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Develop incident containment tactics

Develop incident containment tactics

Unit of competency
National Code
PMAOMIR444
State Code
AXN61
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
02/06/2016
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/08/2016
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
05/08/2016
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop tactics to be used in the containment of incidents in on-shore and off-shore facilities.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 incident coordinators, managers, technical specialists or those in similar roles who are part of an incident response team. They may, but may not, have an ongoing role in managing the training and incident exercise system.They will be required to assess the nature of the potential incident, identify objectives for incident containment, evaluate alternative tactics, analyse and interpret feedback and other information, recommend tactics appropriate to the context, and ensure that documentation and information is available to those who require it.This unit of competency applies to an individual working alone or as part of an incident management team and working in liaison with other members of the incident management team and the incident manager, as appropriate.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Identify incident containment tactics
  • 1.1 Identify risk characteristics of the possible incident scenarios
  • 1.2 Identify specific objectives of incident containment
  • 1.3 Identify existing tactics
  • 1.4 Develop a range of alternative tactics
2 Evaluate tactics
  • 2.1 Predict incident behaviour and growth under alternative strategy scenarios
  • 2.2 Consider issues relating to health, safety and environment (HSE)
  • 2.3 Identify and secure resource requirements for alternative tactics
  • 2.4 Identify the impact of tactics on a range of factors
  • 2.5 Identify and clearly document tactics
  • 2.6 Obtain, collate and record feedback on tactics from stakeholders and incident managers, and ensure this is reflected in the documentation according to procedures
  • 2.7 Negotiate stakeholder needs and address
3 Select tactics
  • 3.1 Document findings and feedback on the suitability of different tactics
  • 3.2 Recommend preferred tactics according to procedures
  • 3.3 Document tactics and build into strategies and training guidelines
4 Adopt strategies
  • 4.1 Incorporate documentation on selected tactics into the appropriate incident management manuals
  • 4.2 Notify stakeholders of new tactics
  • 4.3 Incorporate selected tactics into incident training exercises
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W8930 PMAOMIR444B Develop incident containment tactics Unit of competency