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AJ10 Contribute to health and safety in the workplace

AJ10.3 Assist in the security of the workplace

Required performance

This will involve:

1. ensuring that unauthorised personnel seen in the workplace are dealt with in accordance with organisational procedures and the appropriate person(s) advised
2. ensuring that arrangements for security are observed and maintained in accordance with approved procedures and practices
3. ensuring that potential risks to security are reported promptly to the appropriate person(s) and remedial action taken as necessary in accordance with organisational procedures
4. reporting breaches of security are immediately to an authorised person
5. ensuring that problems and conditions outside the responsibility of the job holder are referred to an authorised person

Occupational context

1. Security of:
   • Personnel
   • property and the surrounding environment
   • the operational area
   • plant and equipment
2. Approved procedures and practices
   • Organisational
   • Regulator
   • Emergency
   • operational

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know about:

• the organisation's security procedures
• action to take in cases of breaches of security including acts of vandalism and theft
• potential security risks
• methods of dealing with unauthorised persons
• 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:

• maintain security relevant to the workplace needs and own level of responsibility

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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