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Evidence Guide: SIFCWHS001 - Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium

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SIFCWHS001 - Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Assess risk and identify unacceptable risk in cemetery and crematorium.

  1. Conduct a risk assessment of potential hazards in the cemetery or crematorium.
  2. Evaluate and determine consequence if a confined space is present.
  3. Consider and determine likelihood of hazard exposure.
  4. Identify and source criteria for acceptability or unacceptability of the risk.
  5. Evaluate risk against criteria to identify if it warrants ‘unacceptable risk’ status and action or refer to appropriate party as required.
Conduct a risk assessment of potential hazards in the cemetery or crematorium.

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Evaluate and determine consequence if a confined space is present.

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Consider and determine likelihood of hazard exposure.

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Identify and source criteria for acceptability or unacceptability of the risk.

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Evaluate risk against criteria to identify if it warrants ‘unacceptable risk’ status and action or refer to appropriate party as required.

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Identify confined space hazards in cemetery and crematorium.

  1. Clearly identify actual and potential confined spaces through review of the nature of the space and its characteristics.
  2. Analyse work area conditions to identify or recognise potential confined space hazards in the workplace.
  3. Access and analyse information on existing risk control practices and use as appropriate.
  4. Recognise type and scope of unresolved confined space hazards and their likely impact.
Clearly identify actual and potential confined spaces through review of the nature of the space and its characteristics.

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Analyse work area conditions to identify or recognise potential confined space hazards in the workplace.

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Access and analyse information on existing risk control practices and use as appropriate.

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Recognise type and scope of unresolved confined space hazards and their likely impact.

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Identify, analyse and implement risk treatments for an identified confined space.

  1. Identify and consider all possible risk treatment options.
  2. Identify feasible options by preliminary analysis and consideration of possible options.
  3. Analyse feasible risk treatment options and identify resource requirements.
  4. Select most appropriate action for dealing with the risk.
  5. Plan and prepare for risk control in detail and acquire or obtain required resources.
Identify and consider all possible risk treatment options.

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Identify feasible options by preliminary analysis and consideration of possible options.

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Analyse feasible risk treatment options and identify resource requirements.

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Select most appropriate action for dealing with the risk.

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Plan and prepare for risk control in detail and acquire or obtain required resources.

Completed
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Complete records and reports.

  1. Communicate information on risk control implementation to relevant people.
  2. Complete records and reports for hazards and risk control actions from personal risk assessment as specified by legislative and site requirements.
  3. Provide feedback and input to WHS practitioners on range of variables associated with confined space work to improve hazard and risk management.
Communicate information on risk control implementation to relevant people.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete records and reports for hazards and risk control actions from personal risk assessment as specified by legislative and site requirements.

Completed
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Provide feedback and input to WHS practitioners on range of variables associated with confined space work to improve hazard and risk management.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess risk and identify unacceptable risk in cemetery and crematorium.

  1. Conduct a risk assessment of potential hazards in the cemetery or crematorium.
  2. Evaluate and determine consequence if a confined space is present.
  3. Consider and determine likelihood of hazard exposure.
  4. Identify and source criteria for acceptability or unacceptability of the risk.
  5. Evaluate risk against criteria to identify if it warrants ‘unacceptable risk’ status and action or refer to appropriate party as required.
Conduct a risk assessment of potential hazards in the cemetery or crematorium.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate and determine consequence if a confined space is present.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consider and determine likelihood of hazard exposure.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and source criteria for acceptability or unacceptability of the risk.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate risk against criteria to identify if it warrants ‘unacceptable risk’ status and action or refer to appropriate party as required.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify confined space hazards in cemetery and crematorium.

  1. Clearly identify actual and potential confined spaces through review of the nature of the space and its characteristics.
  2. Analyse work area conditions to identify or recognise potential confined space hazards in the workplace.
  3. Access and analyse information on existing risk control practices and use as appropriate.
  4. Recognise type and scope of unresolved confined space hazards and their likely impact.
Clearly identify actual and potential confined spaces through review of the nature of the space and its characteristics.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse work area conditions to identify or recognise potential confined space hazards in the workplace.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access and analyse information on existing risk control practices and use as appropriate.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognise type and scope of unresolved confined space hazards and their likely impact.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify, analyse and implement risk treatments for an identified confined space.

  1. Identify and consider all possible risk treatment options.
  2. Identify feasible options by preliminary analysis and consideration of possible options.
  3. Analyse feasible risk treatment options and identify resource requirements.
  4. Select most appropriate action for dealing with the risk.
  5. Plan and prepare for risk control in detail and acquire or obtain required resources.
Identify and consider all possible risk treatment options.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify feasible options by preliminary analysis and consideration of possible options.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse feasible risk treatment options and identify resource requirements.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select most appropriate action for dealing with the risk.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan and prepare for risk control in detail and acquire or obtain required resources.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete records and reports.

  1. Communicate information on risk control implementation to relevant people.
  2. Complete records and reports for hazards and risk control actions from personal risk assessment as specified by legislative and site requirements.
  3. Provide feedback and input to WHS practitioners on range of variables associated with confined space work to improve hazard and risk management.
Communicate information on risk control implementation to relevant people.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete records and reports for hazards and risk control actions from personal risk assessment as specified by legislative and site requirements.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide feedback and input to WHS practitioners on range of variables associated with confined space work to improve hazard and risk management.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess risk and identify unacceptable risk in cemetery and crematorium.

