Assessor Resource

PUAPOL001B
Maintain operational safety

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible.

This unit covers the competency to assess and respond to general workplace safety risks, including the use of defensive tactics and/or restraining techniques.

This unit does not cover the specialised safety practices required of specialist officers such as Police Diver, Search and Rescue Squad member, Special Operations/Tactical response Group member, Covert Investigators or some Forensic Investigators.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Nil

Employability Skills

The required outcomes described in this Unit of Competency contain applicable facets of Employability Skills. The Employability Skills Summary of the qualification in which this Unit of Competency is packaged, will assist in identifying Employability Skill requirements.



Evidence Required

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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in identifying workplace safety risks, work practices and defensive tactics to ensure the safety of self and others

Consistency in performance

Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Specific resources for assessment

All necessary equipment for operational safety and vehicles and standard organisational operational accoutrements are available

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

Recognising and accurately assessing situational risks/hazards

Planning, implementing and where necessary adapting workplace safety responses to situational contexts

Minimising workplace risks to self, colleagues and the public

Effectively communicating safety issues/concerns to colleagues, supervisors and when necessary other emergency service workers and the public

Effectively communicate with a wide range of community members such as those with physical/sensory/intellectual impairment and cultural differences

The most appropriate 'use of force' (restraining and defensive tactics)

Safe operation and use of general issue and emergency operational equipment and safety clothing

Safe operation of police vehicles under a variety of operational and environmental contexts

Required Knowledge

Organisational OH&S legislation as it applies to policing

Organisational policy and procedures covering operational safety issues/practices

Potential risks associated with a full range of non-specialist operational policing activities

Established strategies to optimise safety under a range of operational scenarios

The 'use of force', its legal parameters and reporting requirements in relation to operations

General 'duty of care' responsibilities

OH&S Guidelines for lifting and carrying persons

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Workplaces may include

police stations

watch-houses

foot or mobile patrol environments

crime/incident scenes

public crowd/traffic control tasking sites

sporting and social venues

industrial/business/domestic buildings

public transport systems

Monitoring and assessing situations may include

identification and valuation of the potential risks (and their strengths) arising from a situation or a situation's particular 'time frame'

techniques such as personal observation

reviewing previous reports

gathering existing situational intelligence from colleagues

other emergency service workers and/or public present at site

analysis of situational intelligence and evidence

communication with other agencies such as RTA

Local Government

Community Services

Potential risks may include

matters or events that could harm persons

buildings of property and could be already present or evolve as a result of actions taken

Safe working practices should focus on the techniques/strategies that optimise the present and future safety of persons and property involved or present at the given workplace site and cover practices/matters including but not limited to

crowd control

situational communication techniques

dealing with aggressive/violent/intoxicated/drugged/ injured/uncooperative persons

operation of police vehicles and equipment including weapons

use of force' techniques/options/strategies

use of safety clothing (visibility vests, wet weather gear, riot clothing/headgear, rubber gloves, etc)

warning devices (portable lamps, signs, torches) and safety barriers/ warning tapes

dealing with potentially hazardous substances such as noxious gases, chemicals, fuels

prevention of disease transmissions

lifting and carry persons

risk assessment and contingency planning

Safety issues may include

Safety issues are defined as issues/matters that may impact on the future safety of officers and could include faulty equipment

inappropriate operational procedures or the need for skills enhancement

Communication in the context of this unit

In this unit communication is focused on 'officer survival' and therefore covers communication techniques required for dealing with potentially hazardous situations either as a single officer or in partnership with other officers/emergency service workers and includes both verbal and non-verbal techniques

Self defence and/or restraining techniques may include

the range of offensive/defensive skills and tactics sanctioned by an organisation to enable an officer to defend against or restrain persons attempting to physically harm themselves

the officer

colleagues or members of the public

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Situational safety is monitored and assessed and well informed judgements are made in accordance with agreed operational practices and the surrounding environment 
Potential risks to own safety, the safety of fellow officers and members of the public are quickly and correctly identified assessed and monitored 
Operational safety responses/procedures are identified and/or planned and implemented within organisation's procedures and policies 
Equipment, materials and environment are assessed for hazards and protective action is planned to ensure the health and safety of people 
Safety issues are evaluated and advised to the relevant officers and alternate responses are devised 
Appropriate protective clothing and equipment are correctly identified, worn and utilised where and when required 
Incidents are identified and observations are recorded and reported accurately, promptly and in the required format to relevant personnel 
Situations are assessed correctly and informed judgements made as appropriate for the use of defensive tactics and/or physical restraint techniques 
Defensive tactics and/or restraining techniques are applied in accordance with jurisdictional law, organisational policy and procedures and subject to surrounding conditions 
Documentation regarding the 'use of force' is completed and submitted in accordance with organisational requirements 
Defensive tactics and restraining skills are applied at the appropriate situations and to organisational standard 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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