Assessment Requirements for SFIAQU405 Develop emergency procedures for an aquaculture enterprise

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for SFIAQU405 Develop emergency procedures for an aquaculture enterprise

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version released with SFI Seafood Industry Training Package Version 1.0.

Performance Evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.

There must be evidence that the individual has developed and implemented contingency plans and emergency procedures for an aquaculture facility on at least one occasion, including:

gathering information from different sources to identify possible threats and emergencies for the workplace

identifying resources and equipment required to implement the contingency plans

developing the contingency plans and emergency procedures that address the workplace’s most critical risks and emergency situations and meet legislative requirements

carrying out drills of documented contingency plans and emergency procedures in own organisational environment

monitoring and making improvements to the contingency plans.

Knowledge Evidence

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

emergency alerting systems, signals and instructions typically used within industry workplaces

government regulations and requirements of authorities and agencies

hazards and precautions during an emergency or evacuation, including checking and accounting procedures

information needs of emergency response agencies at time of reporting

health and safety legislative requirements related to risk management

characteristics and composition of the workforce that need to be considered in an emergency or threat situation

location of emergency procedures, equipment and evacuation assembly areas

organisational emergency procedures, including various roles of the workplace emergency personnel

workforce needs and entitlements post-emergency, incident and accident

principles and priorities for evacuation, including checking and accounting procedures

priorities and limitations of workplace response to threats and emergencies

risk factors involved in operating an aquaculture workplace

role, responsibility and authority of emergency response personnel and principles of effective liaison to ensure that there is no interference or hindrance to their action.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment of skills must take place under the following conditions:

physical conditions:

skills must be demonstrated in an aquaculture workplace or an environment that accurately represents workplace conditions

resources, equipment and materials:

scenarios for practical drills

relevant technology for communication and preparing documentation

specifications:

workplace procedures and documentation relating to threats or emergencies

relationships:

evidence of interactions with experts for specialist information, and staff to oversee during implementation of contingency plans and emergency procedures.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=e31d8c6b-1608-4d77-9f71-9ee749456273