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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

be a positive influence on colleagues

communicate appropriately about consult on and impart knowledge of

application of the permethrinDEET repellent system

causes of disease transmission

causes of manpower wastage

control measures of disease transmission

food storage and distribution standards

risk management principles

water quality assurance measures

establish and maintain administrative systems

manage workplace issues and problems

mentor team leaders to achieve team tasking and objectives

monitor and introduce practices to improve work performance

prioritise tasking

use feedback to achieve positive outcomes

use coaching and mentoring skills to provide support to colleagues

use planning and organising skills to meet work priorities

use written and oral information about workplace requirements

Required Knowledge

administrative systems

application of the permethrinDEET repellent system

best use of available resources

causes of manpower wastage

documentation processes relevant to own workplace

food storage and distribution standards including the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point HACCP approach to food control

health surveillance system

legal rights and responsibilities

methods of establishing field hygiene and waste facilities

organisational policies and procedures

planning and control systems

principles and techniques associated with

establishing key performance indicators

influencing others

making decisions

preparing tasking schedules and plans

process of disease including the causes of disease transmission

risk management principles

role and capabilities of other health care providers including environmental health team

team leadership management principles

time management strategies to set priorities

water quality assurance measures

Evidence Required



Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	Assessment must confirm the ability to determine a tasking schedule which is achievable and makes best use of available resources coordinate tasking of at leasttwo teams of no less than three personnel in each team to achieve desired outcomes Consistency in performance Competency should be demonstrated on a minimum of two occasions

Context of and specific resources for assessment	Context of assessment Competency should be assessed in an actual workplace situation or in a simulated situation or scenario Specific resources for assessment Access is required to appropriate equipment and stores dependent personnel team leaders and team members range of operational situations based on recent and historical experience to tailor tasking relevant organisational policies and procedures

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.
ADF activities may include	ADF exercise in Australia or overseas ADF operational deployment Civil aid to the community task In a field or urban setting Training activities
Organisational policies and procedures may include	Clinical standards (state/territory and national) Codes of ethics Codes of practice Environmental health policy Health and hygiene guidelines Health surveillance policy documents Industry professional body standards Industry standards (state/territory and national) Organisational health policy directives Pesticides manual Relevant Commonwealth Acts Relevant Australian Standards Workplace safety guidelines
Relevant personnel may include	Activity commander Area commander Coordinating personnel Environmental health officer Organisational commander Senior health officer Team leader
Environmental health assets may include	Environmental health platoon Environmental health team Health assessment teams Vector control team
Tasking may include	Applying the permethrin protection system Assisting in the ongoing health threat assessment and health surveillance Collecting water samples for laboratory analysis Contributing to epidemiologic quick assessment of disease Contributing to organisational compliance with occupational health and safety and industrial hygiene policy/procedure Coordinating field waste management Implementing strategies to control the transmission of disease Inspecting and monitoring water distribution for safe water handling practices Monitoring food hygiene and preventing the transmission of disease via ingested sources Operating pesticide dispersal equipment Performing a water quality survey of an established water distribution point Performing chlorine dosing of water at the point of supply
Dependent organisation may include	Brigade sized group Deployed ADF team Own organic organisation Task force
Factors affecting the delivery of environmental health support may include	Availability of resources Customer acceptance Information Operational issues Terrain Weather Workload
Measures to improved the delivery may include	Building internal capability Closer liaison and consultation Education Flexible scheduling of tasking Pre-positioning assets Preventative maintenance programs Process mapping and control Re-allocating resources
Technical guidance may include	Providing guidance on the technicalities of: disease vector control epidemiology field sanitation food sanitation occupational hygiene waste management water purification
Work records may include	Daily occurrence register Incident reports Resource usage register Service feedback record Tasking log
Reports and returns may include	Maintenance demand Post activity report Stores request Tasks completed Tasks pending Usage register
Information sources on environmental health performance may include	Attendance records for medical treatment Epidemiologic quick assessment report Service feedback record Team leader reports and returns Vector surveillance report Working day lost reports
Changes in the environment may include	Change in the enemy situation: communicable disease in enemy forces enemy public health capabilities enemy sanitation levels immunisation status level of field sanitation training nuclear biological and chemical capabilities Change in the friendly situation: operational situation potable water quality/quantity preventive medicine resources equipment status of preventive medicine - individual and unit supplies types of rations used unit preventive medicine readiness Change in the characteristics of dependent organisation: acclimatisation clothing and equipment fatigue/resistance to disease immunisation status numbers organisational structure presence of disease status of nutrition Change in the characteristics of the operating area: climate and weather flora and fauna local population terrain