Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the brief/debrief
- A briefing/debriefing is planned and prepared in accordance with organisation's policy and procedures
- Relevant personnel involved in the activity are identified and informed of debriefing requirements
- Briefing/debriefing meeting is scheduled as soon as possible following the incident
- An appropriate location for the brief/debrief is selected
- Appropriate incident information is collected
- Conduct the brief/debrief
- Purpose and structure of the brief/debrief is outlined to incident personnel
- Discussion, analyses and evaluation by personnel of their anticipated or actual roles in the activity are encouraged
- Contributions from personnel during the brief/debrief are continually sought, encouraged and valued
- Review of the activity against the policies, practices and training of the organisation is undertaken to identify any discrepancies
- Brief/debrief is conducted in accordance with the organisation's policies and procedures
- Conclude the brief/debrief
- Contributions of personnel are acknowledged in a positive way
- Brief/debrief follow-up actions are identified and acted upon in a timely manner
- Brief/debrief findings are summarised and recorded if appropriate in a format suitable for subsequent action by the appropriate personnel
- Reports are prepared for presentation to appropriate personnel as required