Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAFER007 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Manage an emergency control organisation

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAFER007 - Manage an emergency control organisation
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required by a member of an Emergency Planning Committee to document and maintain a facility emergency plan, to establish and maintain an emergency control organisation and to operate in accordance with the facility's emergency plan. It includes initiating emergency response planning, ensuring an emergency control organisation is in place, providing for initiation and control of an initial emergency response, providing for post initial response activities, planning and implementing emergency control training and providing support in the post response and/or recovery phase.The unit has been developed to cover facilities as specified in Australian Standard (AS) 3745 and AS4083. For this unit, as outlined in covered by AS3745 and/or AS4083, occupants are people attending a facility on a permanent or temporary basis such as an employee, contractor, student or resident, but not a visitor or patient and a facility is a building, structure or workplace that is, or may be, occupied by people (occupants).All aspects of the unit must be undertaken in accordance with legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures and accepted safe work practices. It applies to members of an Emergency Planning Committee.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Facility Emergency Response
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Initiate a system of emergency response planning
  • Develop a facility emergency plan and ensure a system of emergency alerts is planned, specified, implemented and maintained, in accordance with legislation and available resources
       
Element: Notification of an initial emergency response is provided, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       
Element: Emergency identification and analysis process is implemented, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       
Element: An emergency control organisation is established and its members are trained to meet the requirements of the facility emergency plan using available resources
       
Element: Resources required to support the operation of an emergency control organisation are identified and allocated, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       
Element: Ensure emergency control organisation is in place
  • Possible emergencies are identified, defined and plans are developed to control them
       
Element: Building plans are analysed for initial emergency response issues
       
Element: Emergency response procedures are based on possible emergencies identified in the hazard analysis
       
Element: Provide for initiation and control of initial emergency response
  • Facility procedures for initiating and controlling initial emergency response are developed, implemented and communicated, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures
       
Element: Arrangements are established, in accordance with personal emergency evacuation plans, for the evacuation of occupants who need assistance
       
Element: Facility emergency plan provides for assets to be secured, where safe to do so
       
Element: Facility emergency plan provides for restricted access to evacuated areas
       
Element: Evacuation exercises are conducted, as required, to validate and amend facility emergency response procedures
       
Element: A system to account for all occupants during emergencies is developed and implemented, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures
       
Element: Provide for post initial response activities
  • Priorities for evacuation and post initial response activities are put in place, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       
Element: Emergency services personnel are briefed on post initial response activities
       
Element: Post initial response activities are documented, in accordance with facility requirements
       
Element: Facility emergency response procedures provide for recovery activities to be identified and implemented
       
Element: Plan and implement emergency control organisationtraining
  • Training needs of emergency control organisation members are identified and documented, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures
       
Element: Training is developed, implemented and reviewed, in accordance with facility emergency plan
       
Element: Training is identified from hazard needs analysis
       
Element: Refresher training, drills and exercises are conducted, in accordance with facility emergency plan
       
Element: Resources for training are identified and provided, as required
       
Element: Feedback on training is sought and is used to improve training programs
       
Element: Provide support in post responserecovery phase
  • Provision is made in the facility emergency plan for minimising adverse consequences to occupants, the environment and facility
       
Element: Debriefing activities are undertaken, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       
Element: External support services are accessed, as required, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       
Element: Liaising with media is undertaken, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       
Element: Reports are completed and referred to the emergency planning committee, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

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.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Develop a facility emergency plan and ensure a system of emergency alerts is planned, specified, implemented and maintained, in accordance with legislation and available resources 
 
 
 
 
Possible emergencies are identified, defined and plans are developed to control them 
 
 
Facility procedures for initiating and controlling initial emergency response are developed, implemented and communicated, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures 
 
 
 
 
 
Priorities for evacuation and post initial response activities are put in place, in accordance with the facility emergency plan 
 
 
 
Training needs of emergency control organisation members are identified and documented, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision is made in the facility emergency plan for minimising adverse consequences to occupants, the environment and facility 
 
 
 
 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

PUAFER007 - Manage an emergency control organisation
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Assessment Record Sheet

PUAFER007 - Manage an emergency control organisation

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