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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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. |
Communities are groups with shared associations and may include | Geographic groups of people such as: neighbourhoodsstates/territories, cities, towns, suburbslocal government areas, regions, states/territories and the nationGroups of people exposed to a particular hazardGroups such as government organisations, non-government organisations, members of parliamentProviders of goods, services and information (lifelines) transport, utilities, communicationshealth, safety, comfortShared-experience groups of people such as:particular-interest groups, professional groupsage, ethnic groups, language groupstouristsWorkers in industry sectors such as:agriculturemanufacturing (eg. food processing)commercialminingemergency services |
Drivers may include | Changes in community characteristicsChanges in insurance policies and premiumsChanges in legislation, policies and disaster/emergency management plansNew sources of risk or changed perception of riskStrategic and corporate plansPlanning deficienciesRecent emergency incident reports/debriefs, safety issuesRecent judicial decisions |
Legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements may include | Acts dealing with disasters, emergencies, occupational health and safety and the environmentBuilding codesLand use planningLocal government regulationsPlanning requirements for public health, building, fire preventionPrivacyRegulations for handling/transport of dangerous goodsSafety standards |
Policies and procedures may include | Agreements between agencies and/or organisationsEmergency management arrangements specified in legislation or policies Existing disaster or emergency management plansStandard operating procedures (SOPs) |
Stakeholders may include | Emergency services (eg. fire, police, SES, ambulance, recovery agencies)Event organisers (eg. concerts, car rallies, sport)Hospital/medical personnel and care giversInterest, community, professional and industry groupsLocal business peopleLocal government (eg. elected representatives, shire engineers, community development officers)Managers of critical infrastructure (eg. telecommunications, mining, petrochemical and gas)Managers of high occupancy facilities (eg. shopping centres, high rise apartment/office blocks)Providers of utilities (power, water, radio/TV)School staffState/territory/commonwealth agencies (eg. public works, human services, health, transport, natural resources, primary industry, environmental protection, emergency management)Tourist operatorsVenue operators |
Practical constraints may include | Arrangements, roles and responsibilities set down in existing emergency management plansAvailability of technical expertise, technology, equipmentBudgets, time, availability and capability of peopleLand use planningLegislation covering emergency management, environmental managementLimited community knowledge of emergency risk management processes and benefitsLocal government regulationsPolitical, social and cultural considerationsSafety standards |
Consultation and community education strategies may include | Advertising in local mediaBroadcast facsimile and email messages, web sitesContacting individual organisations, professional bodies, unions and recreational/sport associationsDistributing pamphletsFocus groups, workshops, surveysInitiating media interviewsLetters and articles written for specific audiencesMeetings with groups, key individuals and leaders of minority/ethnic/cultural groupsPresentations to a variety of community groups; speaking at community functionsPreparing media releases |
Research tools may include | Affinity analysisBrainstorming, visioning Cause and effect analysis, force field analysisEmergency risk management toolsRank-It, SWOT analysis |
Community information may include | Characteristics of natural, local and built environmentsDemographics (population distribution, social, cultural, health status and education data)Details of key infrastructure and emergency/support servicesEconomic activity reports (employment, products, services, revenue)Government reports (eg. environmental impacts) |
Sources of community information may include | Community information bookletsCredible individuals, group and community leadersDocumented outcomes of emergency risk management processes conducted by communities, organisations and companiesFamily and historical recordsLibraries, research reports, Australian Bureau of Statistics dataMedia, council and emergency service personnel and recordsSpecial needs groups, significant cultural organisations |
Sources of risk may include | Commercial activity and legal relationshipsEconomicHuman behaviour and individual activitiesIndustrial activitiesManagement activities and controlsNatural eventsPolitical circumstancesTechnology/technical issuesTerrorism |
Planning for response may include | Collecting, processing and disseminating informationCommunications systemsCoordinating and deploying resourcesLiaison between organisations, agenciesManagement structureNegotiating outside assistance and providing assistance to other areasOperation of the emergency operations centre Preparation and activation of warnings, distribution of public informationRoles of support organisations |
Planning for the evacuation may include identification of | Enabling legislation and/or regulationsEvacuation routesHealth and safety needs of mass gatheringsManagement structureOrganisations responsible for arranging and coordinating transportOrganisations responsible for conducting and assisting with the evacuationOrganisations responsible for operating evacuation centresPreparation and activation of warnings, distribution of public information, media managementRegistration teamsSites suitable as assembly areasSites suitable as evacuation centresStrategies for communicating with diverse ethnic, cultural and language groupsStrategies for gaining community cooperation |
Planning for recovery may include | Assisting with business continuityCounselling emotionally-affected peopleEstablishing and managing emergency financial relief schemesManaging environmental rehabilitation programsManaging overwhelming demandManagement structureProviding immediate emergency accommodation Providing personal supportRoles and responsibilities of agencies and organisationsRepairing or replacing damaged public utilities, services and assetsSurveying and assessing damage to public and private property |
Planning outcomes may include | Emergency or disaster plans at national, state/territory, district/regional and local levelsSupport or functional plans developed at state/territory, district/regional and local levels for services such as:communicationsengineeringevacuationhealthrecovery/welfaretransportThreat specific plans developed at state/territory, district/regional and local levels to deal with threats from hazards such as:cycloneemergency animal diseaseflood, water, public healthfirehazardous materialsmarine pollutionterrorism |
Stages of evacuation include | WarningWithdrawalShelterReunionReturn |
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