Qualification details

Public Safety qualifications have core units (which must be achieved) and elective units (where there is a choice of units which must be achieved) so different Employability Skills Summaries are possible within the one qualification, depending on the package of core units and chosen elective units.

Employability Skill 

Employability Skills Statement 

Communication 

• accurately record details of casualties' condition, treatment and response to treatment in line with organisation's procedures
• communicate with casualties
• correctly use, interpret, confirm and act upon signalling in a timely manner
• identify and communicate additional or specific resource requirements
• immediately report any changes in situation and/or conditions to designated person
• use protocols
• write a management plan

Teamwork 

• contribute to maintaining safety of other work group members
• establish issues affecting safety of self and other personnel by identifying hazards and assessing risks, and by liaising with others at the scene
• participate in assessment, which may be as a member of a team or as part of an interagency exercise
• work with others in a team situation

Problem solving 

• apply techniques for removing public from scene
• assess the scene, which may identify hazards
• identify and communicate additional or specific resource requirements
• monitor treatment to changes in condition of the casualty and/or environment
• rectify hazardous situations where possible and report and/or record them according to organisation's policies and procedures
• seek expert advice
• undertake visual inspections, plan reviews, recognise hazard warnings, interview others at scene

Initiative and enterprise 

• assist work group members in danger in accordance with standard operating procedures, ensuring personal safety is maintained
• immediately report changes in situation and/or conditions to designated person
• monitor and assess treatment, and appropriately amend the management plan in response to changes in condition of the casualty and/or environment
• understand that working environment may be hazardous and unpredictable
• undertake initial assessment of extent and nature of emergency care required

Code 

Core Units 

PUALAW001B

Protect and preserve incident scene

PUAOHS002B

Maintain safety at an incident scene

PUAOPE013A

Operate communications systems and equipment

PUAOPE014A

Navigate to an incident in a vehicle

HLTFA301B

Apply first aid

Code 

Elective Units 

Group A 

PUASAR024A

Undertake road crash rescue

∟ PUAEME002B Manage injuries at emergency incident

OR

∟ HLTFA301B Apply first aid

∟ PUASAR022A Participate in a rescue operation

PUASAR027A

Undertake land search rescue

PUASAR028A

Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse

∟ PUASAR023A Participate in an urban search and rescue Category 1

PUASAR032A

Undertake vertical rescue

∟ PUASAR022A Participate in a rescue operation

PUASES008A

Undertake storm and water damage operations

PUASES009A

Undertake inland floodboat operations

PUASES013A

Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights

∟ PUASES008A Undertake storm and water damage operations

PUASES014A

Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques

∟ HLTFA301B Apply first aid

PUASES015A

Operate over-snow vehicle

PUASES016A

Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations

PUAVEH001B

Drive vehicles under operational conditions

Group B 

PUAAMS001B

Work in an aviation environment

PUAAMS002B

Search as a member of an air search team

PUAAMS003B

Conduct stores dropping operations

PUACOM002B

Provide services to clients

PUACOM003B

Manage information

PUACOM005B

Foster a positive organisational image in the community

PUAEMR005B

Design and manage activities which exercise elements of emergency management

PUALAW002B

Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

PUALAW003B

Give evidence in judicial or quasi-judicial setting

PUAMAN002B

Administer work group resources

PUAOPE012A

Control a Level 1 incident

PUAOPE015A

Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUASES010A

Plan, activate and maintain a communications network

∟ PUAOPE013A Operate communications systems and equipment

PUASES012A

Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre

PUATEA002B

Work autonomously

FPICOT2239A

Trim and cut felled trees

FPIFGM3204A

Fall trees manually (intermediate)

FPIFGM3205A

Fall trees manually (advanced)

HLTFA404A

Apply advanced resuscitation techniques

TAADEL301C

Provide training through instruction and demonstration of work skills

For the purposes of gaining a qualification the following three units count as one unit*:

TAAASS401C *

Plan and organise assessment

TAAASS301B *

Contribute to assessment

OR

TAAASS402C *

Assess competence

TAAASS404B *

Participate in assessment validation

NOTES 

HLT unit been imported from the HLT07 Health Training Package.

FPI units have been imported from the FPI05 Forest and Forest Products Training Package.

TAA units have been imported from the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package.

Information about customising PUA00 Public Safety Training Package qualifications is on page 12 .