SHE Business Relations NQF 2

Deal with safety, health and environmental emergencies in the workplace

• Discuss and explain procedures for dealing with safety, health and environmental emergencies
• Identify the nature of an incident and the relevant emergency procedure
• Follow emergency procedures
• Record and report incidents

Explain and use organisational procedures

• Discuss the purpose of organisational policies and procedures
• Identify, select and apply organisational policies and procedures
• Discuss the purpose of an organisation’s vision, mission and values
• Reflect on the role of organisational policies and procedures in the work life of the individual

Explain the individual`s role within business

• Discuss the rights of an employee within the workplace
• Identify and explain the structures, culture and procedures and concepts within a organisation
• Discuss how business functions
• Reflect on the individual’s role within the organisation

Keep the work area safe and productive

• Discuss and explain the purpose of safety equipment and procedures
• Identify and explain the purpose of demarcated areas, emergency stops, exits and first aid stations
• Use personal protective equipment
• Perform housekeeping duties in work area
• Identify and respond to unsafe or potentially unsafe conditions, incidents or acts that may occur

Manage work time effectively

• Demonstrate understanding of the concept “time management in a 24-hour day world”
• Describe the difference between urgent and important and prioritize daily activities
• Estimate time spent on a task and draw up a general day, week and month planner to manage time

Participate in work group activities

• Describe the work team, and roles and functions of team members
• Identify and explain the benefits and difficulties of team work
• Describe and discuss helpful and unhelpful behaviours in the context of a work group
• Contribute to work group goals and decisions

Perform basic fire fighting

• Discuss and explain procedures for dealing with fires in the workplace
• Identify the type of fire, its context and select the appropriate fire fighting procedure
• Identify, select and check appropriate fire fighting and safety equipment
• Fight containable/extinguishable fires
• Retreat from fire site and hand over to appropriate personnel
• Report/record status of fire and equipment

Perform basic first aid

• Explain and discuss basic first aid concepts
• Determine the nature of the injury/medical emergency, the context of the injury and basic first aid
• Apply basic first aid
• Hand over the injured/ill person to medical personnel

Complete first aid report