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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: neighbourhoods states/territories, cities, towns, suburbs local government areas, regions, states/territories and the nation Groups of people exposed to a particular hazard Groups such as government organisations, non-government organisations, members of parliament Providers of goods, services and information (lifelines): transport, utilities, communications health, safety, comfort Shared-experience groups of people such as: particular-interest groups, professional groups age, ethnic groups, language groups tourists Workers in industry sectors such as: agriculture manufacturing (eg. food processing) commercial mining emergency services |
Policies and procedures may include | Agreements between agencies and/or organisations Emergency management arrangements specified in legislation or policies Existing disaster or emergency management plans Standard operating procedures, operational manuals |
Community context may include | Characteristics of natural, local and built environments Demographics (population distribution, social, cultural, health status and education data) Details of key infrastructure and emergency/support services Economic activity reports (employment, products, services, revenue) Government reports (eg. environmental impacts) |
Stakeholders may include | Emergency services (eg. fire, police, SES, ambulance, recovery agencies) Event organisers (eg. concerts, car rallies, sport) Hospital/medical personnel and care givers Interest, community, professional and industry groups Local business people Local government (eg. elected representatives, shire engineers, community development officers) Managers of high occupancy facilities (eg. shopping centres, high rise apartment/office blocks) Managers of critical infrastructure (eg. telecommunications, mining, petrochemical and gas) School staff State/territory/commonwealth agencies (eg. public works, human services, health, transport, natural resources, primary industry, environmental protection, emergency management) Providers of utilities (power, water, radio/TV) Tourist operators Venue operators |
Practical constraints may include | Arrangements, roles and responsibilities set down in existing emergency management plans Availability of technical expertise, technology, equipment Budgets, time, availability and capability of people Land use planning Legislation covering emergency management, environmental management, safety standards, local government regulations Limited community knowledge of emergency risk management processes and benefits Political, social and cultural considerations |
Consultation and project management strategies may include | Advertising in local media Broadcast facsimile and email messages, web sites Contacting individual organisations, professional bodies, unions and recreational/sport associations Distributing pamphlets Focus groups, workshops, surveys Initiating media interviews Letters and articles written for specific audiences Meetings with groups, key individuals and leaders of minority/ethnic/cultural groups Preparing media releases Presentations to a variety of community groups; speaking at community functions |
Information may include | Community information booklets Credible individuals, group and community leaders Documented risk assessments by companies, organisations Family and historical records Libraries, research reports, Australian Bureau of Statistics data Media, council and emergency service personnel and records Special needs groups, significant cultural organisations |
Sources of risk may include | Commercial activity and legal relationships Economic Human behaviour and individual activities Management activities and controls Natural events Political circumstances Technology/technical issues Terrorism |
Possible treatments may include | All aspects of emergency management practices arising from considering prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery including: building codes community education community restoration, reconstruction critical incident stress management, personal support and counselling emergency management planning financial support land use management legislation and regulation mutual aid agreements safety standards training and exercises warning systems Avoidance, transfer and acceptance of risk |
Assessment criteria for selecting treatment options may include | Administrative efficiency Equity Compatibility with other treatment options Continuity of effects Cost Creation of new risks Economic and environmental impacts Impact on individual's rights Jurisdictional authority Leverage Political acceptability Potential to reduce risk Public and pressure group reaction Timing |
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