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Tasks
These are the sorts of tasks t carry out to domenostrate conformance to LOs |
Assessment criteria
The learner has achieved the learning outcomes because he/she can: |
| 1. Understand how people’s knowledge, experience and attitude affect their perception of risk |
1. Decide who can carry out a Risk Assessment
2. Determine what they may consider harmful
3. Identify the different ways to assess risk
4. Demonstrate how different 'ways of seeing'
5 What determines "different ways of seeing"
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1.1 Identify the effect of the age and/or inexperience on perception of risk in the workplace
1.2 Identify different attitudes (as inferred by behaviour) to Health and Safety in the workplace and which attitude shows greatest perception of risks
1.3 Recognise methods of increasing peoples awareness of risk in the workplace and identifying those who may be particularly at risk
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| 2. Know the hierarchy of measures to control risk and how the principle of ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ will affect their application |
1. Explain the hierachy of control.
2. Define range of options
3. Demonstrate how "reasonably practicable" applies to particular situation
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2.1 Identify measures to control risks and their order of preference
2.2 Recognise the meaning of the term ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’
2.3 How the principle ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ affects the application of measures to control risk
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| 3. Know how to investigate accidents and incidents to establish causes |
1. Choose accident/incidents
2. Describe events leading to and from accident/incident
2. Establish causes
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3.1 Recognise when to investigate accidents and incidents
3.2 Identify documentation/materials required for gathering evidence and recording investigation
3.3 State when to report to authorised person/persons/HSE Incident Contact Centre
3.4 Recognise the benefits that can come from investigating accidents and incidents in the workplace3.4 Indicate who might be involved in investigation
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| 4. Know how to implement procedures to enact the health and safety policy |
1. Identify written and unwritten procedures
2. Determine elements of good procedures
3. Apply to chosen situation
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4.1 Identify who in the workplace would need to be familiar with relevant sections of the Health and Safety Policy
4.2 Indicate ways to implement procedures of Health and Safety Policy
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5. Know how to carry out a workplace/farm inspection and, where appropriate, report findings to management
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Determine what will be inspected
Report findings to resposnibile person
Find out elements of inspection |
5.1 Indicate what a workplace/farm inspection might consist of
5.2 Indicate who should carry out a workplace inspection
5.3 Identify persons that must be informed of recommendations
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| 6. Know the main health and safety law applying to agriculture/horticulture including: |
1. Identify general duties of employers and employees
2. Locate where specific AG/Hort regualtions apply
3. Explain role of regulations, codes and guidance
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6.1 Identify main legislation applicable to the following activities:
Lift trucks
Chainsaws
ATVs
Pesticides application
Work at height
Manual handling
Noise
Home mixed feed rations
6.2 Recognise the difference between a Code of Practice, an HSE Approved Code of Practice and HSE guidance
6.3 Indicate sources of up-to-date advice and guidance regarding Health and Safety Law
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| 7. Know measures to reduce risks from lone working in agriculture/horticulture |
2. Identify measures to stay in contact
3. Explain how procedures monitored
1 Determine who may work alone, where and when. |
7.1 Define lone working
7.2 Recognise measures to reduce risks of lone working
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UNIT 2
Controlling risks |
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| 1. Know the difference between hazard and risk |
1. Define 'hazards' and 'risks'
2. Describe relation between each
3. Analyse documents using the terms
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1.1 Give examples of typical farm/horticultural hazards and the risks associated with them. |
| 2. Know how to complete task specific risk assessments appropriate to agriculture/horticulture |
1) Look for the Hazards.
2) Decide who might be harmed, how and how likely
3) Evaluate the risks
4. Do above for transport and two other risk situations
5 Record findings
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2.1 Carry out a task specific risk assessment on workplace transport, plus 2 other task specific risk assessments from the following list:
· Falls from Height
· Machinery operation
· Manual Handling
· Work with animals
· Slips, trips and falls
· Substances hazardous to health
· Noise
· Dust
· Electricity
· Confined spaces
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| 3. Know control measures which meet appropriate good practice standards in agriculture/horticulture |
1. Outline examples of 'good practice' in agriculture/hortic
2. Explain value of good practice standards and..
3. Show how control measures meet standards of good practice.
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3.1 Identify areas that can be improved to meet current best practice standards in the workplace
3.2 Identify appropriate control measures for the area/tasks specified
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| 4. Know who may need to be informed of the significant findings of risk assessments |
1. Identify significant risks.
2. Identify who may be at risk
3. Work out who to inform
4. What to communicate
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4.1 Identify all groups of people who may be at risk in the workplace. |
| 5. Know how to instruct workers and/or contractors about relevant control measures |
1. Determine which skills & knowledge about control measures you need to impart
2. Identify who needs to know what.
3. Identify particular jobs that need further training
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5.1 Develop a communications strategy to show how significant findings can be communicated to all relevant groups of people in the workplace, including methods for checking understanding. |
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6. Be aware of sources of guidance on good standards in agriculture/horticulture
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1. Identify government sources
2. Contact trade/trade union sources
3. Assess others
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6.1 For each of the risk assessments carried out for 2.2 & 2.3 above, identify sources of guidance on industry best practice, and where such guidance may be obtained.
6.2 Identify other sources of health and safety guidance relevant to his/her workplace eg The Green Code
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7. Understand how purchasing/ selection decisions can reduce risks to health and safety when considering
(a) new or replacement equipment
selection of contractors
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1. Identify item of work equipment or substance
2. Collect company guidance.
3. Check what regulations & standards may apply
4. List H&S considerations for article/substance
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7. (a) Prepare a checklist to ensure that the purchase of a new item of work equipment will meet both operational and health and safety requirements
(b) Prepare a checklist for the selection of a competent contractor
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