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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Remove casualties
   • Rescue techniques and resources are used to remove surface or partially trapped casualties, in accordance with organisational procedures
   • Evidence of casualty identity is collected and processed, in accordance with organisational procedures
   • Actions are taken to preserve the incident scene, where possible, for evidentiary purposes
2. Prepare for structural collapse rescue
   • Operation and task information is obtained, and clarification is sought at briefing
3. Based on incident information received rescue resources are identified, selected and checked to ensure they are ready for use
4. Personal protective clothing and equipment is selected based on the nature of the structural collapse operation
5. Systematic approach to identifying potential hazards and associated risks is discussed with team members en route and on approach to the incident
6. Participate in assessing structural collapse rescue
   • Worksite scene reconnaissance and size up is conducted and the results are reported to supervisor and other rescue team members
7. Dynamic risk assessment is undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures, to identify, analyse, record, treat and monitor situational and environmental hazards
8. Building use, type of occupancy and time of day are assessed for the potential presence of trapped persons and hazards
9. Building construction methods and collapse patterns are assessed for the presence of survivable voids
10. Need for additional personnel and/or specialist equipment is reported to supervisor
11. Communication with primary response team members is maintained using approved communication systems, methods, techniques, terminology and warning system
12. Liaison with other response organisations or agencies in proximity is maintained
13. Marking systems and exclusion zones are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
14. Determine location and condition of surface casualties
    • Intelligence on location of surface casualties within a collapsed structure is collected, analysed and reported, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
15. Surface search techniques are implemented to identify and locate casualties, in accordance with organisational procedures and safe work practices
16. Condition of surface or lightly trapped casualties and nature of entrapment is ascertained, where possible
17. Gain access to surface casualties
    • Rescue techniques and equipment are employed to stabilise and make incident site safe
18. Located and rescued casualties are packaged, in accordance with organisational procedures and in consultation with medical personnel in attendance
    • Rescue techniques and resources are used to remove surface or partially trapped casualties, in accordance with organisational procedures
19. Evidence of casualty identity is collected and processed, in accordance with organisational procedures
20. Actions are taken to preserve the incident scene, where possible, for evidentiary purposes
21. Conclude structural collapse rescue operations
    • Equipment is recovered, cleaned and serviced, in accordance with organisational procedures and manufacturers' guidelines
22. Signs and symptoms of operational stress in self and others are reported to relevant personnel
23. Operational debrief is attended and documentation is completed, in accordance with organisational procedures
24. Hygiene precautions are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
casualties must include at least one of the following	partially and/or lightly trapped casualties able to be rescued using available rescue equipment surface and subsurface casualties trapped and not able to be rescued using available rescue equipment surface casualties not trapped within the structure

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