RIIWHS208Operate within an autonomous workplace functional safety system

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What an assessment for RIIWHS208 must cover

42 assessable components: 5 elements (18 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 15 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 work within a functional safety system

  • 1.1Review work instructions for own role
  • 1.2Identify own safety requirements within a functional safety system
  • 1.3Apply access control procedures

2 Apply personal safety procedures

  • 2.1Identify hazards and risks that impact own personal safety and apply mitigants as per organisational procedures and in accordance with level of own responsibility
  • 2.2Identify correct positions and paths for autonomous equipment and clarify or confirm as required
  • 2.3Maintain a position of safety in the autonomous environment according to organisational safety practices and training
  • 2.4Identify mode of operation of the autonomous equipment according to manufacturer instructions and organisational safety practices
  • 2.5Identify indicators relevant to operational state of autonomous equipment according to organisational procedures
  • 2.6Complete isolation of energy sources and immobilisation of potential energy sources according to organisational procedures and within limits of own role

3 Apply asset safety procedures

  • 3.1Undertake necessary system safety tests to confirm asset conditions are fit for use according to organisational procedures
  • 3.2Identify abnormal operation of assets in the autonomous system within limits of own role
  • 3.3React to abnormal behaviour when interfacing with high integrity safety systems, within limits of own role and according to organisational procedures
  • 3.4Report/communicate abnormal equipment performance and faults according to organisational procedures

4 Apply environment protection procedures

  • 4.1Identify environmental conditions that may impact safety of people or workplace assets, as outlined by the safety framework and within limits of own role
  • 4.2Apply required safety measures to protect own self, people, surrounding environment, and community according to organisational procedures

5 Report incidents

  • 5.1Report breaches in personal and site safety according to organisational procedures and practices
  • 5.2Report unexpected behaviour impacting on safety of people or assets
  • 5.3Contribute to and participate in incident investigations within own area of responsibility

Performance evidence

  • undertake pre-start inspections of autonomous equipment on at least 2 different occasions and report asset condition according to organisational requirements
  • undertake at least 3 different work tasks that require the application of personal, asset and environmental safety procedures.
  • use at least 3 elements of a functional safety system according to organisational procedures
  • use at least 2 different personal safety systems that protect people operating in an autonomous workplace
  • identify at least 5 operational states of equipment (failure, active, stand-by, emergency, suspend, maintenance)
  • observe and identify at least 5 indicators of abnormal operation of equipment in the autonomous workplace
  • identify and report indicators of abnormal operation of autonomous equipment.

Knowledge evidence

  • procedures for accessing, and techniques for interpreting, workplace procedures that reflect the requirements of the latest published versions of Functional Safety industry standards that apply to own role, including or equivalent to: IEC 61508 / AS 61508 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems, IEC 62061 Safety of Machinery – Functional Safety of Safety Related Control Systems, ISO 13849 Safety of Machinery – Safety Related Parts of Control Systems, ISO 17757 Earth-moving machinery and mining – Autonomous and semi-autonomous machine system safety
  • purpose and key elements of functional safety system
  • processes and procedures for applying functional safety in the workplace
  • competencies and authorisation processes and procedures required to carry out autonomous operations in specific tasks
  • organisational procedures for mitigating hazards and risks to one’s personal safety
  • benefits that a functional safety system have on: people, assets, environment, community
  • organisational authorisation processes/procedures required to operate within a functional safety system
  • operational requirements of technical system safety elements to ensure the protection of people and assets, with elements, including: layers of protection, exclusion zones, personal systems - emergency stop button/pull wires, access controls include swipe cards, location devices, locking systems, codes, indicators, mode lights, alarms
  • modes of operation of autonomous equipment
  • hierarchy of safety controls applied during the use of autonomous equipment
  • possible data sources for abnormal behaviour, including at least 1 of the following: noises, leaks on road or spillage, tyre damage, smoke, dirty sensors, rough ground
  • organisational procedures for conducting various system tests, including: pre-starts, inspections, two-way radio check
  • organisational requirements relating to the schedule of maintenance, testing, and reporting within own role
  • emergency procedures: evacuation and muster points, radio protocols for an emergency situation
  • impact of environmental conditions on the safety of autonomous systems and equipment operation, people, and community according to organisational functional safety frameworks.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Identifies and interprets information in simple workplace instructions and procedures
  • Oral communication: Discusses safety issues with colleagues in familiar and predictable contexts

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What does an assessment tool for RIIWHS208 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIIWHS208 needs to address all 42 unit components: 5 elements with 18 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 15 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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