Elements and Performance Criteria
- Conduct initial assessment of scene
- Scene is assessed with regard to occupational health and safety and all actions are undertaken in line with organisation's policies, procedures, guidelines and duty of care requirements
- Communication is established with the senior investigating officer and liaison is maintained throughout the investigation
- Circumstances surrounding the scene are ascertained from visual assessment and reports from other personnel
- Scene boundary is defined/redefined as required to preserve physical evidence for collection
- Obvious and accessible physical evidence is located and, where appropriate, protected from possible contamination
- Control integrity of scene
- Appropriate arrangements for scene access and egress are established and maintained
- All non-essential persons are removed from the scene and relevant details are recorded accurately and legibly in accordance with organisation and regulatory procedures
- Additional resources are identified and accessed to secure incident scene
- The personal and health and safety needs of those involved in the incident are attended to
- Examine scene
- An appropriate search pattern is instigated in accordance with instructions from senior investigating officer to ensure all evidence is located and preserved
- Details of the scene are recorded comprehensively and accurately in line with organisation's operating procedures
- Evidence is located, collected, packaged, labelled and stored to ensure preservation for further post-scene examination
- An accurate log of all evidence is maintained
- Scenes are correctly assessed for future investigative requirements and appropriate persons notified
- Identify potential witnesses and initial statements recorded