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. |
Request for support may include: | international deployment inter-intra state or territory deployment |
Relevant personnel may include: | higher authority local disaster groups government agencies if deploying internationally |
Roles and responsibilities of must include: | co-ordination and allocation of resources under their supervision implementing their portion of the incident action plan maintaining effective two-way information flows within the incident control structure reporting on incident situation, the progress of operations, emerging risks and the status of resources |
Agencies involved in emergency incident may include: | defence forces embassies and consulates foreign affairs agency national emergency management agencies police united nations |
Transport plan may include: | border arrangements concept of operations finance hygiene briefing medical checks modes of transport personnel and equipment resupply arrangements route plan |
Welfare plan may include: | critical incident stress management family welfare hygiene briefing on call support personnel personnel information pre-deployment interviews pre-deployment medical checks quarantine checks |
Mobilisation plan may include: | concept of operations cultural and ethnic awareness disaster victim identification INSARAG guidelines code of conduct code of Ethics standard operating procedures |
Emergency management arrangements, policies and procedures must include: | INSARAG guidelines Onsite Operations Coordination Centre (OSSOC) United Nations Disaster Assessment Coordinator (UNDAC) |
Risk management process may include: | identify, analyse and evaluate risks according to agreed criteria in the USAR pre-deployment context identify and select treatment options implement treatment options monitor and review risk strategies |
Asset management principles may include: | equipment and procurement financial management of delegation human resources management jurisdictions asset management system maintenance payments spending limits testing regimes and depreciation and replacement procedures |
Financial considerations when deploying a USAR task force may include: | cash security claims creation of centres credit limits and systems to increase limits discretionary powers finance financial management practices financial support lines industrial agreements methods of payment reconciliation processes responsibilities of task force leader with regard to task force finances travel wages |
Deployment notification processes may include: | notification method and processes as applied within the state, territory or nation utilisation of preplanning information regarding personnel availability |
Policies and procedures may include: | certification of equipment safe to deploy Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulations dangerous goods for air, road and rail transport foreign affairs briefings own nation’s aid agency briefing self-sustainability of task force |
SMEACS-Q must include: | situation mission execution administration and logistics command and control questions |
Reception/departure centre may include: | central point for cross border processes liaison point for incoming USAR task forces logistical supply point for incoming task forces |
Emergency response teams are processed may include: | additional support, if required identifying cultural issues, security risk identifying incoming team’s capability managing self-deployed teams supplementary resources, for example maps |
Briefing paper for incoming task force may include: | identification of liaison point of contact identification of logistical requirements of incoming teams: fuel food water equipment location of reception centre operational framework transportation requirements |
USAR task force deployment briefing may include: | conducting briefings/debriefings are conducted confirming feedback and analysis of team personnel is confirmed to ensure actual roles are understood identifying and reporting on follow-up actions follow up action is identified and reported on purpose and structure of briefing |
Communications plan may include: | radio frequencies and channels network charts maintenance of records: personal log incident notebook occurrence book reporting templates procedures for maintaining communication log |
Media plan may include | briefing notes point of contact for media policy for media engagement talking points |
Content for an evacuation plan may include: | role of task force leader key considerations if emergency evacuation is required risk assessment security local contacts equipment disposal modes of transport pre-approval of evacuation plan is sought medical evacuation of a task force team member |
Content for an evacuation plan is prepared, taking into account a series of key factors may include: | planning considerations security medical communications equipment disposal risk assessment use of planning templates medical evacuation of a task force team member |
Demobilisation plan may include: | decontamination disposal/rehabilitation of cache logistics planning move from incident site to base of operations notification post operational analysis task force casualties transport arrangements from base to home location |
Information sources may include: | emergency management arrangements international guidelines |
Plans may include: | communications demobilisation evacuation media redeployment |