This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to provide safety advice at an urban incident.

The unit is applicable to urban field based Safety Officers who are responsible for providing safety advice to the Incident Controller including any action or condition where a person’s life and/or safety is at risk. It also involves observing potential or existing hazards and providing advice on available and viable risk management options. The authorisation to perform this role is subject to organisational policies and procedures.

Incident Controllers' have the ultimate responsibility for the safety and welfare of operational crews, supporting personnel and members of the public who may be involved in an incident. Providing a safe working environment for personnel at an incident is the shared responsibility of the Incident Controller, each member of the Incident Management Team and at their respective levels all persons working at the incident.

The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Initial briefing is obtained and the Incident Controller's intent is confirmed and questions are asked
Initial and ongoing risk assessments of hazards are undertaken and precautions to be observed are proposed
Relevant personnel are immediately informed of any action or condition that has the potential to place any person's life or safety at risk
Resources to safely control an incident are identified in the Incident Action Plan (IAP) and inappropriate or inadequate availability of resources is determined and conveyed to Incident Controller and other relevant personnel
Freelance operations not part of the coordinated response are identified and reported to relevant personnel
Adequacy of briefings is assessed and issues identified are reported to relevant personnel
Any action that has imminent risk of injury or harm is ceased, suspended or modified
Arrangements are made for a log and/or record of all activities and decisions to be kept

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