Oral Examination Preparation Course

The Oral Examination Preparation Training covers how to prepare for the oral panel to gain a new Certificate of Competency granted under the Health and Safety at Work (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2016.

Learning Objectives:

• Personal presentation.
• Understand the new legislative documents and how they can be used effectively.
• Understanding the roles and responsibilities of a-A and B Grade Managers regarding legislative requirements.
• Understand the key safety processes and procedures that make up / within a safety management system.
• Emergency management: what it entails, how it can be developed.
• Legislative requirement of Emergency Procedures.
• Understand principal hazards and principal hazard management plans.
• Understand risk management and how it can be used in developing a safer workplace.
• Legislative requirement on Risk Management.
• Provide an effective response to an emergency scenario, preventing escalation and working within legislative requirements.
• Understand worker health monitoring.
• Duties to notify regulator.
• Practical presentation skills.

Trainees attending the Oral Examination Preparation course will have to bring the following documents to the training if possible:

• Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
• HSW (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2016.
• HSW (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016.
• Best Practice Guidelines Health and Safety at Opencast Mines, Alluvial Mines and Quarries.

Pre-course preparation.

• HSWA 2015 Section 36