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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Participate in the identification of specific hazards
  2. Participate in presenting community safety information
  3. Participate in risk mitigation activities

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to identify hazards specified by the industry sector in which the person is working to present information in accordance with the organisations procedures and to undertake risk mitigation activities

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace

Specific resources for assessment

Access to the appropriate literature and equipment

Range Statement

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.

Assessing available information may include:

Undertaking accompanied inspections such as:

familiarisation inspections

inspections required by legislation

licensed premises inspections

scheduled inspections

Hazards may include:

adverse weather

after dark operations

closed access routes

conflict with cultural practices

damaged structures

dangerous goods

debris

difficult terrain

events such as fire, flood, storm

electrical hazards

explosion

hazardous materials

illegal or careless use of fire

impediments to firefighting and rescue activities

natural disasters

on-scene hazards such as smoke, darkness, heat; machinery, equipment, products; structural collapse; hazardous products and materials

structural fire and associated exposures

time pressure

utilities (electricity, gas, water and sewage)

Community members and organisations may include:

Geographically-based groups of people such as: households, neighbourhood, suburbs, business districts and towns

Indigenous Australian communities, which can be metropolitan, regional, rural or remote communities

Shared-experience groups of people such as:

particular-interest groups, ethnic groups, professional groups, language groups, age groupings and those exposed to a particular hazard

Needs of the target group may refer to:

age

cultural issues and protocols

language read

language spoken

learning preferences e.g. audio, print, visual

literacy and numeracy support

mobility issues

requiring an interpreter

support issues

Feedback may include:

checklists

facilitated group meetings

reports, verbal and/or written submitted to immediate supervisor

survey results

standard organisation forms

using an interpreter

Mitigation activities may include:

altering work practices

community activities

community information/education

hazard isolation

hazard management

hazard reduction

hazard removal

Environment may include:

built environment

elements such as economics, commerce, culture and public safety service provisions that relate to how the community functions

natural environment such as: topographical features, water bodies, vegetation communities and ecosystems

Legislation may include:

local, state/territory and/or commonwealth acts and regulations