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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess impact of fire on human remains
   • Presence of human remains is identified and confirmed at the scene and is processed, in accordance with coronial and organisational requirements
2. Appropriate notifications to coronial services and police are made, in accordance with statutory and organisational procedures
3. Effect of fire heat range on human remains is assessed
4. Visible burn patterns and injuries on human remains are identified, assessed and documented
5. Proximity of human remains to fire is assessed
6. Origin and cause determination theories for fire are assessed
7. Examine factors impacting on origin and cause of death
   • Human factors that may have prevented occupants escaping the fire and products of combustion are examined and recorded
8. Effectiveness and operation of early warning detection and suppression systems are assessed
9. Observations regarding deceased's clothing are made and recorded
10. Observations of human behaviour before, during and after the fire are recorded
11. Effects of environmental conditions are assessed and recorded
12. Implement procedures for recovery of human remains and report findings
    • Disaster victim identification procedures are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
13. Methods of protecting human remains prior to removal from a fire scene are implemented
14. Consequential damage to human remains are recorded and reported to the appropriate authorities
15. Human remains collected from a fire scene are recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures
16. Techniques to minimise evidence deterioration are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures
17. Techniques and equipment are used for scene analysis, reconstruction and testing of hypothesis, in accordance with organisational procedures
18. Investigation report is completed and forwarded to appropriate authorities and stakeholders

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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