SHM - Safety, Health and Environmental Representative - Mining

Duration

One Day

Overview

Aligned to Unit Standard 8016 -Maintaining occupational health, safety and general housekeeping - 8 credits at NQF level 3.

1. Legislation

  • Definition: Reasonably practicable
  • Staffing with regard to health and safety
  • Health and Safety training
  • Assessing and responding to risk
  • Employee rights to information
  • Employee details
  • Employee rights
  • Health and Safety Representatives and Committees
  • Inspector's powers
  • Legal proceedings and offences
  • Maximum fines and imprisonment
  • Protection of the surface and workings
  • Response and rescue
  • Coal mine practices
  • Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences 

2. Housekeeping Practices and Personal Protective Equipment

  • Accidents in the Workplace
  • Basic causes of accidents
  • Occupational Safety
  • Common Hazards
  • Safety Precautions
  • Electricity
  • Working with machinery, plant and tools
  • Hazards and Risks
  • General Housekeeping
  • Personal Protective Equipment

3. Safety Procedures

  • The importance of procedures
  • Workplace procedures
  • Working safely 
  • Standard ISO 14000
  • Safety code for lifting
  • Stacking articles - General Safety Regulation
  • Contingency plans

4. Risk Controls

  • Emergency Procedures
  • Responsibilities of Employers and Employees
  • Alerting Emergency Medical Services
  • Examples of Emergency Procedures
  • Risk Control Measures
  • Domino Effect
  • Classification of Hazards
  • Implementing Risk Control Measures
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Occupational Health 
  • Occupational Hygiene