This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to participate as a member of a team in community safety activities including working with the community on matters, presenting organisational approved community safety information and contributing to hazard mitigation activities. Community safety activities provide an important opportunity to build community capacity in relation to prevention, preparedness and response to fires.

The unit applies to personnel required to participate as a member of a team in a variety of activities to build community capacity in relation to prevention, preparedness and response to fire events. Work at this level is performed under direct supervision and instruction.

The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Participate in the identification of specific hazards

1.1

Accompanied inspections are undertaken with community members or groups to identify specific hazards

1.2

Community members and organisations are consulted during the identification of hazards process, in accordance with organisational procedures

1.3

Outcomes of hazard identification process are reported chain of command

1.4

Confidentiality of information collected during inspection and during consultation process is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures

2

Participate in presenting community safety information

2.1

Community safety information is collected and prepared, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.2

Community safety information is distributed to relevant target groups, as required

2.3

Location for community safety presentation is identified and preparations for the event are undertaken

2.4

Feedback received from community safety presentation is recorded and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

3

Participate in risk mitigation activities

3.1

Appropriate risk mitigation procedures, work instructions and directions are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures when completing community safety activities

3.2

Work is undertaken in accordance with organisational and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures

3.3

Mitigation activities are undertaken with minimum damage to the environment, in accordance with organisational procedures and legislation

3.4

Outcomes from risk mitigation activities are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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.

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