12.20 Work safely

Key Role
Search & Clearance
Unit
12
Reference
12.20
Overview

This standard deals with the following:

1 Minimise the risks to health and safety in the workplace.
2 Minimise the risks to the environment in the workplace.

This activity is likely to be undertaken by someone whose work role carries out Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions or Explosives work activities. This could include individuals working in the following industries, Armed Forces, Police Forces, Civilian support service or manufacturing.

Performance Criteria

P1 carry out your working practices in accordance with legal requirements
P2 follow the most recent workplace health and safety policies for your job role
P3 rectify those health and safety risks within your capability and job responsibility limits
P4 pass on any suggestions for reducing risks to health and safety within your job role to the responsible persons
P5 ensure that your personal conduct around the workplace does not endanger the health and safety of yourself or other persons
P6 follow the workplace policies and suppliers' or manufacturers' instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
P7 ensure that your personal presentation at work assures the health and safety of yourself and others, meets any legal duties, and is in accordance with workplace health and safety policies
P8 follow the up-to-date legal requirements and workplace environmental procedures for your job role
P9 control those environmental hazards within your capability and job responsibility limits
P10 report promptly environmental hazards with which you are unable to deal with
P11 pass on any suggestions for limiting risks to the environment within your job role to the responsible person
P12 follow suppliers' and manufacturers' and workplace instructions for the safe use and storage of materials, products and equipment
P13 follow the correct procedures for handling and disposing of materials and products hazardous to the environment

Knowledge and Understanding

K1 your legal duties for health and safety in the workplace
K2 your duties for health and safety as defined by any specific legislation covering your job role
K3 what are safe working practices for your own job role
K4 your scope and responsibility in rectifying risks
K5 what the workplace procedures are for handling risks with which you are unable to deal
K6 the importance of your personal conduct in maintaining the health and safety of yourself and others
K7 what the specific organisational health and safety policies are covering your job role
K8 what the suppliers' and manufacturers' instructions are for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
K9 what the particular health and safety risks are which may be present in your own job role and the precautions you must take
K10 what the importance is of dealing with, or promptly reporting, risks
K11 what the importance is of your personal presentation in maintaining health and safety of yourself and others
K12 what the specific workplace environmental procedures are which cover your job role
K13 what the working practices are for your own job role
K14 what your responsibilities are for the environment as defined by any specific legislation covering your job role
K15 your own responsibility for rectifying hazards to the environment
K16 workplace requirements for handling hazards to the environment with which you are unable to deal
K17 what aspects of the Environmental Protection Act are relevant to your job role and any relevant regulations which will affect the workplace
K18 the suppliers', manufacturers' and workplace instructions for the use and storage of materials and products hazardous to the environment and for the use of equipment
K19 what substances and processes might be categorised as hazardous to the environment
K20 what the procedures are for correct disposal of hazardous materials