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This unit standard is for persons required to assess the emergency situation and provide basic Life Support and basic First Aid in order to stabilize patients prior to transfer to the emergency services.

A learner credited with this unit standard will be capable of identifying, containing, preventing and extinguishing different types of fires by operating basic firefighting equipment.

The person credited with this unit standard is able to understand the objectives and statutory requirements pertaining to health and safety in the workplace.

Explain the legal and specified requirements for conducting continuous risk assessments. Prepare to conduct a continuous risk assessment. Conduct a continuous risk assessment. Initiate remedial action and follow up on Continuous Risk Assessment.

Learners credited with this unit standard will be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct investigations into workplace incidents. The competency includes all the activities required to successfully conduct incident investigations.

Persons credited with this unit standard will be able to describe the specified requirements pertaining to responding to emergencies according to action plan procedures in a workplace, Implement and manage emergency action plan procedures.

People credited with this unit standard will be able to describe the requirements with regard to working at heights. They will also be able to monitor and oversee and make recommendations in terms of work performed at heights.

This unit standard will enable the learner to describe the requirements applicable to a permit to work in terms of hot work; cold work; confined space entry and lockout systems in a work area. The permit to work covers permit issuing and permit holding and the separate responsibilities.

The Safe Stacking and Storage course provides learners with the knowledge of how to deal with Safe Stacking and Storage on site, as well as the Specific Requirements, Policies and Procedures that need to be in place in the workplace, and what is expected by Legislation.

This unit standard will be useful to people who work in the construction industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to Identify and select, utilise, and maintain power hand tools on a construction site.