This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to respond to emergency and rescue incidents.

Work health and safety requirements should be followed at all times and form part of the planning and response activities.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work. They use discretion and judgement in the selection and use of available resources.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element	Performance criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Prepare for response	1.1 Check equipment to ensure availability and serviceability 1.2 Obtain task and operational instructions 1.3 Confirm location details of incident 1.4 Select and use personal protective equipment 1.5 ntify local environment conditions
2. Respond to incident	2.1 Travel to incident location in a safe and efficient manner 2.2 Maintain communication with base station and other personnel at all times 2.3 Carry out on site search activities as necessary
3. Rescue is effected	3.1 Assess and monitor incident scene for hazards and appropriateness of planned procedures 3.2 Modify planned procedures where necessary in response to local circumstances 3.3 Provide support to other rescue services as appropriate 3.4 Obtain access to casualties safely 3.5 Operate equipment safely and appropriately 3.6 Communicate the progress of the rescue to appropriate people 3.7 Treat and monitor casualties and move to safety
4. Implement post incident responses	4.1 Recover, clean and service equipment 4.2 Complete documentation 4.3 Report incidents

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

investigate the circumstances and logistics for the emergency

carry out preparation and move to the rescue site

assess the situation and establish communication with additional or specialist help

carry out the required rescue or response to emergency

implement post incident responses

use industry standard terminology

apply workplace health and safety in the context of own work.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

local environmental conditions

search and rescue methods

operation and characteristics of rescue equipment, tools and vehicles

environmental, public health and safety issues

types of hazards and how they should be handled

enterprise procedures, legislative and work health and safety requirements

first aid, life preservation.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assingnment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element	Performance criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Prepare for response	1.1 Check equipment to ensure availability and serviceability 1.2 Obtain task and operational instructions 1.3 Confirm location details of incident 1.4 Select and use personal protective equipment 1.5 ntify local environment conditions
2. Respond to incident	2.1 Travel to incident location in a safe and efficient manner 2.2 Maintain communication with base station and other personnel at all times 2.3 Carry out on site search activities as necessary
3. Rescue is effected	3.1 Assess and monitor incident scene for hazards and appropriateness of planned procedures 3.2 Modify planned procedures where necessary in response to local circumstances 3.3 Provide support to other rescue services as appropriate 3.4 Obtain access to casualties safely 3.5 Operate equipment safely and appropriately 3.6 Communicate the progress of the rescue to appropriate people 3.7 Treat and monitor casualties and move to safety
4. Implement post incident responses	4.1 Recover, clean and service equipment 4.2 Complete documentation 4.3 Report incidents

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

investigate the circumstances and logistics for the emergency

carry out preparation and move to the rescue site

assess the situation and establish communication with additional or specialist help

carry out the required rescue or response to emergency

implement post incident responses

use industry standard terminology

apply workplace health and safety in the context of own work.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

local environmental conditions

search and rescue methods

operation and characteristics of rescue equipment, tools and vehicles

environmental, public health and safety issues

types of hazards and how they should be handled

enterprise procedures, legislative and work health and safety requirements

first aid, life preservation.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Check equipment to ensure availability and serviceability
Obtain task and operational instructions
Confirm location details of incident
Select and use personal protective equipment
ntify local environment conditions
Travel to incident location in a safe and efficient manner
Maintain communication with base station and other personnel at all times
Carry out on site search activities as necessary
Assess and monitor incident scene for hazards and appropriateness of planned procedures
Modify planned procedures where necessary in response to local circumstances
Provide support to other rescue services as appropriate
Obtain access to casualties safely
Operate equipment safely and appropriately
Communicate the progress of the rescue to appropriate people
Treat and monitor casualties and move to safety
Recover, clean and service equipment
Complete documentation
Report incidents

Assessment Cover Sheet

AHCWRK304 - Respond to rescue incidents

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