Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PUASAR028 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PUASAR028 - Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to provide a safe response to an incident involving compromised structural stability partial collapse, and to gaining access to and extricating casualties. It requires the responder to stabilise the structure and where casualties are present the responder is required to remove the casualties using a range of techniques relevant to the type of structure, type of collapse and nature of entrapment.The unit is applicable to members of rescue teams particularly, responders working within the capability of a local response team. It cannot be used to certify competency for an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team member.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Competency Field | Search and Rescue |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Remove casualties |
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Element: Prepare for structural collapse operation |
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Element: Rescue resources are identified and selected based on incident information received and are checked to ensure they are ready for use | ||||||||
Element: Personal protective clothing and equipment is selected based on the nature of the incident and rescue resources to be used | ||||||||
Element: Systematic approach to identifying potential hazards and associated risks is discussed with team members en route and on approach to the incident | ||||||||
Element: Establish and maintain rescue scene safety |
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Element: Hazards and environmental conditions are identified, monitored and controlled using risk mitigation processes | ||||||||
Element: Scene is managed to control access and maintain a safe and effective operational environment | ||||||||
Element: Communication with other personnel on site is established and maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Determine location and condition of casualties |
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Element: Appropriate resources are used to extricate surface or lightly trapped casualties | ||||||||
Element: Condition of surface or lightly trapped casualties and nature of entrapment is ascertained, where possible | ||||||||
Element: Specialist resources are requested to assist with extricating casualties where entrapment exceeds that of surface or lightly trapped | ||||||||
Element: Search marking systems are utilised, as required | ||||||||
Element: Stabilise and make safe incident scene |
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Element: Stabilisation techniques are utilised to make the collapsed site safe | ||||||||
Element: Incident scene is constantly monitored for situational and environmental hazards and structural stability to prevent injury to self or others | ||||||||
Element: Stabilisation that requires the use of specialist resources is requested, as required | ||||||||
Element: Gain access to casualties |
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Element: Located casualties are treated in consultation with medical personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Hygiene precautions are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures |
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Element: Casualties are released, treated and stabilised, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Casualties are removed from scene, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Evidence of casualty's identity is collected and processed, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Appropriate actions are taken to preserve the incident scene, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Conclude rescue operations |
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Element: Equipment is recovered, cleaned and serviced, in accordance with organisational procedures and manufacturers' guidelines | ||||||||
Element: Decontamination procedures are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Operational debriefing is participated in, in accordance organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Operational documentation including post incident report is completed, in accordance with organisational procedures |