Determine and Implement risk control measures for explosive substances and/or article safety
Overview
This standard exists within an explosives safety management role and identifies the competences you need to determine and implement risk control measures for explosive substances and/or article safety.
Your responsibilities will require you to work within the agreed timescale and resource constraints, implement control measures that are commensurate with identified risks, recommending amendments to the plan in the light of changing circumstances and taking appropriate action. You should give timely advice and make practicable recommendations.
This activity is likely to be undertaken by someone whose work role involves, Ordnance, Munitions or Explosives (OME) work activities. This includes individuals working as explosives supervisors.
This NOS replaces COGESA 2.14 and 2.15
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety, environmental and other relevant regulations, legislation and guidelines
P2 select the risk control measure(s) that best meet your organization’s priorities and objectives
P3 draw up a clear implementation plan which specifies objectives, method, allocated resources, budget and timescale
P4 implement or amend the plan within the agreed timescale and resource
P5 implement control measures that are commensurate with identified risk
P6 recommend amendments to the plan in the light of changing circumstances or information
P7 take appropriate action commensurate with identified risks
P8 give timely advice or feedback on explosives safety-related matters
P9 make practicable recommendations for improvement
P10 report your recommendations in the appropriate format
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
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 of the explosive substances and/or articles
K4 the actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event
K5 the purpose of the explosives safety management system
K6 best practice in explosives safety management
K7 your organization's explosives-related business objectives and activities relevant to the risk control measures
K8 your organization's explosives-related structure and system
K9 the way in which any constraints affect you
K10 your level of authority
K11 the competence of the personnel affected/involved
K12 the results of the aggregated risk analysis, and the basis on which it has been derived
K13 the risk control priorities (hierarchy)
K14 planning techniques
K15 the role of peer review
K16 the stakeholders and their interests
K17 the documentation required
Scope/range
1 Resources: fully equipped; with limited resources
2 Contribution: individually; collaboratively
3 Risk control measures: planned; unplanned
4 Explosives safety systems: facilities; people
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
The hierarchy of control measures:-
Eliminate – Reduce (Substitute) - Isolate - Control (Engineer) - Personal Protective Equipment - Discipline