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

Required Skills

effectively communicate safety issuesconcerns to colleagues supervisors and when necessary other emergency service workers and the public

effectively communicate with a wide range of community members such as those with physicalsensoryintellectual impairment and with different cultural backgrounds

minimise workplace risks to self colleagues and the public

plan implement and where necessary adapt workplace safety responses to situational contexts

recognise and accurately assess situational riskshazards

safely operate and use general issue and emergency operational equipment and safety clothing

Required Knowledge

established strategies to optimise safety under a range of operational scenarios

general duty of care responsibilities

most appropriate use of force restraining and defensive tactics

occupational health and safety OHampS guidelines for lifting and carrying persons

organisational OHampS legislation as it applies to policing

organisational policies and procedures covering operational safety issuespractices

potential risks associated with a full range of nonspecialist operational policing activities

use of force its legal parameters and reporting requirements in relation to operations

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to

identify workplace safety risks work practices and defensive tactics to ensure the safety of self and others

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to

standard organisational operational accoutrements

operational safety equipment and vehicles

Method of assessment

In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision andor mentoring which is typically recorded in a competency workbook

Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment

Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an industryapproved simulated work environment Forms of assessment that are typically used include

direct observation

interviewing the candidate

journals and workplace documentation

third party reports from supervisors

written or oral questions

Workplaces may include:

Potential risks may include:

Assessing and actioning potential risks may include:

Safety issues may include:

Operational safety skills and tactics may include: