Manage the programme to maintain explosive substances and/or articles
Overview
This standard covers the competences you need to manage the programme to maintain explosive substances and/or articles in accordance with approved procedures and practices.
These tasks include the inspection, surveillance, preventative and corrective maintenance, adjustments and repair (including the repair of packaging) within an approved safe system of work.
You will be required to demonstrate that you can obtain and allocate resources to priorities and tasks, to optimum effect, taking prompt and effective action to deal with actual and predicted changes to the planned use of resources in accordance with approved procedures and practices
This activity is likely to be undertaken by someone whose work role involves Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (OME) work activities. This includes people working as maintenance managers.
This standard replaces COGESA5.2 and COGESA 5.14
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, legislation and guidelines
P2 obtain and allocate resources to priorities and tasks, to optimum effect
P3 take prompt and effective action to deal with actual and predicted changes to the planned use of resources
P4 ensure that those using resources are aware of their responsibilities for the care and use of the resources
P5 allocate and manage the resources to optimum effect, to complete the maintenance activities
P6 manage the implementation of the programme to maintain ESA according to its requirements and in accordance with organizational procedures
P7 respond to developing priorities and events in accordance with procedures
P8 deal with problems within your responsibility, reporting any beyond your authority to the appropriate person
P9 record your actions in accordance with organizational procedures
P10 review and report on the effectiveness of the programme
P11 apply the requirements of confidentiality at all times
P12 comply with the appropriate quality standards
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 substance and/or article
K4 the functioning of the explosive substances and/or articles being managed by the programme
K5 how to develop contingency plans, and control programme risks
K6 the actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event
K7 the configuration management procedures
K7.1 your organization’s configuration management policy
K7.2 sources of information relating to potential
improvements, performance and quality
K7.3 work improvement methods and techniques
K8 your customer’s objectives and needs
K9 resource planning methods and techniques
K10 information and documentation systems
K11 changes affecting the planned use of resources reporting lines and procedures
K12 the limitations of the environment, facilities and available resources
K13 the competences of the personnel involved
K14 the requirements of the management programme, plan and policy
K15 your organization’s and your customer’s requirements
K16 the timescales involved
K17 how to carry out a risk assessment for ESA
K18 the requirements for confidentiality
K19 the relevant quality standards and compliance regime
Scope/range
- Activities to maintain ESA: routine maintenance of explosive articles; surveillance, inspection fault repair of explosive articles; effectiveness of maintenance programme.
2. Complexity of activity: where numerous routine inspections are required; where maintenance of complex systems or high consequence risks are involved
3. Resources: people; facilities; tools and equipment, time scales.