This standard covers the competences you need to manage continuous improvement in activities for explosive substances and articles in accordance with approved procedures and practices.
You will be required to demonstrate that you can in identifying and undertaking development activities identify appropriate performance measures, assessment tools and techniques, obtaining sufficient resources and implement the agreed system in accordance with approved procedures and practices.
This activity is likely to be undertaken by someone whose work role involves Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions or Explosives work activities. This includes people working as test and evaluation, manufacture, maintenance and disposal managers.
P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety, environmental and other relevant regulations, legislation and guidelines
P2 agree with relevant people the scope and objectives of a system, which monitors and evaluates performance and identifies where improvements could be made
P3 develop a system which takes account of all critical factors, trends, developments and implications and obtain buy-in with relevant people
P4 identify appropriate performance measures, assessment tools and techniques
P5 obtain sufficient resources and implement the agreed system
P6 ensure that the system includes agreed criteria, and is documented according to your organization’s procedures
P7 give relevant people adequate and accurate information about the system and the impact it may have
P8 ensure that your approach is justifiable in terms of technique, cost and the data likely to be obtained
P9 produce recommendations for improvements based on the data obtained
P10 ensure that your recommendations clearly show the benefits which improvements could bring
P11 implement approved recommendations within your level of responsibility
P12 adhere to the relevant quality standards
K1 the health, safety and environmental and other statutory legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures governing explosives and their implications for your area of work
K2 the relevance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
K3 the nature, characteristics, hazards and risks associated with your activities involving explosive substances and/or articles
K4 the actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event
K5 the range of appropriate assessment tools and techniques, their relative advantages and disadvantages, and how to decide which to use
K6 existing and potential source of information and how to access them
K7 the importance of clear, accurate and comprehensive documentation and communication, and how to achieve this
K8 performance measures and how to develop them
K9 relevant people to be involved in continuous improvement and how to influence them and secure their involvement
K10 the critical factors which need to be taken into account when developing the system and how to identify them
K11 how to identify the resources needed for the system and how to obtain them
K12 how to conduct a cost-benefit analysis
K13 how to assess the implications of the results of monitoring and evaluation
K14 how to assess the impact of trends and developments
1. Relevant people: within your team; beyond your team
2. Improvements: product/service; processes