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Evidence Guide: PMAWHS311 - Lead emergency teams

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The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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PMAWHS311 - Lead emergency teams

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Assess the nature and extent of the emergency

  1. Determine the nature and extent of the emergency in order to ascertain the level and degree of the emergency and what required actions and management strategies should be implemented
  2. Communicate the nature and extent of the emergency in a timely manner to other nominated emergency or facility personnel
  3. Facilitate the rescue of personnel at risk, control/extinguish the emergency and make the affected area safe through application of rescue and control strategies
  4. Ensure all team members are adequately instructed, protected and equipped to function safely and effectively in the emergency situation through the application of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Determine the nature and extent of the emergency in order to ascertain the level and degree of the emergency and what required actions and management strategies should be implemented

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Communicate the nature and extent of the emergency in a timely manner to other nominated emergency or facility personnel

Completed
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Facilitate the rescue of personnel at risk, control/extinguish the emergency and make the affected area safe through application of rescue and control strategies

Completed
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Ensure all team members are adequately instructed, protected and equipped to function safely and effectively in the emergency situation through the application of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Completed
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Effect rescue of personnel at risk

  1. Instruct rescue teams to effect the search for, and rescue of, personnel identified as being at risk
  2. Allocate resources to potentially exposed or threatened personnel and assets, and minimise the likelihood of escalation of the risk
Instruct rescue teams to effect the search for, and rescue of, personnel identified as being at risk

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Allocate resources to potentially exposed or threatened personnel and assets, and minimise the likelihood of escalation of the risk

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Confine the spread of emergency

  1. Initiate control/extinguishing responses promptly in order to eliminate the emergency
  2. Render affected areas safe in order to prevent the likelihood of further re-occurrence, or threat to personnel or assets
  3. Provide feedback to facility or other nominated personnel concerning the status of the emergency
Initiate control/extinguishing responses promptly in order to eliminate the emergency

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Render affected areas safe in order to prevent the likelihood of further re-occurrence, or threat to personnel or assets

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Provide feedback to facility or other nominated personnel concerning the status of the emergency

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Assess the nature and extent of the emergency

1.1

Determine the nature and extent of the emergency in order to ascertain the level and degree of the emergency and what required actions and management strategies should be implemented

1.2

Communicate the nature and extent of the emergency in a timely manner to other nominated emergency or facility personnel

1.3

Facilitate the rescue of personnel at risk, control/extinguish the emergency and make the affected area safe through application of rescue and control strategies

1.4

Ensure all team members are adequately instructed, protected and equipped to function safely and effectively in the emergency situation through the application of personal protective equipment (PPE)

2

Effect rescue of personnel at risk

2.1

Instruct rescue teams to effect the search for, and rescue of, personnel identified as being at risk

2.2

Allocate resources to potentially exposed or threatened personnel and assets, and minimise the likelihood of escalation of the risk

3

Confine the spread of emergency

3.1

Initiate control/extinguishing responses promptly in order to eliminate the emergency

3.2

Render affected areas safe in order to prevent the likelihood of further re-occurrence, or threat to personnel or assets

3.3

Provide feedback to facility or other nominated personnel concerning the status of the emergency

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Assess the nature and extent of the emergency

1.1

Determine the nature and extent of the emergency in order to ascertain the level and degree of the emergency and what required actions and management strategies should be implemented

1.2

Communicate the nature and extent of the emergency in a timely manner to other nominated emergency or facility personnel

1.3

Facilitate the rescue of personnel at risk, control/extinguish the emergency and make the affected area safe through application of rescue and control strategies

1.4

Ensure all team members are adequately instructed, protected and equipped to function safely and effectively in the emergency situation through the application of personal protective equipment (PPE)

2

Effect rescue of personnel at risk

2.1

Instruct rescue teams to effect the search for, and rescue of, personnel identified as being at risk

2.2

Allocate resources to potentially exposed or threatened personnel and assets, and minimise the likelihood of escalation of the risk

3

Confine the spread of emergency

3.1

Initiate control/extinguishing responses promptly in order to eliminate the emergency

3.2

Render affected areas safe in order to prevent the likelihood of further re-occurrence, or threat to personnel or assets

3.3

Provide feedback to facility or other nominated personnel concerning the status of the emergency

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include the ability to:

communicate clearly and unambiguously with team members, management and other personnel under stress

lead and manage/supervise team members in emergency situations

analyse risk, allocate resources and prioritise activities

select and use appropriate control/fire-fighting media and rescue equipment

interpret information about changing conditions, hazards and individuals’ needs and make prompt decisions about appropriate action and allocation of resources

read and interpret procedures.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

organisational procedures, including those covering:

safety, hazards and hazard control

incident, fire and accident

environmental protection

relevant facility emergency management and safety systems

emergency communication systems

emergency response plans

fire chemistry, fire characteristics and/or chemical hazards

location and availability of response equipment

types and application of personal protective equipment (PPE) and breathing apparatus

types and application of fire-fighting/emergency response and containment media

hazard identification, assessment and control of risk

principles and procedures of self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

search and rescue techniques (including self rescue techniques)

teamwork principles and techniques

types and impact of emergency tactics

casualty handling techniques.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards

licence and certification requirements

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following:

fire management systems

communication systems

relevant facility emergency management and contingency response plans

emergency procedures

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

Control and rescue equipment

Control and rescue equipment includes one or more of the following:

fire-extinguishers

fire hoses

mobile extinguishers

fire blankets

pumps

branches, fittings and nozzles

foam equipment/units

PPE

self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

communication equipment

stretchers

deluge/safety showers

Fire-fighting media

Fire-fighting media includes one or more of the following:

water

foam

extinguishing powder

gaseous extinguishing agents

vapourising liquids

other fire-extinguishing substances

Emergency strategies and tactics

Emergency strategies and tactics include one or more of the following:

direct attack

indirect attack

combination attack

exposure protection

internal/offensive attacks

confining the spread of incident

rescuing occupants

cooling the fuels

removal of fuels

interrupting the chemical chain reaction

exclusion of oxygen

Emergency situations

Emergency situations include one or more of the following:

accidents

fires

chemical or oil spills

gas leak or vapour emission

utilities failure

bomb scares