National Occupational Standards in
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AJ10 Contribute to health and safety in the workplace

AJ10.1 Operate safely in the workplace

Required performance

This will involve:

1. ensuring that work activities are carried out safely to avoid creating hazardous situations that may endanger operators of the work and other personnel
2. ensuring that hazards and potential hazards identified in the workplace are dealt with appropriately within the responsibility and capability of the work operator and reported promptly to the appropriate person(s)
3. ensuring that communications are clear and information or instruction is confirmed as understood
4. ensuring that all tools and equipment are used safely in accordance with organisational procedures, manufacturers' instructions and relevant statutory regulations
5. ensuring that work materials and components are handled and stored in accordance with approved procedures and practices
6. ensuring that manual handling is carried out safely using appropriate handling techniques
7. ensuring that accident(s) and incident(s) are reported promptly to an authorised person in accordance with approved procedures and practices
8. Appropriate personal protective equipment is used in compliance with safe working practices
9. ensuring that work is carried out to approved procedures and practices and in compliance with statutory requirements

Occupational Context

1. Types of hazards (may include):
   • restrictions to access and egress,
   • mis-use of tools and equipment
   • faulty equipment
   • hazardous substances
   • interference with and from adjacent activities
   • obstructions and exposed apparatus
   • structures and services
2. Tools and equipment:
   • powered tools
   • hand tools
   • equipment
3. Approved procedures
   • Organisational
   • Regulatory
   • Emergency

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know about:

• Hazards in the context of the working environment
• Procedures for reporting and dealing with hazards
• Types of tools and equipment to be used relevant to the work activity
• Types of materials and substances associated with the work
• Approved procedures and practices in the context of the operations, the work activity and the workplace environment (organisational, regulatory, emergency, operational)
• Responsibilities under the health and safety statutory requirements

Required Skills

N/A

Evidence Required

The assessor must be satisfied that the candidate can provide sufficient evidence of practical performance to demonstrate competence under working conditions to:

• identify and report hazards to the working environment
• select and use protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the work
• work safely to recognised practices and with an awareness for others
• use all tools and equipment correctly and safely
• Use appropriate manual handling and lifting techniques

Supplementary evidence will be required in order to satisfy aspects of the range not demonstrated through performance alone. In this case, additional evidence of knowledge and understanding will therefore be required.

Evidence Rules

N/A

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