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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for workplace emergencies
  2. Respond to workplace emergencies
  3. Communicate with and complement other personnel
  4. Assist with recovery from workplace emergencies

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

access and use protective clothing and equipment safely and effectively under emergency conditions

communication skills during emergencies

care for protective clothing and equipment

interpret and respond to alarm systems

restow initial response equipment

Required Knowledge

alarm systems and associated equipment

appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment

concept of dynamic risk assessment

equipment operating characteristics limitations hazards precautions procedures and general care

general emergency priorities and strategies

hazard analysis

hierarchy of control

hazards and the precautions necessary during control activities

procedures for responding to alarms

survival rescue and recovery procedures

tactics for safely handling specific emergencies

workplace emergency procedures

Evidence Required

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to be prepared for a safe and prompt response to a workplace emergency to identify hazards and implement appropriate precautions to use equipment safely and effectively and to work as a team member safely and effectively under the direction of a workplace emergency initial response team leader

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time with a range of emergencies that could be expected in the workplace including dealing with plausible contingencies

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in a simulated environment under conditions that safely replicate workplace emergency situations

Specific resources for assessment

Access to

scenarios that reflect a range of emergency situations that may be expected in the workplace

material safety data sheets

workplace register of hazardous substances


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.

Emergency equipment may include:

emergency vehicles, trailers, trolleys or caches

fire protection equipment

forcible entry tools

life support equipment

monitors (or turrets)

monitoring equipment

personal protective clothing and equipment

rescue equipment

spill or leak control kits

Hazards may include:

chemical, biological, radiological

climatic

electrical

environmental

explosive

fire

mechanical

psychological (e.g. critical incident stress)

noise related

security related

storm/flood

structural

thermal

wildlife related

Other initial response teams may include:

damage control

emergency control organisation

fire team

first aid

maintenance

security