Work safely, minimise risk and comply with emergency procedures
URN: COGPEM29
Business Sectors (Suites): Process Engineering Maintenance
Developed by: Cogent
Approved on:
2018
Overview
This standard is about your competence in working safely, dealing with risks by taking action to minimise the risks and where necessary complying with the emergency procedures. You will be following your organisation's safe working practices at all times. This standard is common to the Electrical, Mechanical and Instrument & Control disciplines.
This standard deals with the following:
1 Work safely, minimise risk and comply with emergency procedures
During this work you must take account of the relevant worksite operational requirements, procedures and safe working practices AS THEY APPLY TO YOU.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations and guidelines
P2 call for expert help in the event of contingencies occurring, using warning systems as appropriate
P3 take prompt and appropriate action to minimize risk of personal and third party injury as a first priority and then damage to property and equipment
P4 follow shutdown and evacuation procedures promptly and correctly
P5 deal safely with dangers that can be contained using appropriate equipment and materials, in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 you must have a working knowledge and understanding of what your responsibilities are in respect of Health, Safety and Environment. This should include the limits of your personal responsibility, your legal responsibility for your own health and safety and the health and safety of others
K2 you must have a working knowledge of the relevant regulations and the safe working practices and procedures required within your work area
K3 you must have a working knowledge and understanding of first aid procedures. This should include the sources of competent assistance including the location of local first-aid facilities and first-aiders and systems for alerting relevant professional authorities
K4 you must have a working knowledge and understanding of the evacuation procedures. This should include what the procedures for shutdown and evacuation are, and where information on shutdown and evacuation procedures can be obtained
K5 you must have a working knowledge and understanding of contingency reporting documentation and systems relevant to the procedures at the workplace. This could be expected to include local or company reporting procedures for near misses or accidents
K6 you must have a working knowledge and understanding of your responsibilities with regard to the reporting lines and procedures in your working environment
Scope/range
Scope Performance
1 The level and extent of responsibility is limited to working within an overall risk control strategy which has been developed by safety specialists and which includes detailed criteria for identifying risks together with clearly defined procedures for action which must be followed. In some cases, you may be expected to refer to others for final authorisations, even though you remain responsible for identifying and implementing decisions
2 The types of contingencies, i.e. accidents and incidents by their very nature are unexpected but the company risk control strategy sets out the responses that you should follow in order to limit risks arising
3 The actions to be taken could include:
3.1 Isolation of hazard/containment
3.2 Stopping activities
3.3 Reporting to appropriate person
3.4 Restriction of others exposure to hazard
3.5 Implementation of alarm and evacuation procedures to assembly point
Scope Knowledge
The Knowledge and Understanding levels expressed indicate the minimum level of knowledge and understanding sufficient to perform your role in a manner that would normally be associated with the minimum acceptable performance of a competent person undertaking your role.
The expression “working knowledge and understanding” indicates you are able to:
1 Identify and apply relevant information, procedures and practices to your usual role in your expected working environments needing only occasional recourse to reference materials
2 Describe, in your own words, the principles underlying your working methods. This does not mean the ability to quote “Chapter and verse”. Rather you must know what supporting information is available, how and where to find it and from whom to seek further guidance and information confirm any additional required detail
3 Interpret and apply the information obtained to your role, your working
4 practice and in your expected working environment
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Skills
Glossary
Links To Other NOS
External Links
Version Number
2
Indicative Review Date
2022
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating Organisation
Cogent
Original URN
CO2
Relevant Occupations
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Engineering Professionals, Manufacturing Technologies
SOC Code
2125
Keywords
work, safely, minimise, risk, comply, emergency, procedures