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 establish and manage the implementation of a range of community safety intervention strategies that can be used to reduce risks.

The unit applies to personnel required to develop and implement community safety strategies for their area of responsibility, consistent with the organisation’s policy for community safety.

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.

It is essential that the prerequisite units listed below are obtained prior to the issuance of this unit to individuals within the fire sector or the units contributing to the attainment of a fire qualification.

PUAFIR509 Implement prevention strategies

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ELEMENTS 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1  

Identify prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies 

1.1 

Characteristics of potential community risks are identified

1.2 

Existing and potential prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies are identified through research, expert opinion and stakeholder consultation

2 

Evaluate draft strategies 

2.1 

Evaluation of draft strategies is undertaken, with any limitations and impacts identified and communicated to stakeholders

2.2 

Feedback on draft strategies are obtained from stakeholders and collated, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.3 

Stakeholder concerns and issues are addressed through negotiation and are taken into account in a revised draft of community safety strategies

3 

Select strategies 

3.1 

Revised strategies are presented to stakeholders for agreement

3.2 

Community safety strategies are documented and submitted for approval to relevant personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures

4 

Communicate approved strategies 

4.1 

Approved community safety strategies are publicised to stakeholders

4.2 

Technologies and processes are selected, in accordance with organisational procedures, to most effectively communicate information to stakeholders

5 

Organise implementation of documented strategies 

5.1 

Implementation processes and procedures for community safety strategies relevant to risks are identified

5.2 

Community safety action plans are developed to facilitate implementation processes and procedures

6 

Review effectiveness of implemented strategies 

6.1 

Community safety strategies and implementation is evaluated and reviewed, in accordance with organisational procedures

6.2 

Community safety action plans are adjusted following review, if required

6.3 

Adjustments, if required, to community safety action plans are implemented, 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 PUAFIR602B Manage the implementation of community safety strategies.

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

• applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements
• conducting needs analysis
• documenting and communicating approved community safety strategies
• establishing communication methods and networks
• establishing an implementation process for community safety strategies
• evaluating draft community safety strategies
• identifying stakeholders
• identifying prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies
• implementing action plans
• monitoring and reviewing planning processes
• negotiating with client groups and stakeholders including resolving conflicts
• organising the implementation of documented community safety strategies
• reviewing effectiveness of implemented community safety strategies including procedures, action plans and strategies
• selecting community safety strategies
• using information technologies to communicate information
• using publicising strategies
• working with prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies

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

• communication methods and techniques
• community safety action plans
• emergency management concepts and principles
• evaluation of draft strategies
• implementation of strategies
• information technologies
• legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to community safety strategies
• organisational documentation, policies and procedures
• prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies
• potential stakeholders
• strategies to use for publicising community safety implementation
• Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements including risk mitigation, risk management models and potential hazards and their consequences

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 including

• controlled access to organisational records and personnel information about incidents and/or simulations based on actual events - these resources may involve complex scenarios sufficient to allow evidence to be gathered from a variety of sources and stakeholders on more than one occasion and over an extended period

• applicable documentation including organisational procedures, industry standards, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.