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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

ability to negotiate

resolve conflicts

Required Knowledge

emergency management concepts and principles

knowledge of current principles and practices to conduct activities which exercise elements of public safety management

legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to emergency management

organisations approval procedures

problem solving and decision making techniques

techniques for the prioritisation and evaluation of public safety risk management systems

Evidence Required

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

appropriate strategys selected and supported by the community

Consistency in performance

Candidates should be expected to present evidence from at least one real event or potential event of major impact or one or more simulations or combination of real and simulated conditions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Evidence of competence in this unit should be collected in one or more actual situations or scenarios where there is the capacity to demonstrate the required evidence in a real or simulated environment

Specific resources for assessment

For the demonstration of competence in this unit it will be necessary to provide a real life environment andor simulations based on real life incidents These resources may involve complex scenarios sufficient to allow evidence to be gathered from a variety of sources and stakeholders on more than one occasion and over an extended period of time Controlled access to organisational records and personnel may have significant cost implications for the staging of scenarios Underpinning knowledge may be assessed through written assignments project reports debriefings and action learning projects

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA Public Safety Training Package

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

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.
Organisational documentation may include	existing disaster plans operational manuals historic time series data
Community information may include	community information booklets local media local council local emergency service personnel
Communication strategies may include	meetings letters facsimile electronic transmission of information small group or individual verbal communication
Communicating to promote understanding may include	using plain English (or appropriate community language) avoidance of technical terminology and jargon taking account of education levels literacy levels English language levels Familiarity with technical terms may require use of interpreter or community liaison officer
Legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements may include	environmental acts safety standards local government regulations organisations policy and procedures
Sources of risk	commercial and legal relationships economic human behaviour natural events political circumstances technology/technical issues management activities and controls individual activities
Stakeholders may include	staff client groups members of the public community groups industry groups public and private sector organisations non-government organisations Members of Parliament
Possible strategies may include	all aspects of comprehensive emergency management evolved from considering prevention/mitigation preparedness response and recovery including safety standards legislation and regulation building codes land use management public education emergency management planning mutual aid agreements training and exercises warning systems critical incident stress management community restoration mobilising resources implementing plans financial support restoration and reconstruction personal support and counselling
Evaluation of strategies may include	determination of advantages disadvantages deficiencies and limitations
Standards and guidelines are to include	Australian Standard AS/NZS 4360 Emergency Risk Management Guidelines 1999