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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare the team for workplace emergencies
  2. Coordinate the response to control workplace emergencies
  3. Communicate with and coordinate personnel
  4. Lead team's recovery from workplace emergencies

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

coordinate the use of emergency equipment safely and effectively under emergency conditions

communication skills during emergencies

ability to take on a leadership role which includes giving clear directions under emergency conditions making decisions appropriate to the situation and keeping others appropriately informed

Required Knowledge

alarm systems and associated equipment

appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment

building fire safety features

dealing with contingencies

equipment operating characteristics limitations hazards precautions procedures and general care

general emergency priorities and strategies

hazards and relevant precautions

how people react in emergency situations

procedures for responding to alarms

risk assessment

roles responsibilities and authority of emergency services personnel

situational awareness

survival rescue and recovery procedures

tactics for safely handling specific emergencies

workplace emergency management plan

Evidence Required

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to lead a safe and prompt response to a workplace emergency to constantly assess the situation identify hazards apply and coordinate appropriate precautions to select implement and coordinate safe and effective actions by the team to support the responding emergency services or specialist response teams and to complete appropriate reports

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 while leading a team

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

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

Specific resources for assessment

Access to

scenarios that reflect emergency situations that may be expected in the workplace

workplace emergency initial response equipment


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.

Pre-incident planning may include:

contingency plans, sketches or notes about workplace layout, features, hazards and emergency control facilities

discussions and/or use of operational procedures involving emergency plans, sketches, notes, procedures or material safety data sheets

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