The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. |
Operation and task information may include: | access and egress routes command, control and coordination arrangements extent and nature of damage location, magnitude and type of event potential hazards weather forecast |
Situational awareness may include: | systematic information seeking process where operational task information is gathered, monitored and reassessed and includes: damage found evacuation of immediate area evacuation plan hazard assessment hazardous trees height identification of underlying hazards scene assessment size up walk around/inspection of site water levels |
Hazards may include: | adverse weather (particularly high winds and rain) animals and insects contaminants/chemical/biological damaged structures debris equipment fatigue and/or operational stress hazardous materials mud night/low light operations people terrain threatening trees time pressure traffic weather - hot/cold, wet/wind utilities including electricity, gas, water and sewerage |
Equipment may include: | anchors chainsaws/polesaws generators hand tools (crowbars, hammers, handsaws, knives, loppers, nails, pliers, screwdrivers, screws, snips) ladders lighting personal protective equipment petrol and electric power tools (including drills, reciprocating saw, nail guns, circular saws, tech drivers) props (acrow props) and shoring materials roof safety kit ropes sandbags and sand bagging machines submersible and non-submersible pumps timber batten timber sheeting water proofing materials plus their fixings (tarpaulins, plastic sheeting) water proofing tapes and sealant materials |
Work area isolation methods may include: | placement of barrier placement of safety cones, demarcation tapes and flashing beacons |
Evacuation may include: | using readily available transport |
Stakeholders may include: | crew members home owner/s members of household other agencies team leader |
Information may include: | self-help provided to householders either directly or over the telephone warnings provided face-to-face or over the telephone to householders, by public address systems, such as loud-hailers as defined by operations managers and delivered under direction |
Working safely may include: | Avoiding exposure to contaminated water and mud where possible Identifying possible structural safety issues Manual handing Monitoring and re-assessing Personal protective equipment Prompt treatment and reporting of injuries Public control Risk assessment Universal precautions against infection |
Techniques for temporary repairs may include: | coverings external and internal weatherproofing replacement ropes sealing stapling shoring tape tarping tie off/securing |
Sandbagging may include: | constructing walls constructing water diversion filling by hand filling by machine stacking using as weights/holding down |
Water diversions may include: | earth walls fabricated barriers laying of sandbags pumping salvaged material synthetic materials tarps/plastic trenching |
Rescue operation of team member/s may include: | casualty handling casualty packaging extrication rescue of a team member from height |
Set up, placement and access to appropriate tools and equipment may include: | ladders (care and use), climbing techniques, types of ladders, placement/set up, safety, stabilisation, alternatives lighting placement such as set up, use of generators, placement, types of lighting (torches, portable lighting, headlamps) |
Operational documentation may include: | incident report injury reporting log books notice to occupant risk assessment |