Assessment Requirements for PUAFER004 Respond to facility emergencies

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for PUAFER004 Respond to facility emergencies

Modification History

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

Performance Evidence

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) requirements complying with legislation, industry standards, codes of practice and regulations evacuating from work area following facility emergency procedures and direction of emergency control organisation members and/or attending emergency services identifying and evacuating occupants who may require assistance identifying and reporting emergencies maintaining own safety and the safety of others in emergency situations participating in emergency response exercises including briefings, debriefings, simulations, reviews and desk top drills preparing for emergency situations responding to emergency warnings and advice selecting the most appropriate course of action during an emergency

Knowledge Evidence

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
circumstances where evacuation may need to be modified emergency response exercises including participation in briefings and debriefings evacuation alarms and facility emergency procedures including action to take when evacuation to a location external to the building might expose evacuated occupants and/or personnel to a greater level of danger facility emergency documentation, policies and procedures facility emergency reporting systems and procedures facility emergency warning system, signals and instructions legislation, industry standards, codes of practice and regulations locations of assembly areas and post evacuation actions locations of emergency equipment in a facility roles, responsibilities and authority of emergency personnel, emergency control organisations and emergency response teams types of emergencies, hazards and evacuation actions associated with each one types of occupants who may require assistance where Personal Emergency Evacuations Plans (PEEPs) for occupants who have a disability are kept Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements

Assessment Conditions

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 that reflect emergency situations that may occur in a facility and include shelter in place, partial evacuation and/or full evacuation relevant and appropriate materials, equipment, tools and personal protective clothing and equipment currently used in industry applicable documentation including organisational policies, facility emergency plan, facility emergency response procedures, industry standards, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Links

PUA Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=3eca5672-6d5a-410b-8942-810d0ba05bbf