Assessment Requirements for PUAOPE018 Control a Level 2 incident

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for PUAOPE018 Control a Level 2 incident

Modification History

Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the 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
analysing incidents both functionally and strategically applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements approving plans and strategies to control the incident communicating within incident management structure and monitoring and reviewing progress towards achievement of the incident action plan completing reports and documentation concluding incident activities conducting briefings and debriefings developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing a written Incident Action Plan establishing and maintaining a control structure identifying and responding to areas impacted by a hazard and those directly affected by the impact implementing agreements and operating procedures including resolving conflict and negotiating outcomes leading and managing a team in a dynamic environment and monitoring performance maintaining shared situational awareness reacting strategically to changes within the incident selecting, prioritising, implementing and evaluating courses of action working with organisational and government personnel as well as with stakeholders

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and includes knowledge of:
Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS) including incident control structure and principles codes of practice and other legislative requirements communication requirements for emergency management agencies, stakeholders, government, other agencies and community community and environmental constraints on decision making control facility and systems coordination arrangements decision making processes in time critical and dynamic situations emergency management plans financial management requirements including financial delegations incident action plans and complementary plans organisational documentation policies and procedures relief and recovery arrangements risk controls for hazards relevant to incident type sources of local knowledge types of incidents 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 relevant and appropriate materials, equipment, tools and personal protective clothing and equipment currently used in industry applicable documentation including organisational 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