Assessor Resource
PMAOMIR407B
Audit incident preparedness and established response systems
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
In a typical scenario the person would undertake an analysis of existing incident preparedness and response systems as part of a continuous improvement process or spot check. Part of the audit may involve the conducting of an unscheduled incident response drill, analysing the results and providing a thorough debrief of the persons involved. The person then may make recommendations for changes to the system
Key aspects of the competency include:
thorough examination of each of the various systems in place
identifying key areas where systems overlap or system breakdowns occur
ensuring that the established systems are working in accordance to the incident response plan and legislative requirements
The person may:
communicate extensively within and outside the organisation
review and audit practices and processes relevant to incident response
identify and as necessary reinforce system benchmarks
provide input towards system continuous enhancement.
conduct and assess incident exercises as required.
Generally the person would be an incident coordinator, manager or technical specialist and be part of an incident response team during the incident. They may have an ongoing role for managing incident information and/or the incident information system.
This unit covers the competency to assess the extent to which a facility is prepared to respond to an incident. This could apply to all of the realistically potential incidents which might occur to an organization, including those under its safety case. The person undertaking the audit would typically respond to the incident manager.
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