- PUALAW001B - Protect and preserve incident scene
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PUALAW001B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Protect and preserve incident scene
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PUALAW001B - Protect and preserve incident scene |
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Description | This unit covers the competency required, on arrival at the scene of an accident or incident, to conduct initial assessment, take action to maintain public safety and preserve the scene, and note and record details and information.The unit is particularly applicable in cases where organisation personnel are the first to arrive at the scene of an accident or incident. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Prerequisite Unit/sNil | ||
Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Secure and preserve scene |
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Element: Record and report details of incident scene |
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Evidence Required
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Demonstrated ability to effectively secure scene and record and report details in accordance with the organisation's policies and procedures 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 Performance at an incident, exercise or simulation is required to demonstrate competence in this unit. Written or verbal questions may be used as supporting evidence Specific resources for assessment No special requirements |
Guidance information for assessment | Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package. |
Submission Requirements
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Assessment Tasks
Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required Skills |
listening note taking observation questioning reporting |
Required Knowledge |
legislative and organisation requirements relating to scene preservation methods of securing scene organisation requirements for taking witness details and information regulatory requirements for taking witness details and information techniques for estimating distance techniques for removing public from scene types of information which may assist in investigations |
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. | |
Incident scene may include | urban fire wild fire vehicle fire crime scene search for missing persons or evidence vehicle accident natural disaster industrial/mining accident incident involving death or injury to person or damage to property urban scene rural scene indoor scene outdoor scene animal incident marine aircraft train explosions hazardous materials |
Assessment of scene may be conducted | at scene en route to and from scene |
Factors impacting may include | public safety risk factors including factors that could impact on the safety of investigators response team the security/preservation of the actual site the security and preservation of situational evidence traffic tactical factors affecting the quality of the investigation including environmental circumstances chronology of events access to scene number of persons at scene availability of support services boundaries |
Persons at scene may include | incident scene specialists forensic experts potential witnesses victims other bystanders personnel from other organisations media coroners pathologists medical practitioners undertakers forensic accountants information technology consultants legal officers owners and/or occupiers |
Security of scene may be affected by | topography climatic conditions human interference animal interference preservation of life/property structural integrity availability of personnel |
Securing scene may include | removing non-emergency personnel from scene isolating scene erecting barriers |
Details of scene may include | date time location damage persons present property involved possible causes items of evidence injuries status of utilities services such as broken water pipes animal species present flora fauna size and construction of building occupancy insurance details |
Witness details may include | name contact details other details in accordance with organisation's policies and procedures |
Relevant personnel may include | supervisor team leader police investigating officer other organisation's personnel |
Communication may include | verbal completing standard forms written |
Recording and reporting may include | taking notes completing standard forms making sketches taking photographs taping electronic videoing |
Preserving scene may include | preserving evidence and the area of origin |
Organisational and legislative requirements may vary between sectors and organisations and may include | legislation relevant to the operation/incident/response legislation relevant to the organisation operational corporate and strategic plans operational procedures operational performance standards organisation's personnel practices and guidelines organisation's quality standards |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist
Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice | Yes | No | Comments/feedback |
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Initial assessment is participated in to identify factorswhich will impact on public safety and scene preservation | |||
Incident/accident scene is effectively secured to preserve the scene and maintain public safety in line with legislative requirements | |||
Details of the scene are noted, recorded and reported according to organisation's policies and procedures | |||
Witness details and information volunteered are recorded in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements | |||
Information is communicated to relevant personnel in line with organisation's procedures |
Forms
Assessment Cover Sheet
PUALAW001B - Protect and preserve incident scene
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Assessment Record Sheet
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