Release 1.  This is the first release of this unit of competency in the PUA Public Safety Training Package.

This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to participate as a member of a team in community safety activities including working with the community on matters, presenting organisational approved community safety information and contributing to hazard mitigation activities. Community safety activities provide an important opportunity to build community capacity in relation to prevention, preparedness and response to fires.

The unit applies to personnel required to participate as a member of a team in a variety of activities to build community capacity in relation to prevention, preparedness and response to fire events. Work at this level is performed under direct supervision and instruction.

The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Not applicable.

Fire

Fire

ELEMENTS 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1  

Participate in the identification of specific hazards 

1.1 

Accompanied inspections are undertaken with community members or groups to identify specific hazards

1.2 

Community members and organisations are consulted during the identification of hazards process, in accordance with organisational procedures

1.3 

Outcomes of hazard identification process are reported chain of command

1.4 

Confidentiality of information collected during inspection and during consultation process is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures

2 

Participate in presenting community safety information 

2.1 

Community safety information is collected and prepared, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.2 

Community safety information is distributed to relevant target groups, as required

2.3 

Location for community safety presentation is identified and preparations for the event are undertaken

2.4 

Feedback received from community safety presentation is recorded and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

3 

Participate in risk mitigation activities 

3.1 

Appropriate risk mitigation procedures, work instructions and directions are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures when completing community safety activities

3.2 

Work is undertaken in accordance with organisational and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures

3.3 

Mitigation activities are undertaken with minimum damage to the environment, in accordance with organisational procedures and legislation

3.4 

Outcomes from risk mitigation activities are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

This unit replaces and is equivalent to PUAFIR208B Participate in community safety activities.

Release 1.  This is the first release of this unit of competency in the PUA Public Safety Training Package.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes

• accompanying inspections
• applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements
• collecting, reporting and responding to feedback
• identifying specified hazards
• participating in identifying specific hazards, presenting community safety information and risk mitigation activities and procedures
• presenting information
• undertaking mitigation activities
• using communication methods and techniques

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes knowledge of

• community organisations and members
• environments and the potential impact of fire and hazards
• hazard identification
• organisational documentation, policies and procedures including on those on confidentiality and privacy
• risk mitigation processes and activities
• techniques for collecting, recording and reporting feedback
• Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations. Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in industry approved simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions.

Resources for assessment must include access to

• a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations
• relevant and appropriate materials, equipment, tools and personal protective clothing and equipment currently used in industry
• appropriate literature and equipment applicable documentation including organisational procedures, industry standards, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.