
Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with company
procedures as well as the following enactments, codes and standard:
Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment (Mining – Underground) Regulations 1999;
approved codes of practice issued pursuant to the HSE Act;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Crown Minerals Act 1991;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996;
Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001, Hazardous
Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001, Hazardous Substances (Packaging)
Regulations 2001, Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Regulations 2001, Hazardous
Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001, Hazardous Substances
(Tracking) Regulations 2001;
AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009, Risk management - Principles and guidelines.
3
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) will be responsible for
assessing and approving hazardous substances, and where appropriate, setting
controls on the way the substance is used. Any questions relating to the provisions
for hazardous substances should be directed to ERMA New Zealand telephone 04
916 2426.
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4
All statutory and authority requirements must include the latest amendments.
5
This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment.
6
Definitions
Acceptability of risks is determined through an informed decision to accept the
likelihood and the consequences of a particular risk. The criteria for acceptability of
risks must be determined from company policy and procedures.
All Practicable Steps refer to measures required as reasonably practical to eliminate,
isolate or minimise the impact of any hazard by either eliminating or isolating
hazards, or minimising the likelihood of harm occurring from any remaining hazard.
The measures taken are dependent on: the nature of harm or injury that could occur;
the likelihood of harm or injury occurring; the cost and availability of safeguards; and
the availability of information on how to deal with the hazard.
Company policy and company procedures mean the documented methods for
performing work activities and include health and safety, operational, environmental,
and quality management requirements. They may refer to legislation, regulations,
guidelines, standard operating procedures, manuals, codes of practice, or policy
statements.
Consequence is the outcome of an event expressed qualitatively or quantitatively,
being a loss, injury, disadvantage or gains. There may be a range of possible
outcomes associated with an event.
Hazard is a source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss.
Hazards in the workplace may relate to equipment, methods/plans, competencies
and/or the work environment.
Likelihood is a qualitative description of probability and frequency.
Risk assessment is the process used to determine risk management priorities by
evaluating and comparing the level of risk against predetermined standards, target
risk levels or other criteria.
Risk control is that part of risk management which involves the implementation of
policies, standards, procedures and physical changes to eliminate or minimise
adverse risks.
Risk is the chance of something happening that will have an impact upon objectives.
It is measured in terms of consequences and likelihood.
Risk management is the systematic application of company policy and procedures to
the tasks of identifying, analysing, assessing, treating and monitoring risk.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Determine the risk management process to be carried out at an extractive site.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Company procedures relevant to carrying out risk management processes are
accessed and interpreted in preparation for use.
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Parameters of the risk assessment task are identified, developed and
documented in accordance with company procedures.
Range
parameters of the risk management task may include – objectives;
system boundaries; hazard and consequence type; methods/team
processes; timing, venue/locations; consultation and
communication processes.
1.3
The method to be used for risk assessment is identified and
determined in accordance with company procedures.
The data required to complete the risk assessment task is accessed and
interpreted in preparation for use in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 2
Identify hazards.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Types of potential hazards are identified and confirmed by reference to site
circumstances, history and/or precedence.
2.2
Any potential variations resulting from changes to work practices, systems or
technology are added to the defined process as stated within company
procedures.
2.3
The steps or parts of the process are analysed, and loss scenarios are
identified and documented.
Range
loss scenarios may include but are not limited to hazards
described as – incidents, events, accidents.
Outcome 3
Assess risk.
Range
loss scenarios may include but are not limited to hazards described as –
incidents, events, accidents.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The likelihood of the loss scenario is determined through application of selected
risk assessment method.
3.2
The consequence if the loss scenario should occur is analysed and determined
through application of selected risk assessment method.
3.3
The risk level of the loss scenario is determined through application of selected
risk assessment method.
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Outcome 4
Identify unacceptable risk.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Site criteria for assessing the acceptability of risks is sourced or determined in
conjunction with the appropriate party in accordance with company procedures.
4.2
The risk level or score is determined by the application of the approved site
criteria.
4.3
Findings which are ambiguous, unclear or of doubtful accuracy are clarified by
seeking expert advice in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 5
Identify potential actions for risk control.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Existing controls are identified.
5.2
The range of risk controls which may be appropriate for identified unacceptable
risks is identified, analysed and documented in accordance with legislative
requirements and company procedures.
Range
5.3
Possible options for risk control are identified within the context of ‘All
Practicable Steps’ by the use of the hierarchy of controls, considering the
potential for operational effectiveness in accordance with legislative
requirements and company procedures.
Range
5.4
risk controls may include but are not limited to – those focussed on
personal safety (such as personal protective equipment, medical
standards, drug and alcohol, stress management, evacuation
procedures, fitness for duty); those focussed on
equipment/machinery safety (such as isolation, protection,
guarding); hazard identification and monitoring; procedures for
incident/emergency circumstances (such as fire safety
procedures, chemical safety procedures).
hierarchy of controls should be considered using option types in
sequence from – eliminating the hazard, isolating the hazard, or
minimising the hazard.
Feasible options for risk control are verified by preliminary analysis and
consideration, including potential to provide an integrated response to the range
of issues.
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Outcome 6
Decide on risk control action.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Most appropriate risk controls for the situation are selected from the feasible
options.
6.2
The selected course of action is confirmed following analysis of resource
requirements, cost, safety and welfare issues within site constraints and in
accordance with company procedures.
6.3
The selected course of action is documented in accordance with company
procedures.
Outcome 7
Implement or facilitate risk control action.
Evidence requirements
7.1
The course of action is implemented directly, or facilitated through others in
accordance with company procedures.
7.2
Relevant information related to the course of action and its implementation is
communicated to all involved parties in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 8
Review the implementation of risk control action.
Evidence requirements
8.1
An ongoing review process is determined and facilitated to ensure
implementation and application of risk controls in accordance with risk
assessment outcomes, new or revised work procedures, and accident
investigation outcomes.
8.2
Process, actions and controls are reviewed to ensure continuing effectiveness
in the changing work environment in accordance with company procedures.
8.3
Anomalies and shortcomings identified during the review process are
responded to, or referred to the appropriate party for follow-up action, in
accordance with company procedures.
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Outcome 9
Complete records and reports for risk management at an extractive site.
Evidence requirements
9.1
All risk management documentation and reports are produced, processed and
maintained in accordance with company procedures.
risk management documentation and reports may include –
objectives; parameters of the risk management task; methodology;
results and recommendations; the risk assessment forms; action
planning documents.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 28983.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
31 December 2017.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
9 December 2010
31 December 2017
Review
2
18 June 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this standard
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