The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.
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Elements and Performance Criteria | |||
Element | Performance Criteria | ||
1 | Monitor and assess situational risks in workplaces | 1.1 | Situational safety is monitored and assessed and well informed judgements are made in accordance with agreed operational practices and the surrounding environment |
1.2 | Potential risks to own safety, the safety of fellow officers and members of the public are quickly and correctly identified assessed and monitored | ||
2 | Maintain a safe working environment | 2.1 | Operational safety responses/procedures are identified and/or planned and implemented within organisation's procedures and policies |
2.2 | Equipment, materials and environment are assessed for hazards and protective action is planned to ensure the health and safety of people | ||
2.3 | Safety issues are evaluated and advised to the relevant officers and alternate responses are devised | ||
2.4 | Appropriate protective clothing and equipment are correctly identified, worn and utilised where and when required | ||
2.5 | Incidents are identified and observations are recorded and reported accurately, promptly and in the required format to relevant personnel | ||
3 | Employ defensive tactics | 3.1 | Situations are assessed correctly and informed judgements made as appropriate for the use of defensive tactics and/or physical restraint techniques |
3.2 | Defensive tactics and/or restraining techniques are applied in accordance with jurisdictional law, organisational policy and procedures and subject to surrounding conditions | ||
3.3 | Documentation regarding the 'use of force' is completed and submitted in accordance with organisational requirements | ||
3.4 | Defensive tactics and restraining skills are applied at the appropriate situations and to organisational standard | ||
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required Skills |
Recognising and accurately assessing situational risks/hazards Planning, implementing and where necessary adapting workplace safety responses to situational contexts Minimising workplace risks to self, colleagues and the public Effectively communicating safety issues/concerns to colleagues, supervisors and when necessary other emergency service workers and the public Effectively communicate with a wide range of community members such as those with physical/sensory/intellectual impairment and cultural differences The most appropriate 'use of force' (restraining and defensive tactics) Safe operation and use of general issue and emergency operational equipment and safety clothing Safe operation of police vehicles under a variety of operational and environmental contexts |
Required Knowledge |
Organisational OH&S legislation as it applies to policing Organisational policy and procedures covering operational safety issues/practices Potential risks associated with a full range of non-specialist operational policing activities Established strategies to optimise safety under a range of operational scenarios The 'use of force', its legal parameters and reporting requirements in relation to operations General 'duty of care' responsibilities OH&S Guidelines for lifting and carrying persons |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in identifying workplace safety risks, work practices and defensive tactics to ensure the safety of self and others Consistency in performance Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Context of assessment Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments Specific resources for assessment All necessary equipment for operational safety and vehicles and standard organisational operational accoutrements are available |
Guidance information for assessment | Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package. |
The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. | |
Workplaces may include | police stations watch-houses foot or mobile patrol environments crime/incident scenes public crowd/traffic control tasking sites sporting and social venues industrial/business/domestic buildings public transport systems |
Monitoring and assessing situations may include | identification and valuation of the potential risks (and their strengths) arising from a situation or a situation's particular 'time frame' techniques such as personal observation reviewing previous reports gathering existing situational intelligence from colleagues other emergency service workers and/or public present at site analysis of situational intelligence and evidence communication with other agencies such as RTA Local Government Community Services |
Potential risks may include | matters or events that could harm persons buildings of property and could be already present or evolve as a result of actions taken |
Safe working practices should focus on the techniques/strategies that optimise the present and future safety of persons and property involved or present at the given workplace site and cover practices/matters including but not limited to | crowd control situational communication techniques dealing with aggressive/violent/intoxicated/drugged/ injured/uncooperative persons operation of police vehicles and equipment including weapons use of force' techniques/options/strategies use of safety clothing (visibility vests, wet weather gear, riot clothing/headgear, rubber gloves, etc) warning devices (portable lamps, signs, torches) and safety barriers/ warning tapes dealing with potentially hazardous substances such as noxious gases, chemicals, fuels prevention of disease transmissions lifting and carry persons risk assessment and contingency planning |
Safety issues may include | Safety issues are defined as issues/matters that may impact on the future safety of officers and could include faulty equipment inappropriate operational procedures or the need for skills enhancement |
Communication in the context of this unit | In this unit communication is focused on 'officer survival' and therefore covers communication techniques required for dealing with potentially hazardous situations either as a single officer or in partnership with other officers/emergency service workers and includes both verbal and non-verbal techniques |
Self defence and/or restraining techniques may include | the range of offensive/defensive skills and tactics sanctioned by an organisation to enable an officer to defend against or restrain persons attempting to physically harm themselves the officer colleagues or members of the public |
The required outcomes described in this Unit of Competency contain applicable facets of Employability Skills. The Employability Skills Summary of the qualification in which this Unit of Competency is packaged, will assist in identifying Employability Skill requirements.