Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for emergency situations
- Perform regular checks of the workplace to identify hazards and assess and control risks
- Take action to maximise safety and control health hazards and risks in the workplace
- Identify and evaluate options for action in case of emergency situations
- Interpret and be prepared to carry out workplace emergency procedures when required
- Apply workplace health and safety procedures and safe work practices to the selection of personal protective equipment to suit the emergency situation
- Store and maintain safety equipment and aids for emergencies according to workplace procedures
- Report or document near misses and hazards according to workplace procedures
- Implement fire protection and control on-site and in the workshop
- Minimise fire hazards in the workplace as specified in hazardous fuelling procedures
- Identify appropriate fire extinguishers and firefighting equipment for use in fire situations, and notify authorities according to workplace procedures
- Follow evacuation procedures and assemble at nominated assembly points during fire drills
- Carry out specific safety procedures for handling and use of industrial gases
- Evaluate the emergency
- Identify and assess emergency situations and potential emergency situations
- Prioritise emergency needs promptly and accurately, including need for assistance
- Monitor and evaluate the possible development of the emergency and further potential hazards
- Seek advice from relevant people while monitoring and/or evaluating the emergency to reduce further potential hazards
- Act in an emergency
- Implement the plan of action using techniques appropriate to the situation, available resources and abilities
- Establish and implement strategies for group control, prioritising the safety of people and the removal of animals from danger
- Operate equipment safely and, where necessary, improvise equipment and techniques
- Monitor the condition of all personnel and animals
- Change the plan of action to accommodate changes in situational variables
- Acquire and document information to assist emergency services
- Notify emergency services according to emergency procedures
- Demonstrate casualty evacuation methods as relevant to the context
- Implement organisation procedures and policies in the event of a major injury or death
- Deal with equine first aid situations
- Minimise immediate health and safety risk to self, others and the equine by isolating the hazard
- Make a basic assessment of the equine's injuries and vital signs, and need for first aid assistance
- Control and calm equine using available resources
- Seek first aid assistance from others according to emergency procedures
- Apply essential equine first aid techniques
- Recognise and report signs of common equine illnesses or diseases
- Recognise and report indicators of abnormal system function and vital signs of equines
- Calm and restrain equine prior to first aid assessment using safe handling techniques
- Follow first aid policy and procedures with respect to obligations of owners, regulations and duty of care
- Apply principles of first aid procedures relating to injury or accident
- Follow and contribute to a policy and system of referral of injury treatment and emergency care