Elements and Performance Criteria
- Gather information in relation to a call or enquiry
- Identify hazardous materials using a range of sources based on information received from the caller
- Analyse information gathered
- Assess and interpret information obtained from the caller to determine the level of immediate risk to personnel and to the public
- Apply information accessed about appropriate safety precautions and remedial action to the current situation
- Transmit appropriate information to attending personnel
- Record, in accordance with organisational procedures, transmitted information
- Make arrangements for the dispatch of resources appropriate for use in a hazardous materials situation, in accordance with organisational procedures