Gather, analyse and disseminate information on safety, health and environmental hazards and risks, aspects and impacts

What *is* *this* *standard* *about?*

Achievement of this standard demonstrates your competence in gathering, analysing and disseminating information on safety, health, and environmental hazards and risks, aspects and impacts. You will be able to assess and validate information to enable informed decisions, using appropriate methodologies in your analysis. You will manage data, produce and communicate reports, and learn from others or adopt best practice.

Who *is* *this* *standard* *for?*

This standard is applicable to anyone at a supervisory or managerial level approved to carry out this function working in the mineral extraction sector.

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1. Conduct your work in line with relevant regulation, legislation, and industry best practice
2. Identify verifiable sources of information to learn from others or adopt best practice
3. Assess the accuracy, relevance and sufficiency of information to enable informed decisions
4. Resolve issues of contradiction, ambiguity and inadequacy in order to improve the accuracy of the data
5. Identify the objectives of any analysis
6. Select the best methodology for the analysis of relevant information
7. Review patterns and trends in data
8. Manage data effectively
9. Produce reports according to your organisations' policies and procedures
10. Review and implement improvements to systems and procedures, involving stakeholders where necessary
11. Communicate relevant information to all stakeholders within organisational timescales
12. Review methods for collecting, communicating and storing information to facilitate continuous improvements

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1. Relevant regulation, legislation, best practice and company policies, procedures and values, and particularly how these affect the collection, storage and dissemination of information
2. Methodologies for analysing trends in data
3. The efficient and effective use of resources
4. How new sources of information are identified
5. The difference between facts, viewpoints and opinions
6. Methods for gathering information
7. The importance and application of information management
8. The information access hierarchy
9. Issues of confidentiality and its maintenance
10. The importance of effective communication
11. Methods of communicating and disseminating information
12. When to use your own initiative
13. How feedback is sought and acted upon.
14. How recommendations on improvements to information can be made

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1. Descriptive – mainly observational, with no null-hypothesis
   

• Control observation
• Case study
• Survey

2. Correlational – mainly observational, exploring statistical relationships

• Naturalistic observation
• Archival data

3. Quasi-Experimental – establishes a cause-effect relationship but with no randomisation

• Time series
• Non-equivalent group design
• Regression-discontinuity design

4. Experimental – uses scientific method to establish a cause-effect relationship with all variables controlled for, it should be systematic, randomised, and replicable

1. Observation
   

• Complete observer
• Observer as participant
• Participant as observer

2. Interview
3. Focus Groups

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2024

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Current

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Original

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MPQC

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MPQSHE09

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Business Analyst, Environmental Consultant, Environmental Health Officer, Environmental Management Officer, Environmental Manager, Environmental Policy Officer, Health and Safety Managers, Health and Safety Officers, Inspectors, Manager in Mineral processing and related occupations, Manager in Mining, Manager in Precast or Prestressed concrete and related trades, Safety Officer

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2483

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SHE; Health; Safety; Environmental; quarry; quarrying; MPQC

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