This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to identify and avoid workplace hazards and risks, to maintain personal safety and to report identified issues to supervisors and team members.

It is designed as an introduction to safe work practices and is specifically relevant to a workplace requiring personnel to be involved in incidents, prescribed burns and/or operational aspects of emergency management. It includes identifying, implementing and monitoring effectiveness of workplace hazards and risk control procedures.

The unit applies to personnel who work as a member of a team. Work at this level is undertaken 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

Identify workplace hazards and risks, and advise others

1.1

Procedures and practices are followed to identify hazards and risks in the workplace

1.2

Identified hazards and risks in the work area are communicated to team members and supervisors

1.3

Identified risk factors which may create or escalate the immediate risk to life, property or the environment are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

2

Implement hazard and risk control procedures

2.1

Personal protective clothing and equipment is selected and donned, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.2

Hazard identification and risks controls are implemented, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) guidelines and organisational procedures

2.3

Equipment appropriate for dealing with a hazard is selected for use and checked, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.4

Personal health and welfare is managed, in accordance with organisational policy

3

Monitor effectiveness of hazard and risk control procedures

3.1

Situation awareness is maintained to ensure the continued effectiveness of hazard and risk control procedures

3.2

Changes in incident behaviour and conditions are reported immediately through the chain of command, in accordance with organisational procedures

3.3

Activities and debriefings regarding hazard and risk control procedures are participated in, as appropriate

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.

personal protective clothing and equipment must include

eye and head protection

turn out uniform and gloves

controlling risks must include

dynamic risk assessment

safe person approach

Fire

Fire