Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to assess security risks associated with client operations and formulate suitable treatment options as part of a risk management strategy. It includes analysing the client’s security objectives and operating environment and establishing criteria to select and prioritise risk treatment options consistent with recognised industry practice and guidelines provided by ISO 31000:2018 Risk management – Guidelines (ISO 31000). The unit requires preparing formal reports detailing risk management options and possible consequences of not implementing recommended treatments.

This unit is suitable for those using a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to analyse information and provide solutions to sometimes complex problems.

Legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply in some states and territories to the provision of advice on security solutions, strategies, protocols and procedures. For further information, check with the relevant regulatory authority.

Pre-requisite Unit

None.

Unit Sector

Security/Risk management

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

As well as the foundation skills explicit in the performance criteria of this unit, candidates require:

• oral communication skills to negotiate client agreement
• writing skills to prepare succinct and logically structured assessment reports
• numeracy skills to apply basic probability statistics when assessing security risks.

Unit Mapping Information

Supersedes and equivalent to CPPSEC5003A Assess security risk management options.

Links

Companion volumes to this training package are available at the VETNet website - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=6f3f9672-30e8-4835-b348-205dfcf13d9b

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by assessing security risks and formulating risk management options associated with two of the following scenarios:

• security of a mass gathering
• security of a crowded place
• asset security.

Knowledge Evidence

To be competent in this unit, a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

• legislative and regulatory requirements that apply when assessing security risk management options:

• key requirements of legislation, regulations and codes of conduct governing security risk management in the jurisdiction of operation
• legal rights and responsibilities of employers, supervisors and employees associated with work health and safety and duty of care
• licensing requirements in the security industry
• trespass and removal of persons
• use of force

• application of integrated security measures including physical security, manpower, security technologies and security of personnel and information
• distinction between information and intelligence and methods for validating information sources
• implications for security risk management arising from:

• National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
• Active Armed Offender Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Improvised Explosive Device Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Chemical Weapon Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Hostile Vehicle Guidelines for Crowded Places

• methods for determining the type, nature and causes of potential and actual security risks
• methods for prioritising security risks and treatment options based on degree of risk
• process and application of dynamic risk assessment and risk management methods
• purpose of Australia’sStrategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of:

• definition of crowded places
• key security issues for crowded places
• objectives, characteristics and identification of active armed offenders
• definition of hostile vehicles and methods of attack
• signs of chemical weapons attack and recommend response
• general features of improvised explosive devices and recommended incident response

• recognised industry practice and application of ISO 31000:2018 Risk management – Guidelines (ISO 31000) when establishing criteria to assess risks and treatment options
• types of treatment options appropriate to the range of security risks and threats to various client operating environments:

• assets
• buildings
• crowded places
• mass gatherings.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.

All individuals engaged by a licensed RTO for security licensing purposes must hold both a security trainers licence (where such a licence exists within the relevant jurisdiction) and the licence for performing the security activities for which the individual is providing training or assessment. Regulators may impose other assessor conditions to meet jurisdictional assessment requirements.

Assessment must be conducted in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment. Candidates must have access to:

• legislation, regulations and codes of practice that apply to assessing security risk management options in the jurisdiction of operation
• client instructions and operating environment information, resources and information technologies required to achieve the performance evidence
• ISO 31000
• National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
• Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism
• National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
• Active Armed Offender Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Improvised Explosive Device Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Chemical Weapon Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Hostile Vehicle Guidelines for Crowded Places.

Links

Companion volumes to this training package are available at the VETNet website - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=6f3f9672-30e8-4835-b348-205dfcf13d9b