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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify specific hazards
  2. Consider hazard information to determine level of risk
  3. Implement risk mitigation guidelines
  4. Evaluate mitigation strategies

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

analyse feedback

apply risk management guidelines to the organisation

complete forms

identify at risk plant species

identify building construction and materials

identify hazardous materials

liaise with community groups

oral and written communication

Required Knowledge

Australian Standard ASNZS

community organisation contacts

evacuation procedures

hazardous materials

occupational health and safety guidelines

organisation risk identification guidelines policies and procedures relating to hazard reduction hazard isolation hazard removal and hazard management

principles of hazard behaviour and suppression

relevant legislation

relevant technical information

risk management principles specific to the organisation

Evidence Required

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to identify and describe the relationship between a hazard and the risk posed to the community and environment and to evaluate risk against established organisation risk management guidelines in consultation with relevant community groups

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 organisation forms and appropriate 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.

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)

Property may include:

Buildings

Infrastructure which provides for the movement of people, goods and services

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

Inspections may include:

Familiarisation inspections

Inspections required by legislation

Licensed premises inspections

Scheduled inspections

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

Mitigation strategies may include:

Altering work practices

Community activities

Community information/education

Hazard isolation

Hazard management

Hazard reduction

Hazard removal

Legislation may include:

Local, state/territory or federal acts or regulations

Feedback may include:

Checklists

Facilitated group meetings

Reports, verbal and/or written submitted to immediate supervisor

Standard organisation forms

Survey results

Using an interpreter