This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to leverage partnerships to improve the organisation's capabilities to respond to incidents.An incident is an event which causes, or could have caused, injury or illness; damage to plant, material or the environment; disruption to production or public alarm.An incident is an unintended event, or an unintended consequence of an intended event, such as: fire and explosionloss of containmentexcursions above/below acceptable limits for emissions or plant conditionsexcursions above occupational hygiene or biological exposure limitsnon-compliance with regulatory requirementssecurity breachesfailure to follow procedurescomplaintsvehicle incidentson/off-site incidents.This unit of competency applies to senior managers, crisis team managers or those in similar roles who are required to initiate and manage external relationships for joint/cooperative efforts towards incident response and plan, coordinate and evaluate activities with the partners.Generally, the person would be a member of senior management and a member of the crisis management team. Although independent action may be required, he/she will be expected to coordinate, liaise and consult with other members of the team and other appropriate personnel.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.