Application
This unit applies to workers undertaking an emergency risk assessment with a community or part of a community. Such assessments are conducted at local, regional or state level by local governments, emergency management committees, public safety agencies, major event managers or other organisations that need to understand emergency risk to a community.
Prerequisites
PUAEMR022 Establish context for emergency risk assessment
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Identify risk | 1.1 Sources of risk are identified by considering the interaction of hazards, communities and the environment. 1.2 Elements at risk are identified. 1.3 Stakeholders are consulted throughout the risk assessment process. 1.4 Risk statements describing consequences are generated. |
2. Analyse risk | 2.1 Risks are analysed by considering the likelihood of particular consequences occurring. 2.2 The vulnerability of communities and/or environments is determined by analysing their susceptibility and resilience to risks. 2.3 Risks are rated in accordance with agreed risk criteria. |
3. Evaluate risk | 3.1 Risks requiring additional analysis or treatment are determined. 3.2 Tolerability and acceptability of risks are agreed with stakeholders. 3.3 Risk treatments are prioritised using agreed risk criteria. |
4. Monitor and review | 4.1 Evaluated risks are monitored in accordance with standards and guidelines. 4.2 Evaluated risks are reviewed in accordance with standards and guidelines. |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required Skills |
research skills to identify sources of risk to the social, built, economic and natural environments analysis skills for qualitative and quantitative risk analysis workshop facilitation skills identification of stakeholders negotiation with stakeholders problem definition risk analysis use emergency risk modelling processes to estimate risk |
Required Knowledge |
emergency risk management concepts and principles included in the current National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines risk identification tools format of risk statements and risk register structure of risk criteria and the application of scenario dynamics (how a hazard creates consequences) concepts of ‘credible consequence level’, likelihood rating, confidence rating, ‘as low as reasonably practicable’ principle application of spatial analysis techniques jurisdiction or organisational emergency risk management principles and guidelines problem solving and decision making techniques research, demographic and economic analysis techniques |
Evidence Required
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Learners must demonstrate that they can apply an appropriate method to identify risk, produce meaningful risk statements and apply risk criteria in consultation with stakeholders. Consistency in performance Candidates should be expected to present evidence from at least two different contexts, one of which may be simulated. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Context of assessment Evidence of competence in this unit may be collected in a simulated environment and real environment, often as part of a larger project with concurrent assessment of other emergency risk management competencies. Specific resources for assessment For the demonstration of competence in this unit it will be necessary to participate a real life project. Underpinning knowledge may be assessed through written assignments, project reports, debriefings and action learning projects in real or simulated environments. |
Guidance information for assessment | This unit contains many transferable skills, such as communication, consultation, research and analysis skills that can be applied in the emergency risk management context. Assessors should use formative assessment strategies in a simulated environment to contextualise underpinning knowledge. Summative assessment requires application of the unit in a real-life project, often in an action-learning context. This unit may be assessed with other units that address the whole emergency risk management process. |
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. | |
Sources of risk may include | commercial and legal relationships economic systems and relationships human behaviour natural events built environment failures disease (plant, animal or human) political circumstances technology/technical issues, management activities and controls |
The environment may include | social environment (individuals, families and common interest groups that form whole communities) build environment (human-made assets that underpin the functioning of a community) economic environment natural environment |
Elements at risk may include | people buildings and civil engineering works infrastructure economic activities public services natural environment |
Stakeholders may include | staff client groups decision makers members of the public community groups industry groups public and private sector organisations non-government organisations elected officials |
Risk criteria may include | the nature and types of causes and consequences that can occur and how they will be measured how likelihood will be defined the timeframe(s) of the likelihood and/or consequence(s) how the level of risk is to be determined the views of stakeholders the level at which risk becomes acceptable or tolerable whether combinations of multiple risks should be taken into account and, if so, how and which combinations should be considered |
Standards and guidelines may include | AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009, Risk management—Principles and Guidelines HB 327:2010, Communicating and consulting about risk ISO Guide 73:2009, Risk management—Vocabulary National Emergency, Management Committee (2010), National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines jurisdictional or organisational emergency risk management policies and procedures |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.