1.1 Conduct a risk assessment of potential hazards in the cemetery or crematorium.

1.2 Evaluate and determine consequence if a confined space is present.

1.3 Consider and determine likelihood of hazard exposure.

1.4 Identify and source criteria for acceptability or unacceptability of the risk.

1.5 Evaluate risk against criteria to identify if it warrants ‘unacceptable risk’ status and action or refer to appropriate party as required.

2. Identify confined space hazards in cemetery and crematorium.

2.1 Clearly identify actual and potential confined spaces through review of the nature of the space and its characteristics.

2.2 Analyse work area conditions to identify or recognise potential confined space hazards in the workplace.

2.3 Access and analyse information on existing risk control practices and use as appropriate.

2.4 Recognise type and scope of unresolved confined space hazards and their likely impact.

3. Identify, analyse and implement risk treatments for an identified confined space.

3.1 Identify and consider all possible risk treatment options.

3.2 Identify feasible options by preliminary analysis and consideration of possible options.

3.3 Analyse feasible risk treatment options and identify resource requirements.

3.4 Select most appropriate action for dealing with the risk.

3.5 Plan and prepare for risk control in detail and acquire or obtain required resources.

4. Complete records and reports.

4.1 Communicate information on risk control implementation to relevant people.

4.2 Complete records and reports for hazards and risk control actions from personal risk assessment as specified by legislative and site requirements.

4.3 Provide feedback and input to WHS practitioners on range of variables associated with confined space work to improve hazard and risk management.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess risk and identify unacceptable risk in cemetery and crematorium.

1.1 Conduct a risk assessment of potential hazards in the cemetery or crematorium.

1.2 Evaluate and determine consequence if a confined space is present.

1.3 Consider and determine likelihood of hazard exposure.

1.4 Identify and source criteria for acceptability or unacceptability of the risk.

1.5 Evaluate risk against criteria to identify if it warrants ‘unacceptable risk’ status and action or refer to appropriate party as required.

2. Identify confined space hazards in cemetery and crematorium.

2.1 Clearly identify actual and potential confined spaces through review of the nature of the space and its characteristics.

2.2 Analyse work area conditions to identify or recognise potential confined space hazards in the workplace.

2.3 Access and analyse information on existing risk control practices and use as appropriate.

2.4 Recognise type and scope of unresolved confined space hazards and their likely impact.

3. Identify, analyse and implement risk treatments for an identified confined space.

3.1 Identify and consider all possible risk treatment options.

3.2 Identify feasible options by preliminary analysis and consideration of possible options.

3.3 Analyse feasible risk treatment options and identify resource requirements.

3.4 Select most appropriate action for dealing with the risk.

3.5 Plan and prepare for risk control in detail and acquire or obtain required resources.

4. Complete records and reports.

4.1 Communicate information on risk control implementation to relevant people.

4.2 Complete records and reports for hazards and risk control actions from personal risk assessment as specified by legislative and site requirements.

4.3 Provide feedback and input to WHS practitioners on range of variables associated with confined space work to improve hazard and risk management.

Evidence of the ability to:

identify confined space workplace hazards, and assess and control safety risks for a cemetery or crematorium operation and in line with regulatory requirements

develop and implement risk assessment processes and procedures.

Evidence of performance of identifying hazards and assessing risks on five or more cemetery or crematorium operations is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

Demonstrated knowledge of:

state or territory work health and safety/occupational health and safety legislation, specifically requirements for:

when, where and how hazards must be identified

when, where and how risk assessments must be conducted

incorporating appropriate consultation into hazard identification and risk assessment process

cemetery and crematorium risk management procedures, including emergency planning

risk assessment areas in the cemetery or crematorium, including but not restricted to:

location of work

duration of work

soil type

shoring requirements

size of work crew

qualifications of contractor or employee work crew

size, depth, dimensions, age and type of grave

size, depth and dimensions of tomb, crypt, vault or furnace

access to the confined space

ground conditions, including adjacent graves, soil make-up and water table

terrain

weather

possible coffin weight and materials

machinery

presence of monuments and their stability

atmospheric test requirements

cemetery and crematorium health and safety system information

characteristics of confined spaces, including:

size and location of grave

availability to access grave, crypt, vault or crematorium

presence of hazardous substances, including hydrogen sulphide from decomposing matter or carbon monoxide from water bailing pumps

presence of flammable contaminants generated by methane of decomposing matter

presence of unsafe oxygen levels associated with sealed coffins, crypt and graves

presence of materials that may result in engulfment through cave in

mechanical hazards, including backhoes or conveyors

signs of falling objects, including monuments or soil and rocks

ignition hazards:

sources of heat

static or friction

plant and equipment that pose risks, including welding, cutting or electronic equipment

activities, including grinding, chipping and sandblasting

electrical hazards

poor ventilation

environmental hazards:

water levels

seepage from neighbouring gravesites

high water tables

non-compacted soil

biological hazards:

viruses and bacteria

microbes and pathogens carried in the water or decomposing tissue

insects, snakes and vermin

contains or has contained (or made of or lined or coated with) substances capable of reducing amount of oxygen present to a dangerous level

risk treatments for an identified confined space, including:

eliminating hazard, including not getting in the grave

substitution, including using another gravesite

engineering controls, including extraction fans on vaults

administrative controls or procedures, including permits and risk assessments for confined space entry

shoring requirements

atmospheric test requirements

mechanical and isolation requirements

stand-by personnel and rescue arrangements, including Tripod or other means of effective rescue

authorisation

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

analysis of decomposing matter and water in space

fire extinguisher

spill kit

first aid kit

eye wash kit

communications equipment

signage

fall and edge protection

cemetery and crematorium communication, reporting and recording procedures.