CONSTRUCTSAFE TIER 3 COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK May 2018 Versin 1.4
Table f cntents Intrductin... 1 Framewrk mdules... 2 Supervising Safely... 2 Health & Safety Supervisry Respnsibilities... 3 Hazard identificatin and classificatin... 4 Risk assessment... 5 Managing Risks... 6 Investigating incidents... 7 Measuring perfrmance... 8
Intrductin This framewrk dcument allws thse wh design and cntribute t cnstructin health and safety training cntent t align with CnstructSafe Tier 3 Cmpetency Framewrk knwledge requirements. The intent is t make it easy fr training cntent t meet the knwledge requirements that candidates need t pass the CnstructSafe Tier 3 Cmpetency Test. The frame wrk is divided int seven mdules: 1. Supervising Safely 2. Health & Safety Supervisry Respnsibilities 3. Hazard Identificatin and Classificatin 4. Risk Assessment 5. Managing Risks 6. Investigating Incidents 7. Measuring Perfrmance CnstructSafe Tier 1 and US4098 (r relevant qualificatin) are prerequisites 1
Framewrk mdules Supervising Safely Why it is imprtant t supervise safely Learning Outcme (Candidate can explain r demnstrate) Understands that H&S needs t be seen as mre than a cmpliance issue. 1.01 Realises that cnsequences f incidents & accidents have far-reaching human impact. 1.02 Understands that Cnstructin is a high risk industry 1.03 A supervisr s rle in influencing health and safety Understands that supervisrs sets the standard thrugh their actins and what they d and d nt accept. 2.01 Can explain that there are 3 verarching reasns t manage health & safety - mral, legal and financial. 2.02 Can describe wh is respnsible fr implementatin f health and safety fr each reasn (Mral, Legal and Financial). 2.03 Understands a supervisr s respnsibilities twards maintaining these three areas. 2.04 Can describe the distinctin between accuntability and respnsibility. 2.05 2
Health & Safety Supervisry Respnsibilities The Health & Safety at Wrk Act 2015 (HSWA) - cntext and requirements f supervisrs Learning Outcme (Candidate can explain r demnstrate) Knws that the status qu is cmpletely unacceptable 3.01 Knws that supervisrs have respnsibilities (legal, mral & financial) t d smething abut it. 3.02 Respnsibilities f different rles under the Health & Safety at Wrk Act Understands the six key features f the HSWA 1. Everyne has a rle 2. Respnsibilities are clear 3. Manage wrk risk 4. If yu create risk, yu have t manage it 5. Businesses must engage and invlve wrkers 6. Flexibility in managing risks Understands relevant terms in the HSWA and hw a supervisr s rle fits within the legal structure Knws the breadth f respnsibilities carried ut by leaders in the cnstructin sectr. Can explain key elements within the HSWA - specifically Duty f care Wh has a duty f care - Organisatins, Wrkers, Senir leaders, Clients. Rles and respnsibilities held by senir leaders Overlapping duties (cmmunicate, cllabrate, cperate and cnsult). 3.03 3.04 4.01 4.02 Key elements f a health & safety system Can describe hw supervisrs cntribute t imprving the cmpany s management system 5.01 Understanding why things are reprted int the rganisatin and where the infrmatin ges. 5.02 Understand why the rganisatin respnds t infrmatin (e.g. incident reprts) Understands the critical rle f supervisrs in gaining infrmatin frm their teams and passing it n. 5.03 5.04 3
Hazard identificatin and classificatin Cmmn hazards in the cnstructin industry Learning Outcme (Candidate can explain r demnstrate) Can describe what a hazard is. 6.01 Can describe the main classificatins f hazards including: 6.02 mechanical, physical, chemical, bilgical, envirnmental, rganisatinal. Can describe hw hazards can be created. 6.03 Can describe cmmn hazards assciated with cnstructin wrk. 6.04 Respnses t hazards Can examine real-life scenaris and identify hazards and the harm they culd cause. 7.01 Able t identify hidden hazards nt cvered in Tier 1. 7.02 Can demnstrate preparatin and presentatin f a safety briefing t cmmunicate a hazard. 7.03 Can describe when signage is fit fr purpse. 7.04 4
