Modification History
Not applicable.
Unit Descriptor
Unit Descriptor |
This unit covers the competency required to recognise emergencies in the workplace, to report emergencies and to take appropriate action. For this unit workplace is defined as the area encompassed by an individual's responsibilities. This unit:
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Application of the Unit
Application of the Unit |
The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package. This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible. |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Prerequisite Unit /s |
Nil |
Employability Skills Information
Employability Skills |
This unit contains employability skills. |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a Unit of Competency. |
Performance Criteria describe the required performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the Required Skills and Knowledge and/or the Range Statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the Evidence Guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare for emergency situations |
1.1 Current workplace emergency procedures to be used by employees and other workplace occupants are identified and followed 1.2 Emergency resources in the workplace are identified and located 1.3 Emergency response exercises are participated in according to workplace emergency procedures |
2. Report emergencies and potential emergencies |
2.1 Emergencies and potential emergencies are identified and reported according to workplace emergency procedures 2.2 People in any immediate danger from the emergency or potential emergency are alerted according to workplace emergency procedures |
3. Respond to emergency warnings and advice |
3.1 Emergency warnings and advice are responded to according to workplace emergency procedures 3.2 Instructions from emergency control response personnel are complied with during an emergency 3.3 Sources of additional information are identified and information is sought from relevant people if the situation is not clear |
4. Evacuate from the work area |
4.1 Need to evacuate from the work area is determined according to the level of immediate danger or instruction issued under the workplace emergency procedures 4.2 Work area is prepared for evacuation according to workplace emergency procedures and the nature of the emergency 4.3 Area of danger is evacuated according to workplace emergency procedures 4.4 Where it is safe to do so, assistance is provided to people who may require assistance 4.5 Evacuation procedures and instructions from emergency control organisation or emergency response personnel are followed 4.6 Alternative pathways or methods of evacuation are identified, assessed and chosen according to workplace emergency procedures if usual means of evacuation are blocked or endangered 4.7 Communication systems are used according to workplace procedures |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required Skills |
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Required Knowledge |
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Assessment must confirm the ability to apply workplace procedures; to maintain own safety and the safety of others in emergency situations; and to follow workplace emergency procedures and the advice of emergency control organisation members Consistency in performance Competency should be demonstrated over time with a range of emergencies that could be expected in the workplace including assisting people who may need assistance |
Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Context of assessment Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace Specific resources for assessment Access to:
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Guidance information for assessment |
Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package. |
Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
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The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. |
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Emergencies must include those emergencies identified by the workplace hazard analysis , which may include |
Animal or livestock emergencies Bomb threat Building invasion/armed invasion Chemical, biological and radiological Civil disorder Criminal acts Cyclones, including storm surge Deliberate self-harm Earthquake Failure of utilities Fire Flood Hazardous substances incidents Hostage situations Industrial accident Letter bomb Medical emergency Severe weather/storm damage Structural instability Terrorism Transport accident Toxic emission Veterinary emergencies Wildfire |
Workplaces include |
Workplaces, buildings and structures as outlined in Australian Standard 37452002 |
Emergency response exercises may include |
Briefings Debriefings Emergency exercises, simulations and reviews Table/desk top exercises |
Emergency warnings may include |
Audible/visual alarms Audible or vibrating pagers Coded or uncoded public address announcements Screen alerts Stench alarms |
Providing assistance to people who may require assistance is part of the indemnification as specified in AS 3745 2002 and may include |
Guidance Reassurance Support |
People who may require assistance may include |
Babies and children People with a mobility, intellectual, visual, auditory or sensory impairment, either temporary or permanent, who require assistance during an emergency response People from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds People who are injured People who are not able to comprehend the instructions given Pregnant women |
Instructions may include |
To evacuate Not to evacuate To partially evacuate Alternative evacuation Any guidance from emergency response team Designated assembly area Evacuation routes and destination Not to re-enter the evacuated area until directed by emergency personnel Protection in place/lockdown Use of response equipment |
Emergency response personnel may include |
Emergency control organisation members Counsellors Emergency response team members Police, fire and emergency services Peer support Recovery team |
Emergency response personnel may be identified through |
Prior advice Publicity eg armbands, helmets, caps, hats, uniforms, tabards, vests or other distinguishing/distinctive clothing Workplace procedures |
Unit Sector(s)
Not applicable.
Corequisite Unit/s
Co-requisite Unit /s |
Nil |