Assessor Resource
PUAEMR001
Establish context for emergency risk assessment
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to determine an emergency risk assessment’s objectives, scope, stakeholders and risk criteria. It includes identifying emergency risk assessment objectives and scope by research and consultation with stakeholders, clarifying roles and requirements with stakeholders to develop risk criteria and monitoring and reviewing an assessment.
The unit is applicable to personnel required to initiate an emergency risk assessment with a community or part of a community. Such assessments are conducted at local, regional or state level by local governments, emergency management committees, public safety agencies, major event managers or other organisations that need to understand emergency risk to a community.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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