Unit of competency Outline
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Maintain operational safety
Maintain operational safety
Unit of competency
National Code
PUAPOL001B
PUAPOL001B
State Code
D3782
D3782
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
18/10/2010
Field of Education
091105 - Police Studies
Original Release Date
18/10/2010
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit covers the competency to assess and respond to general workplace safety risks, including the use of defensive tactics and/or restraining techniques.This unit does not cover the specialised safety practices required of specialist officers such as Police Diver, Search and Rescue Squad member, Special Operations/Tactical response Group member, Covert Investigators or some Forensic Investigators.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Monitor and assess situational risks in workplaces
- 1.1 Situational safety is monitored and assessed and well informed judgements are made in accordance with agreed operational practices and the surrounding environment
- 1.2 Potential risks to own safety, the safety of fellow officers and members of the public are quickly and correctly identified assessed and monitored
2 Maintain a safe working environment
- 2.1 Operational safety responses/procedures are identified and/or planned and implemented within organisation's procedures and policies
- 2.2 Equipment, materials and environment are assessed for hazards and protective action is planned to ensure the health and safety of people
- 2.3 Safety issues are evaluated and advised to the relevant officers and alternate responses are devised
- 2.4 Appropriate protective clothing and equipment are correctly identified, worn and utilised where and when required
- 2.5 Incidents are identified and observations are recorded and reported accurately, promptly and in the required format to relevant personnel
3 Employ defensive tactics
- 3.1 Situations are assessed correctly and informed judgements made as appropriate for the use of defensive tactics and/or physical restraint techniques
- 3.2 Defensive tactics and/or restraining techniques are applied in accordance with jurisdictional law, organisational policy and procedures and subject to surrounding conditions
- 3.3 Documentation regarding the 'use of force' is completed and submitted in accordance with organisational requirements
- 3.4 Defensive tactics and restraining skills are applied at the appropriate situations and to organisational standard
Workplaces may include
police stations
watch-houses
foot or mobile patrol environments
crime/incident scenes
public crowd/traffic control tasking sites
sporting and social venues
industrial/business/domestic buildings
public transport systems
Monitoring and assessing situations may include
identification and valuation of the potential risks (and their strengths) arising from a situation or a situation's particular 'time frame'
techniques such as personal observation
reviewing previous reports
gathering existing situational intelligence from colleagues
other emergency service workers and/or public present at site
analysis of situational intelligence and evidence
communication with other agencies such as RTA
Local Government
Community Services
Potential risks may include
matters or events that could harm persons
buildings of property and could be already present or evolve as a result of actions taken
Safe working practices should focus on the techniques/strategies that optimise the present and future safety of persons and property involved or present at the given workplace site and cover practices/matters including but not limited to
crowd control
situational communication techniques
dealing with aggressive/violent/intoxicated/drugged/ injured/uncooperative persons
operation of police vehicles and equipment including weapons
use of force' techniques/options/strategies
use of safety clothing (visibility vests, wet weather gear, riot clothing/headgear, rubber gloves, etc)
warning devices (portable lamps, signs, torches) and safety barriers/ warning tapes
dealing with potentially hazardous substances such as noxious gases, chemicals, fuels
prevention of disease transmissions
lifting and carry persons
risk assessment and contingency planning
Safety issues may include
Safety issues are defined as issues/matters that may impact on the future safety of officers and could include faulty equipment
inappropriate operational procedures or the need for skills enhancement
Communication in the context of this unit
In this unit communication is focused on 'officer survival' and therefore covers communication techniques required for dealing with potentially hazardous situations either as a single officer or in partnership with other officers/emergency service workers and includes both verbal and non-verbal techniques
Self defence and/or restraining techniques may include
the range of offensive/defensive skills and tactics sanctioned by an organisation to enable an officer to defend against or restrain persons attempting to physically harm themselves
the officer
colleagues or members of the public
police stations
watch-houses
foot or mobile patrol environments
crime/incident scenes
public crowd/traffic control tasking sites
sporting and social venues
industrial/business/domestic buildings
public transport systems
Monitoring and assessing situations may include
identification and valuation of the potential risks (and their strengths) arising from a situation or a situation's particular 'time frame'
techniques such as personal observation
reviewing previous reports
gathering existing situational intelligence from colleagues
other emergency service workers and/or public present at site
analysis of situational intelligence and evidence
communication with other agencies such as RTA
Local Government
Community Services
Potential risks may include
matters or events that could harm persons
buildings of property and could be already present or evolve as a result of actions taken
Safe working practices should focus on the techniques/strategies that optimise the present and future safety of persons and property involved or present at the given workplace site and cover practices/matters including but not limited to
crowd control
situational communication techniques
dealing with aggressive/violent/intoxicated/drugged/ injured/uncooperative persons
operation of police vehicles and equipment including weapons
use of force' techniques/options/strategies
use of safety clothing (visibility vests, wet weather gear, riot clothing/headgear, rubber gloves, etc)
warning devices (portable lamps, signs, torches) and safety barriers/ warning tapes
dealing with potentially hazardous substances such as noxious gases, chemicals, fuels
prevention of disease transmissions
lifting and carry persons
risk assessment and contingency planning
Safety issues may include
Safety issues are defined as issues/matters that may impact on the future safety of officers and could include faulty equipment
inappropriate operational procedures or the need for skills enhancement
Communication in the context of this unit
In this unit communication is focused on 'officer survival' and therefore covers communication techniques required for dealing with potentially hazardous situations either as a single officer or in partnership with other officers/emergency service workers and includes both verbal and non-verbal techniques
Self defence and/or restraining techniques may include
the range of offensive/defensive skills and tactics sanctioned by an organisation to enable an officer to defend against or restrain persons attempting to physically harm themselves
the officer
colleagues or members of the public
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in identifying workplace safety risks, work practices and defensive tactics to ensure the safety of self and others
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
Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments
Specific resources for assessment
All necessary equipment for operational safety and vehicles and standard organisational operational accoutrements are available
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.
It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in identifying workplace safety risks, work practices and defensive tactics to ensure the safety of self and others
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
Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments
Specific resources for assessment
All necessary equipment for operational safety and vehicles and standard organisational operational accoutrements are available
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.
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C3903 | PUAPOL001A | Maintain operational safety | Unit of competency |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| WG928 | PUAPOLGD001A | Maintain police operational safety | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C818 | PSP41504 | Certificate IV in Government (Investigation) | Qualification |
| C346 | PUA20100 | Certificate II in Public Safety (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community Policing) | Qualification |