- PUASAR007B - Undertake structural collapse rescue
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PUASAR007B
Undertake structural collapse rescue
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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 undertake structural collapse operations as a member of a rescue team.
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Prerequisites
Prerequisite Unit/s
PUASAR001B Participate in a rescue operation
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
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 safe use of tunnelling, shoring and propping techniques; safe use of breaching, coring, cutting and lifting of reinforced concrete Atmospheric monitoring techniques to AS2865-1995 Extrication of casualty minimising further injury to self or others Application of safe work practices 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 is gathered in an actual or simulated structural collapse and rescue incident over a minimum of four shift changes Specific resources for assessment Assessment of this competency requires access to an appropriate training location/venue; organisation's rescue equipment and personnel for team-based activities |
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 Tasks
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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required Skills |
ability to use trapped person locating devices air bags and other lifting equipment cutting reinforced concrete debris tunnelling shoring and propping national marking systems props safe and effective use of generators and lighting equipment shoring and tunnelling techniques use of appropriate rescue equipment use of atmospheric monitoring equipment use of concrete cutting, coring, breaching and lifting equipment use of heavy duty cutting, breaking and lifting equipment use of jacks use of ladders use of ropes, anchors and rigging systems use of visual and audible locating devices working in teams |
Required Knowledge |
agency incident command and control systems confined spaces legislation and procedures coronial and other legal documentation requirements disaster victim identification procedures equipment capabilities and limitations medical considerations for structural collapse casualties operational briefing and debriefing procedures principles of structural collapse operations procedures for atmospheric monitoring relationship of local USAR teams with local rescue response and emergency management relevant OH&S principles and procedures signs and symptoms of operational stress types of construction and collapse |
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. | |
Structural collapse rescue is defined as | the mobilisation of resources required to safely and expeditiously locate and remove trapped and often injured victims from partially or totally collapsed structures or environments and the provision of emergency care in doing so |
Rescue resources may include | hand tools atmosphere monitoring equipment concrete cutters and corers trained dogs aerial ladders platforms bulldozers bob cats cranes back hoes generators hydraulic jacks lights and towers wire rubble baskets acoustic devices fibre-optic cameras time-lapse cameras search cameras thermal imaging cameras infra-red cameras concrete cutting chain saws air-hammers drills lighting ropes bolt cutters wheel barrows buckets communications portable toilets tents heaters |
Situational and environmental hazards may include | below debris hazards surface hazards overhead hazards structural and terrain instability dangerous goods and hazardous substances utilities irrespirable atmosphere adverse weather conditions |
Recognised techniques may include | breaching concrete coring shoring and tunnelling concrete slab removal steel cutting |
Operational documentation may include | site sectorisation plan memorandums of understanding equipment running and repair logs notes or sketches and other relevant information required for potential coronal or other legal proceedings incident reports communication logs injury register |
Protective equipment may include | respiratory protection ear eye and head protection knee pads appropriate footwear overalls wet weather gear |
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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 |
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| Operation and task information is obtained and analysed | |||
| Rescue resources are identified and selected based on incident information and cross-checked to ensure they are ready for use | |||
| Personal protective equipment is selected relevant to the nature of the structural collapse operation | |||
| Situational and environmental hazards are assessed, minimised, controlled, marked and constantly monitored | |||
| Physical features of structural collapse are assessed before deploying rescue resources | |||
| Scene is managed to control access and maintain a safe and effective operational environment | |||
| Communication with other personnel on site is established and maintained | |||
| Site of structural collapse is sectorised and boundaries are defined | |||
| Structural collapse marking system is implemented | |||
| Reconnaissance of incident scene is undertaken | |||
| Evidence of location of casualties within collapsed structure is collected and reported | |||
| Appropriate resources are used for surface or lightly trapped casualties | |||
| The condition of surface or lightly trapped casualties and nature of entrapment is ascertained where possible | |||
| Search marking systems are utilised | |||
| Techniques and equipment are employed to stabilise and make safe the incident scene | |||
| Located casualties are treated in consultation with medical personnel in accordance with organisational policies | |||
| Entrapped casualties are released, treated and stabilised in accordance with organisational procedures | |||
| Casualties are removed from scene using recognised techniques | |||
| Evidence of casualty's identity is collected and processed according to agreed procedures | |||
| Appropriate actions are taken to preserve incident scene where possible | |||
| Equipment is recovered, cleaned and serviced according to organisational standards and manufacturer's guidelines | |||
| Signs and symptoms of operational stress are recognised and promptly reported | |||
| Operational documentation is completed to organisational standards | |||
| Exposure records are completed |
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