QUALIFICAITON RULES: total credits 120

Fundamental Component
The Fundamental Component consists of Unit Standards to the value of 36 credits all of which are compulsory.

Core Component
The Core Component consists of Unit Standards to the value of 64 credits all of which are compulsory.
Elective Component
The Elective Component consists of individual unit standards from which the learner must choose unit standards totalling a minimum of 20 credits.

Modular Outline of Learning Programme

Module 1– Basic Mathematical Skills

Unit Standard Type	Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
Fundamental	9009	Apply basic knowledge of statistics and probability to influence the use of data and procedures in order to investigate life related problems	2	3
Fundamental	7480	Demonstrate understanding of rational and irrational numbers and number systems	2	3
Fundamental	9008	Identify, describe, compare, classify, explore shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional shapes in different contexts	2	3
Fundamental	7469	Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal and community life	2	2
Fundamental	9007	Work with a range of patterns and functions and solve problems	2	5

Module 2– Basic Literacy Skills

Unit Standard Type	Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
Fundamental	119456	Write/present for a defined context	2	5
Fundamental	119463	Access and use information from texts	2	5
Fundamental	119454	Maintain and adapt oral/signed communication	2	5
Fundamental	119460	Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes	L 2	5

Module 3 – Basic Computer Skills

Unit Standard Type	Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
Core	116937	Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based spreadsheet application to create and edit spreadsheets	2	4
Core	117924	Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to format documents	2	5
Core	116945	Use electronic mail to send and receive messages	2	2

Module 4 – Occupational Hygiene

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
259609	Demonstrate an understanding of Occupational Hygiene	2	9

Module 5 – Basic Health and Safety

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
259639	Explain basic health and safety Principles in and around the workplace	2	9

Module 6 – Understanding Health and Safety

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
259602	Describe sources of and control measures for noise in a work place	1	2
13961	Demonstrate Knowledge and Use of Hand Operated Fire Fighting Equipment	2	2

Module 7 – Conducting Inspections

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
259617	Conduct an investigation into workplace safety, health and environmental incidents	2	3
259619	Conduct workplace Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspections	2	3

Module 8 – Identifying Hazards and Risks

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
259618	Examine refuge bays/places of safety	2	2
119554	Apply environmental management tools to assess impacts	2	5

Module 9 – Managing Health and Safety in the Workplace

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
259621	Manage the prevention of fatigue in the workplace	2	3
259620	Manoeuvre materials safely by hand in a workplace	2	3

Module 10 – First Aid

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
120496	Provide risk-based primary emergency care/first aid in the workplace	2	5

Module 11 – Compliance to OHS

Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
259604	Verify compliance to safety, health and environmental requirements in the workplace	2	4

Module 12 – Electives

Unit Standard Type	Unit Standard Code	Unit Standard Title	Level	Credits
Elective	9964	Apply health and safety to a work area	2	3
Elective	259599	Participate in the establishment, implementation and monitoring of a health and safety agreement	2	2
Elective	119553	Take action to address impacts on the environment	2	10
Elective	120330	Conduct a continuous risk assessment in a workplace	3	4
Elective	120337	Demonstrate knowledge pertaining to the preparation, conducting, recording and follow-up actions of a planned task observation in a working place	3	2

Qualification Outcome

• Use verbal and written practices to communicate in the workplace and apply
• mathematical processes to solve every day numerical problems.
• Explain the requirements of current legislation impacting on Health, Safety and
• environmental issues in the workplace.
• Recognise, assess and report health and safety hazards and situations in the workplace.
• Administer various health and safety functions, planning, policy and behaviours in the workplace.
• Identifying and solving problems in the workplace in the process of dealing with and health and safety hazards and situations and the administration of health and safety functions.
• Working effectively with others in the maintenance and adherence of health, safety and environmental practices in the workplace.
• Organising and managing oneself and one’s activities responsibly and effectively so that all aspects regarding health, safety and environmental functions and practices are at hand, as and when required, to enhance these in the workplace and in the application of legislation.
• Collecting, analysing, organising and critically evaluating information pertaining to the application of health, safety and environmental legislation and the implementation of health, safety and environmental practices and functions.
• Communicating effectively with all the stakeholders who are involved in health, safety and environmental practices and functions.
• Using science and technology effectively and critically in the preparation and distribution of health, safety and environmental reports.
• Demonstrating an understanding of the world as a set of related systems through the proper application of systems, policies and procedures related to health, safety and environmental practices and functions.

International Comparability

The United Kingdom seems to show best practice through its strictness in the observance of health and safety practices and in the provision of training and development in this field. The National Certificate: Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, NQF Level 2, compares favourably with the courses offered in the United Kingdom. Differences in training in South Africa are created through the need to comply with South African legislative requirements. Training in the area of OHS in South Africa has shown to be in demand in several countries of the SADC region and further afield in sub-Saharan Africa.

Articulation Options 

Horizontally, this Qualification articulates with:

• ID 61689: National Certificate: Community Water, Health and Sanitation Promotion, NQF   Level 2.
• ID 49085: National Certificate: Fundamental Ancillary Heath Care, NQF Level 2.
• ID 49605: National Certificate: Environmental Practice, NQF Level 2.

Vertically, this Qualification articulates with:

• ID 50062: National Certificate: Occupational Hygiene and Safety, NQF Level 3.
• ID 49128: National Certificate: Community Health Work, NQF Level 3.
• ID 49752: National Certificate: Environmental Practice, NQF Level 3.

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