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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess international freight transport security and safety risks
   • Records of international freight transport security and safety breaches, thefts, accidents and damage are reviewed to identify past security and safety incidents
   • Assessment of potential risks to security and safety of freight, personnel, facilities, information and equipment are made, considering internal and external factors
   • Relative risks from a range of sources are assessed and compared with existing security and safety measures
   • Discrepancies between identified risk and current security and safety processes are noted
2. Specify international transport security and safety requirements
   • Decisions and adjustments to security and safety equipment, facilities and services are made based on risk assessment in relation to benefits to freight forwarding customer and freight forwarding organisation
   • Transport security and safety plans including performance indicators are prepared in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements, and are circulated for feedback prior to implementation
   • Security and safety arrangements for international freight forwarding activities are documented, and implementation strategies are established in accordance with freight forwarding organisation’s transport security and safety plans, and transport security and safety regulations
   • Questions and feedback from stakeholders are responded to promptly and, where appropriate, incorporated in plans
3. Implement transport security and safety plans and policies
   • Priorities for implementation are identified, and management and workplace personnel are informed
   • Competency needs for the work are identified, and staff are allocated and/or trained and assessed to meet those needs
   • Equipment and facilities are allocated and/or obtained
   • Workplace personnel and equipment are organised to meet requirements ensuring workloads are balanced and other workplace activities are met
   • Operating procedures and methods are explained to freight forwarding and security and safety personnel, and follow-up communication methods are used to ensure freight transport and storage security and safety requirements are applied in accordance with transport security and safety security plans and policies
   • Advice is provided to customers on security and safety matters during international freight forwarding projects in accordance with freight forwarding organisation’s transport security and safety plans and policies
   • International freight transport security and safety plans, policies and procedures are implemented when carrying out freight forwarding duties and functions
4. Monitor and review system performance
   • Reports on security and safety incidents in international freight transport and related action are collated and categorised
   • Reports are compared to identify trends in security, and safety incidents and breaches
   • International freight transport security and safety policies and procedures are amended and trialled to improve performance

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

assessing international freight transport security and safety risks completing documentation and records related to planning and managing international freight transport security and safety implementing contingency plans including when there is a breach of the security and safety procedures implementing transport security and safety plans and policies modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments monitoring and reviewing security and safety system performance reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures specifying international transport security and safety requirements.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

applicable legislation and regulations: Australian and international regulations, conventions and codes of practice for the safe and secure international transport of freight Australian and international standards and certification requirements relevant Australian and international environmental protection legislation relevant Australian and international transport security and safety legislation relevant regulations for importing and exporting cargo relevant regulations for international trading and financial transactions business policies for security provision, including outsourcing components of operations and engaging additional resources definition of safety in the context of an international freight transport supply chain importance of security and safety in the international transport supply chain insurance assessments international and Australian transport security initiatives and regulations related to importing, exporting and transiting goods, including aviation and maritime security licence and permit requirements relevant to international freight transport security and safety procedures problems that may occur when planning and managing international freight transport security and safety, and action that can be taken to prevent or to resolve these problems procedures for planning and managing international freight transport security and safety regulations, conventions, codes of practice and legislative requirements relevant to planning and managing international freight transport security and safety procedures within a freight forwarder’s workplace and in other organisations in the international freight transport supply chain relevant information and documentation relevant international and Australian standards and certification requirements security and safety risks security services provision sources of information on security and safety in international freight transport.

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