This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to provide safety advice at a rural and/or land management incident.The unit applies to wildfire and land management field based Safety Officers, who are responsible for providing advice to commanders and/or supervisors about safety issues and the implementation of safety procedures at a rural and/or land management incident. This unit also involves observing potential or existing hazards and providing advice on available and viable risk management options. Authorisation to perform this role is subject to organisational policies and procedures.The Incident Controller has the ultimate responsibility for the safety and welfare of operational crews, supporting personnel and members of the public who may be involved in an incident. Providing a safe working environment for people at an incident is the shared responsibility of the Incident Controller, each member of the Incident Management Team and at their respective levels all persons involved at the incident.The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.