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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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Organisational context may include: | arrangements or industry/community partnershipshazards to which the organisation is exposedlegislation under which the organisation operatesoperating environment which may be influenced by political, industrial or other internal or external factors |
Crisis may include: | emergencies requiring evacuationexplosion and bomb scaresexternal emergencies such as flood, storm and traffic accident impacting on organisationfires and explosionshazardous substance spillsinternal emergencies such as loss of power or water supply security emergencies such as armed robberies, intruders and disturbed personsserious injury events |
Environment may include: | conditions or influences that are part of, surround or interact with, the organisation such as:built environment (buildings and other assets) physical environment (natural environment including topography, water bodies and vegetation)social environment (including people interactions, internal and external politics, economic and culture) |
Sources of risk may include: | biological hazardscivil/political hazards including civil/political unrest, terrorism, sabotage and hostagemanagement activities and controls including deficiencies in areas of non compliance with internal management systems, legislation, and agreements/contractsnatural hazards and/or disasterstechnological hazards (failure of technology) |
Elements at risk may include: | assetscommercial reputation and goodwillenvironmentpeoplequality of life |
Vulnerability may include: | degree of susceptibility and resilience of the organisation and the environment to the risk, which is influenced by the characteristics of the organisation in terms of its capacity to anticipate, cope with and recover from the crisis |
Specialist advisors may include: | specialists in emergency management, evacuation, fire, security and safety who use advanced techniques such as:Hazard and Operability Studies (HazOps)Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT)computer modellingscenario analysis |
Emergency response agencies may include: | firepoliceambulanceState Emergency Services (SES)government departmentsOHS authorities |
Emergency sources of risk register may include: | comprehensive list of events or conditions to be evaluated, their location, together with a range of possible scenarios or circumstances under which a crisis may occurcrisis risk management documentation such as risk assessments |
Sources of information and data may include: | enforcement notices and actionsinspection and incident recordsinternational and national standards, codes of practice and guidelinesmaterial safety data sheets (MSDSs)organisational records and filesresearch literaturespecialist advisors |
Characteristics of the risk may include: | significant features of the sources of risk such as:area affecteddurationimpact, taking account of the coping capacity of the organisationintensitylikelihoodperceptions of severityspeed of onset |
Crisis management plan may include: | crisis risk management documentation, such as:communications strategiesidentification of issuesrisk assessments/evaluationsrisk management team listsrisk registerstreatment strategiesvulnerability profilesinitial response instructions for various roles/areaspolicy, emergency response structureprogram review and monitoring processesresource inventory for response and recoveryresponsibility and authority of individual roles training requirementswarning systems |
Stakeholders may include: | external stakeholders such as local community (directly or via the media), representatives of special interest groups, insurance agencies, OHS regulators, local government and other relevant statutory bodiesinternal stakeholders such as the board of management, managers, employees (and their families), contractors, visitors and others on site |
Resources may include: | community support agenciespersonnel and equipment |
Audit and review may include: | evaluation of ongoing relevance of emergency and crisis plans considering likelihood and consequences of risksanalysis of the organisation to respond considering factors such as:available resourceseffectiveness of training, knowledge and skills of key personnel |
Emergency control organisation may include: | structured group within the organisation that includes roles such as emergency controller, communications recorder, media liaison and employee support personnel |
External support and resource services may include: | agencies such as Red Cross, government health departments, State Emergency Service and local governmentcommunity liaison and reference groupscounselling servicesemployer associationslocal, non-official sourcesunions |
Reports may include: | assumptionsdecisions and recommendations for actionevaluation of preparednessinformation sourcesobjectivesprevious reports, records and registersresponsibility and resources |