This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to provide a safe response to an incident involving compromised structural stability partial collapse, and to gaining access to and extricating casualties.

It requires the responder to stabilise the structure and where casualties are present the responder is required to remove the casualties using a range of techniques relevant to the type of structure, type of collapse and nature of entrapment.

The unit is applicable to members of rescue teams particularly, responders working within the capability of a local response team. It cannot be used to certify competency for an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team member.

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

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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
Techniques and equipment are used to remove the casualty from within the structure
Casualties are released, treated and stabilised, in accordance with organisational procedures
Casualties are removed from scene, in accordance with organisational procedures
Evidence of casualty's identity is collected and processed, in accordance with organisational procedures
Appropriate actions are taken to preserve the incident scene, in accordance with organisational procedures
Operation and task information is received through a briefing, in accordance with organisational procedures
Rescue scene assessment is conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures
Evidence of the location of casualties within the collapsed structure is identified, analysed and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
Exclusion zone is established to provide a safe working environment
Techniques appropriate to the nature of the entrapment are utilised to access casualties
Techniques and equipment are used to remove the casualty from within the structure
Appropriate actions are taken to preserve the incident, in accordance with organisational procedures

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PUASAR028 - Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse

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