Risk assessment Definitin f risk Learning Outcme (Candidate can explain r demnstrate) Can explain what risk is (hw likely an event is t happen and hw severe the event wuld be if it des) 8.01 Knws that risk is the cmbinatin f likelihd f a hazardus event and the cnsequences f it happening. 8.02 Can describe the cncept f cnsequence Can describe the cncept f likelihd Risk assessment thery Can describe the benefits f ding a risk assessment 9.01 Understands that a suitable and sufficient risk assessment requires 1. Cmplete infrmatin (incident / accident data, industry bulletins) 2. Invlvement f the peple ding the wrk (als ther stakehlders, experts) 3. Relevance t the specific site r situatin 4. Awareness f changes in wrk plan, peple, plant, site layut r subcntractrs 5. Cmpetence f the peple ding the risk assessment. Can read, understand and explain a written risk assessment 9.02 9.03 Perfrm a risk assessment Can carry ut a basic risk assessment. 10.01 Understands that a risk assessment needs t be recrded 10.02 5
Managing Risks Risk cntrl selectin Learning Outcme (Candidate can explain r demnstrate) Can explain the hierarchy f cntrls. 11.01 Understands what srt f cntrl aligns at each level f the hierarchy. 11.02 Understands that nt all cntrls achieve the same level f prtectin frm harm - sme are better than thers. Understands reasnably practicable as a cncept (time, truble and cst versus risk) Knws that the law requires cmpanies t use the highest level f cntrl that is reasnably practicable. Understands that cntrls higher up the hierarchy are mre effective, and that cntrls lwer dwn the hierarchy are less effective 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 Can develp cntrls fr a specific risk frm each level f the hierarchy. 11.07 Can explain the cncept f residual risk - the remaining risk after all reasnably practicable cntrls have been applied. 11.08 6
Investigating incidents Why incidents shuld be investigated Learning Outcme (Candidate can explain r demnstrate) Understands the imprtance f cnducting investigatins and the key reasns t investigate incidents. Understands the benefits fr bth cmpanies & individuals flwing frm investigatins. 12.01 12.02 Hw incidents happen Can differentiate the immediate, underlying and rt causes f an incident. 13.01 Carrying ut an investigatin Understands that there are any number f causes underlying an apparently simple situatin and the dangers f jumping t cause befre understanding fully. Understands that investigatins are pprtunities t learn, nt a punitive r blame-apprtining exercise. Understands hw a culture f fear reduces the pprtunity t knw what really happened. 13.02 14.01 14.02 Can explain hw a supervisr cntributes t an investigatin 14.03 Knws the steps in an incident respnse and investigatin that applies t a supervisr: 1. Lk after the injured persn 2. Preserve the scene 3. Reprt the incident 4. Participate in the investigatin Understands that depending n the severity f the incident depends n the incident respnse. Knws the value f cnducting lw level investigatins t learn frm minr events. 14.04 14.05 14.06 7
Measuring perfrmance Why measure perfrmance Learning Outcme (Candidate can explain r demnstrate) Can explain the benefits f measuring perfrmance. 15.01 Measuring health & safety perfrmance Understands what indicatrs are and the difference between lead (perfrmance) and lag (results) indicatrs. 16.01 Auditing Understands that auditing activities are pprtunities t learn, nt a punitive r blameapprtining exercise. 17.01 Can explain the benefits f audits as pprtunities t learn and imprve 17.02 Understands the imprtance f cperating with auditrs 17.03 Understands that the checks and assessments carried ut by supervisrs help the rganisatin understand areas t imprve. 17.04 8