RIIARO410Control safety risks in autonomous operations

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What an assessment for RIIARO410 must cover

28 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to control automation safety risks

  • 1.1Access and review work instructions and related documents
  • 1.2Identify organisational requirements for work health and safety specified in documents
  • 1.3Identify hazards and address within scope of own role or escalate to required personnel according to organisational procedures
  • 1.4Plan work according to work health and safety (WHS) requirements and organisational policies and procedures

2 Control environmental safety risks

  • 2.1Systematically monitor environmental conditions to identify actual and potential hazards that may pose a risk to personnel and equipment
  • 2.2Respond to high-risk circumstances or behaviour in line with organisational procedures and protocols
  • 2.3Record and report risk control outcomes in accordance with organisational requirements

3 Control safety risks to autonomous equipment and systems

  • 3.1Identify hazards, risks, containment controls and limitations of machine learning, system dependencies and autonomous equipment
  • 3.2Respond to functional safety concerns raised by on-site personnel, handle concerns safely and escalate issues beyond designated scope of own responsibility
  • 3.3Implement risk control measures and response plans associated with autonomous equipment and systems
  • 3.4Monitor and adjust daily performance to meet goals and key performance indicators
  • 3.5Notify site of changes made in response to safety risks according to site protocols

4 Respond to emergencies

  • 4.1Identify and prioritise emergencies and gather essential information to inform choice of response in relation to scope and severity of each emergency
  • 4.2Take initial action in accordance with emergency response planning and emergency procedures in line with priority and criticality of each incident
  • 4.3Relay critical information to designated personnel, reassessing and providing regular status updates as circumstances change
  • 4.4Record and report emergency situations, actions and outcomes in accordance with standard operating procedures
  • 4.5Participate in post-incident activities and contribute to review of procedures as a result of emergency response outcomes

Performance evidence

  • The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to: monitor and respond to safety risks on at least 2 occasions, at least 1 of which must relate to an emergency situation involving: equipment, or personnel, or environmental conditions, or a combination of the above.

Knowledge evidence

  • organisational health and safety requirements relating to own role, including those detailed in: policies and procedures, industry standards, guidelines, public statements, emergency response plans
  • industry standards and guidelines relating to safety in own role in autonomous workplaces, including or equivalent to: IEC 61508 / AS 61508 Functional Safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety- related systems, ISO 17757 Earth moving machinery and mining – Autonomous and semi-autonomous machine system safety
  • legislative, regulatory and compliance requirements, including or equivalent to: national Work Health and Safety Act 2011, licence to operate, partnership to operate, required legislation in operational jurisdiction
  • hazards relating to: product, equipment, human factors, environmental conditions
  • safety risk controls, including: hazard identification and risk assessment process, isolation processes, exclusion zones, risk response plan, risk control reporting
  • emergency response requirements, including: assessing and prioritising emergencies, emergency roles, including own role in emergency response, emergency response or Mayday procedures, escalation procedures, broadcasts that need to be made, when and how to activate emergency tones, location and completion procedures for emergency logs and other required information/documentation
  • key policies and procedures relating to various post-incident activities, including: debriefing, determining impacts, self-evaluation or reflection on safe work processes followed, counselling, contributing to incident investigations.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Identifies and interprets information in a range of complex workplace documents
  • Oral communication: Listens to information on emergency situations, actions and outcomes during post-incident activities and expresses an opinion
  • Initiative and enterprise: Applies suitable options when responding to high-risk circumstances and safety concerns

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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What does an assessment tool for RIIARO410 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIIARO410 needs to address all 28 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 7 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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