This unit applies to personnel responsible for the development of incident control strategies.
The authority to approve or implement strategies is not explicitly linked to this unit. The incident control strategy will normally be documented and relate to a level 2 or level 3 incident.
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ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Identify objectives and strategies | 1.1 Riskcharacteristics of the incident are fully identified. 1.2 Sources of risk are determined 1.3 Objectives are identified. 1.4 Strategic options are identified. 1.5 Tactics appropriate to strategies are evaluated. |
2. Evaluate strategies | 2.1 Predictions of incident development are made under alternative strategy scenarios. 2.2 Resource requirements for each strategy are determined. 2.3 Consequences and likelihood of success and failure of strategic options are considered. 2.4 Feedback on strategies is obtained from stakeholders and incident manager/s, collated and recorded. 2.5 Strategies are reviewed taking feedback into account. |
3. Select strategies | 3.1 Strategic options are documented using a range of information sources in accordance with organisational requirements. 3.2 Preferred strategies and recommendations are submitted for consideration in line with organisational procedures. |
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required Skills |
analyse needs develop incident prediction |
Required Knowledge |
emergency management concepts and principles development and implementation of incident objectives, strategies and tactics legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to emergency management organisational approval procedures problem solving and decision making techniques risk management concepts and principles |
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Assessment must confirm the ability to: conduct risk assessment ensure strategies meet identified objectives select and correctly apply appropriate models provide justification for the selection for the recommended strategies. Consistency in performance Competency should be demonstrated over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Context of assessment Competency should be assessed in two or more incident situations or scenarios where there is the capacity to demonstrate the required evidence. Specific resources for assessment Access is required to: workplace environment and/or simulations based on actual incidents resources that may involve complex scenarios sufficient to allow evidence to be gathered from a variety of sources and stakeholders on more than one occasion and over an extended period. |
Method of assessment | In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision and/or mentoring, which is typically recorded in a competency workbook. Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment. Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an agency-approved simulated work environment. Forms of assessment that are typically used include: direct observation interviewing the candidate journals and workplace documentation third party reports from supervisors written or oral questions |
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. | |
Risk characteristics must include: | risk management concepts, principles and guidelines as defined in the current Australian Standard |
Incidents must include: | incidents covered by organisational legislative responsibility |
Sources of risk must include: | control activities human behaviour management activities |
and may also include: | fire flood hazardous materials structural collapse |
Strategic options must include: | contingency defensive direct attack indirect attack offensive parallel attack |
Tactics may include: | back burning construction of fire line by hand, machine or aircraft fixed sprinklers hose line overhead attack ventilation |
Evaluation of tactics may include: | deficiencies and limitations determination of advantages disadvantages |
Predictions may include: | incident behaviour and control models local knowledge suppression and fire control line construction models weather predictive models wind plume model |
Resource requirements may include: | access to location availability of specialist personnel equipment requirements expected duration of the incident range of control options available |
Consequences may include: | cost date/time of control impact on environment local community and economy probability of success |
Stakeholders may include: | community groups industry groups land managers local business members of parliament members of the public non-government organisations other response organisations recovery agencies support agencies |
Information sources may include: | emergency management arrangements emergency management plans hazard assessments response plans risk assessments |
Not applicable.
This unit contains employability skills.
Not applicable.