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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for rescue operation
   • Access, interpret and apply leading rescue team documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
   • Obtain, clarify and confirm information about the rescue operation
   • Evaluate personal fitness for leading rescue team
   • Obtain mine plan, determine route, and alternate route of travel, and mark on mine plan
   • Develop/agree with Incident Control, the strategy search patterns and contingency plans for the rescue operation
   • Establish and implement communication system and coordinate activities with others prior to, during and on completion of the work activity
2. Assess team members’ competence for the rescue situation and task requirements and constitute the team
3. Allocate team roles to best utilise individual team member competence
4. Identify, obtain, test and allocate rescue and safety equipment and materials
5. Determine and ensure availability of any ancillary equipment required with Incident Control and/or mining personnel
6. Brief rescue team members
   • Provide, clarify and confirm rescue information to team members on their roles, tasks and responsibilities
   • Identify and apply reporting formats and protocols
   • Confirm rescue strategies with Incident Control
   • Process written records and reports
7. Report to and liaise with Incident Control
   • Identify and apply reporting formats and protocols
   • Confirm rescue strategies with Incident Control
   • Receive and follow operational advice from Incident Control
   • Relay information on rescue team operations to Incident Control
   • Process written records and reports
8. Lead and monitor rescue team
   • Apply recommended systems/procedures for entering hazardous or irrespirable atmospheres and situations
   • Continually assess environment, risks and hazards associated with the rescue team, implement changes and ensure all work activity is carried out within the ability of the team
   • Continuously assess hazards and implement controls to minimise risk
   • Monitor the physical and emotional condition of the rescue team and take appropriate action to address any concerns
   • Provide information to team members about changes which can affect the operations or safety
   • Ensure team adheres to team rescue procedures and standard rescue guidelines
   • Implement coaching processes within the team, identify and provide further assistance
9. Complete team operation
   • Provide verbal report to Incident Control, advise of status of operation and significant variations to expected conditions
   • Formally de-brief team, obtain and collate written incident and procedural information
   • Provide comprehensive oral and written reports on team’s deployment and consequential outcomes to Incident Control
   • Report on significant physical or emotional condition of team members
   • Offer team members critical incident stress debriefing and counselling in an appropriate environment
10. Plan and prepare for rescue operation
    • Access, interpret and apply leading rescue team documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
    • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
    • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
    • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
    • Obtain, clarify and confirm information about the rescue operation
    • Evaluate personal fitness for leading rescue team
    • Obtain mine plan, determine route, and alternate route of travel, and mark on mine plan
    • Develop/agree with Incident Control, the strategy search patterns and contingency plans for the rescue operation
    • Establish and implement communication system and coordinate activities with others prior to, during and on completion of the work activity
    • Assess team members’ competence for the rescue situation and task requirements and constitute the team
    • Allocate team roles to best utilise individual team member competence
    • Identify, obtain, test and allocate rescue and safety equipment and materials
    • Determine and ensure availability of any ancillary equipment required with Incident Control and/or mining personnel
11. Brief rescue team members
    • Provide, clarify and confirm rescue information to team members on their roles, tasks and responsibilities
    • Identify and apply reporting formats and protocols
    • Confirm rescue strategies with Incident Control
    • Process written records and reports
12. Report to and liaise with Incident Control
    • Identify and apply reporting formats and protocols
    • Confirm rescue strategies with Incident Control
    • Receive and follow operational advice from Incident Control
    • Relay information on rescue team operations to Incident Control
    • Process written records and reports
13. Lead and monitor rescue team
    • Apply recommended systems/procedures for entering hazardous or irrespirable atmospheres and situations
    • Continually assess environment, risks and hazards associated with the rescue team, implement changes and ensure all work activity is carried out within the ability of the team
    • Continuously assess hazards and implement controls to minimise risk
    • Monitor the physical and emotional condition of the rescue team and take appropriate action to address any concerns
    • Provide information to team members about changes which can affect the operations or safety
    • Ensure team adheres to team rescue procedures and standard rescue guidelines
    • Implement coaching processes within the team, identify and provide further assistance
14. Complete team operation
    • Provide verbal report to Incident Control, advise of status of operation and significant variations to expected conditions
    • Formally de-brief team, obtain and collate written incident and procedural information
    • Provide comprehensive oral and written reports on team’s deployment and consequential outcomes to Incident Control
    • Report on significant physical or emotional condition of team members
    • Offer team members critical incident stress debriefing and counselling in an appropriate environment

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

works effectively with others to undertake and complete the implementation of lead rescue teams that meets all the required outcomes including:

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions

communicating clearly and concisely with others to resolve coordination requirements prior to commencing and during work activities

demonstrates completion of leading a rescue team that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

assessing individual and team competency for emergency rescue

allocating and communicating team roles and responsibilities

allocating rescue equipment

assessing the environment and implementing changes

monitoring the physical and mental condition of team

communicating with Incident Control

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in, applying the lead rescue team through:

legislative, organization and site requirement and procedures for:

risk management

work health and safety

personal fitness and readiness management

rescue team call-outs

isolation and barricading techniques

stretchers, lashings and roping equipment

communicating, recording and reporting

environmental issues

principles of leadership

counselling techniques

rescue guidelines

reporting and recording methods and protocols

entrapment procedures

mining methods and environment

mine transport systems

gas testing and monitoring instruments

types of fire and fire control methods

call-out procedures

standby / emergency procedures

effects on people working in hot and humid atmospheres

atmospheric monitoring and ventilation systems

breathing apparatus

factors affecting oxygen/air consumption

resuscitation in irrespirable atmospheres

fresh air base procedures and communications

structure, role and responsibilities of Incident Control

critical incident stress debriefing

extrication methods

roles of external agencies

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