Certificate IV in Public Safety (Preventive Health)
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Subjects
Qualification Requirement: 18 units
The 1 core unit plus 12 units from the specialisation elective units listed below plus 3 units from the occupational health and safety elective units listed below plus 2 units from the general elective units
The general elective units may be taken from the remaining specialisation or occupational health and safety elective units listed below, the general elective units listed below, or may include 2 units taken from within this Training Package or any other endorsed Training Package at the same qualification level or a higher level.
Code | Core Units | ||
Coordinate environmental health operations | |||
Code | Specialisation Elective Units | ||
Conduct chlorine dosing of water at the point of supply | |||
Conduct a quick assessment of disease outbreak | |||
Conduct a field hygiene survey | |||
FDFCORFSY2A | Implement the food safety program and procedures | ||
FDFOPTHCP3A | Participate in a HACCP team | ||
Participate in deployed health capability | |||
Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry | |||
Monitor and maintain septic or on-site systems | |||
Inspect and report catchment and surrounding areas | |||
Monitor, operate and report wastewater pre-treatment processes | |||
Monitor and report water treatment processes | |||
Operate and maintain water treatment plant and equipment | |||
Monitor and report wastewater treatment processes | |||
Monitor, operate and report chlorine disinfection systems | |||
Perform laboratory testing | |||
Organise and monitor pest management operations | |||
Implement waste management plan | |||
Determine waste management services | |||
Inform and educate clients on waste management issues | |||
Develop a waste management plan | |||
Apply animal trapping techniques | |||
Use firearms to humanely destroy animals | |||
Code | Occupational Health and Safety Elective Units | ||
Contribute to the implementation of a systematic approach to managing OHS | |||
Contribute to the implementation of the OHS consultation process | |||
Identify hazards and asses OHS risks | |||
Contribute to the implementation of strategies to control OHS risk | |||
Contribute to the implementation of emergency procedures | |||
Use equipment to conduct workplace monitoring | |||
Code | General Elective Units | ||
Provide technical advice | |||
Coordinate business resources | |||
Participate in a quality audit | |||
Develop teams and individuals | |||
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | |||
Promote team effectiveness | |||
Develop work priorities | |||
NOTES BSB units have been imported from the BSB07 Business Services Training Package. FDF units have been imported from the FDF03 Food Processing Industry Training Package. HLT units have been imported from the HLT07 Health Training Package. NWP units have been imported from the NWP07 Water Training Package. PRM units have been imported from the PRM04 Asset Maintenance Training Package. RTD units have been imported from the RTD02 Conservation And Land Management Training Package. Information about customising PUA00 Public Safety Training Package qualifications is on page 12. | |||
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Entry Requirements
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Licensing Information
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Employability Skills
Employability Skills Summary for PUA42309 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Preventive Health)
Employability Skills are part of a unit of competency.
Employability Skills statements from a selection of units of competency from the PUA42309 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Preventive Health) have been reproduced in the table below.
This table provides an example of Employability Skills for the qualification because Employability Skills within a qualification will vary depending on the qualification packaging options.
Public Safety qualifications have core units (which must be achieved) and elective units (where there is a choice of units which must be achieved) so different Employability Skills Summaries are possible within the one qualification, depending on the package of core units and chosen elective units. Employability Skill | Employability Skills Statement |
Communication | communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organisation communicate technical advice relating to environmental health to personnel within the dependent organisation prepare reports for a range of target groups |
Teamwork | implement team leadership management principles obtain, interpret and where necessary, clarify with team supervisor, instructions for environmental health support undertake liaison with relevant persons at the dependent organisation to inform about and gain consent to, the occurrence of tasking |
Problem solving | address small disputes relating to OHS implementation issues manage workplace issues and problems modify tasking to meet unforeseen requirements, reallocate resources and communicate the extent of change to team supervisor |
Initiative and enterprise | determine best use of available resources implement time management strategies to set priorities evaluate relevant workplace OHS data trends and recognise limitations of data collected investigate the interactions between people, their activities, environment and systems |
Planning and organising | allocate resources within tasking allocation to ensure tasks are achievable and to make efficient use of resources coordinate environmental health operations plan environmental health tasking for individuals within a team prioritise tasking revise tasking allocation as required, to meet planned objectives sequence tasks and meet timelines |
Self-management | build relationships with stakeholders (internal and external to the organisation) complete tasks in appropriate order and minimise duplication of effort |
Learning | learn about duty of care arrangements learn about food storage and distribution standards including the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach to food control learn about legal framework of OHS in the workplace learn about principles relating to hazard identification, hierarchy of control, risk management, systematic approaches to OHS |
Technology | establish and maintain administrative systems use a range of communication media use relevant office equipment |