NZQA Unit Standard 31762:  Demonstrate knowledge of worker health in the extractive industries – Level 2, 3 Credits 

Learning Objectives: 

• Demonstrate knowledge of worker health in the extractive industries.
• The roles and responsibilities relating to worker health in the extractive industries are explained in terms of legislative requirements.  Roles include but are not limited to – persons controlling a business or undertaking (PCBUs); officers; workers; other persons and workplaces;
  responsibilities include but are not limited to those related to – worker engagement, participation and representation; hazard identification; risk appraisal and assessment; implementation of controls.
• Hazards to worker health in the extractive industries are described in terms of risk to worker health and ways to control the risk.  Includes but is not limited to – noise; vibration; airborne contaminants; manual handling; psychosocial hazards; fatigue; drugs and alcohol; temperature; hazardous substances; skin contaminants; biological hazards; atmospheric pressure; ionising radiation; non-ionising radiation; pressure injection injuries.