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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

check service and maintain vertical rescue equipment

disaster victim identification procedures

escort stretchers in raising and lowering operations

establish maintain monitor and use

descent and raising and lowering systems

establish monitor and maintain safe anchor systems

infection control

manage edge protection

operate span line or Tyrolean

safe and effective scene management procedures

scene assessment and reporting

treat and package casualties

use personal protective and rescue equipment within its safe work limitations

wearing appropriate personal protective and rescue equipment correctly

working in a multiservice environment

Required Knowledge

braking strains

casualty assessment and packaging

emergency management and interagency arrangements

equipment characteristics

operational briefing and debriefing procedures

organisations procedures for operating vertical rescue equipment

personal hygiene protocols

reconnaissance techniques

relevant legislation

relevant OHampS principles and practices

safety factors and safe working loads

signs and symptoms of operational stress

vertical rescue concepts and practices

voice whistle and other communication systems

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

It is essential for this unit that competence is demonstrated in establishment of safe systems to gain access to and recover casualties extrication of casualty minimising further injury or discomfort while conducting rescue operation and application of safe work practices

Consistency in performance

Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Evidence to be collected in a range of simulated or actual vertical rescue environment

Specific resources for assessment

Assessment of this competency requires access to an appropriate trainingvenue for vertical rescue activities organisations vertical rescue equipment and personnel for teambased activities

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA Public Safety Training Package

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Range Statement


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.
Operation and task information may include	number and type of casualties location magnitude and type of incident access and egress routes weather conditions and forecasts potential hazards command, control and coordination arrangements other organisations
Systems may include	lowering hauling high line or Tyrolean edge management
Vertical rescue equipment may include	Rescue rope to AS41423 tapes slings pulleys edge protection karabiners ascending and descending devices anchors stretchers lighting and generator specialist communications equipment binoculars edge management devices
Physical and environmental features may include	ground stability anchor points clearances tides/waves/surf movements exposed or hazardous electrical conductors moving machinery greasy or oily surfaces hot surfaces unstable structures exhaust or steam outlets air quality high winds cold rain swift water loud noises fuels and chemicals irrespirable atmospheres physical features such as slopes loose surfaces sheer face overhangs
Vertical rescue environments may include	cliffs towers structures trees mines and caves and shafts
Vertical rescue techniques will be determined by	the type of vertical rescue system adopted organisation's policy and procedures
Scene management may include	establishing barriers and perimeter access controls management of bystanders and media establishing and monitoring safety zones media liaison crime scene preservation
Operational documentation may include	organisational procedures and related legal requirements equipment running logs vehicle logs notes sketches