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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Contribute to safety, health and welfare of personnel involved at incident
   • Initial briefing is sought and obtained from the Incident Controller with Incident Controller's intent confirmed and questions asked
2. Identity and location of field based safety officers is established and communication methods are confirmed
3. Safety team priorities are obtained and confirmed with Incident Controller throughout the incident
4. Safety, health and welfare requirements at the incident are identified
5. Safety, health and welfare of operational and associated personnel is monitored and reviewed throughout incident
6. Information relating to incident safety, health and welfare is collected, collated and analysed
7. Predictions and forecasts are made about safety, health and welfare environment at the incident
8. Mitigation strategies for risks that may not have been identified in the planning process are developed
9. Safety roles are identified
10. Oversight of adequacy of procedures related to safety is maintained throughout the incident
11. Meetings and briefings are monitored for adequacy of safety, health and welfare information
12. Provide strategicadvice on mitigating safety, health and welfare risks
    • Personnel are informed of actions or conditions that have the potential to place lives or safety at risk
13. Mitigation actions are recommended where actions or conditions have the potential to place any person's life, safety, health or welfare at risk
14. Work is undertaken with incident management team personnel to ensure safety, health and welfare issues are addressed throughout the incident
15. Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) advice is provided and is documented throughout the incident
16. Incident Controller is alerted to unsafe work practices and alternative strategies and/or mitigations are recommended
17. Manage safety resources
    • Safety team resources are established, in accordance with Incident Controller's direction and incident risk profile
18. Safety resources are adjusted to meet the predicted and actual safety demands of the incident
19. Arrangements are made for alog and/or record of activitiesand decisions to bekept
20. Performance of the safety team is monitored, in accordance with organisational procedures and the demands of the incident
21. Operational plans are produced for the safety team and all members are briefed on their roles and responsibilities
22. Work undertaken by the safetyteamis supervised, monitored and reviewed
23. Demobilisation of the safety team is planned
24. Handover briefings are prepared and delivered
25. Contribute to planning processes
    • Meetings, briefings and debriefing sessions are attended, and safety issues are identified
26. Liaison is undertaken with the incident management team to produce an operational plan that addresses safety requirements
27. Safety advice is provided for the development of the Incident Action Plan (IAP) and complementary plansin relation to incident safety
28. Relevant sections of the IAP are reviewed as they are developed
29. Participation in the development and dissemination of specific plans is undertaken
30. Support management of safety eventinvestigations
    • Safety related incidents are reported to participating and/or pertinent organisations,in accordance with organisational procedures
31. Initial investigation and/or analysis ofsafety eventis commenced
32. Interaction is maintained with personnel during and following a safety event
33. Information is referred to Incident Controller in relation to safety event investigations at the incident and any impact this may have on operations
34. Information relating to safety event cause including recommended mitigation processes and procedures is referred to the Incident Controller
35. Hazards and risks associated with safety events are analysed to determine control strategies have been identified and put in place
36. Safety event report and recommendations for the prevention of similar occurrences is submitted to Incident Controller
37. Follow up actions for safety events are included, where appropriate, in demobilisation and recovery plans

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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