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Coordinate environmental health operations

Coordinate environmental health operations

Unit of competency
National Code
DEFPH008A
State Code
AVV70
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
24/01/2013
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
Field of Education
061303 - Environmental Health
Original Release Date
Nominal Hours
0
Description
This unit covers the competency required to coordinate environmental health operations within the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan environmental health tasking for individuals within a team
  • 1.1 Instructions for environmental health support are obtained, interpreted and where necessary, clarified with team supervisor.
  • 1.2 Task objectives are identified as consistent with the identified health threat and the operating environment.
  • 1.3 Tasking allocation is determined according to operational priorities and time requirements, to complete tasks in appropriate order and to minimise duplication of effort.
  • 1.4 Resources are allocated within tasking allocation to ensure tasks are achievable and to make efficient use of resources.
  • 1.5 Workplace safety is considered within tasking allocation to ensure tasks may be completed free from preventable injury or illness.
  • 1.6 Tasking is issued to personnel in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
2. Implement and monitor environmental health tasking
  • 2.1 Liaison with relevant persons at the dependent organisation is undertaken to inform about and gain consent to, the occurrence of tasking.
  • 2.2 Tasks are executed in accordance with plan and organisational policies and procedures.
  • 2.3 Tasking is monitored to ensure progress is consistent with operational priorities, time requirements and resource allocation.
  • 2.4 Actual task outcomes are identified and compared with planned objectives, task instructions, time allocations to allow adjustment of tasking as required.
  • 2.5 Tasking allocation is revised as required, to meet planned objectives.
  • 2.6 Tasking is modified to meet unforeseen requirements, resources are reallocated and the extent of change is communicated to team supervisor.
  • 2.7 Technical advice relating to environmental health is communicated to personnel within the dependent organisation.
The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
ADF activities may include:
ADF exercises in Australia or overseas
ADF operational deployment
Civil aid to the community task
In a field or urban setting
Training activities
Health threats may include:
Environment health threats:
animal
disease
terrain
vegetation
weather
Occupational health threats:
road traffic accident
industrial injury
Operational health threats:
chemical/biological injury
combat injury
psychiatric injury
Tasking may include:

Applying the permethrin protection system
Assisting in the ongoing health threat assessment and health surveillance
Collecting water samples for laboratory analysis
Contributing to epidemiologic quick assessment of disease
Contributing to organisational compliance with work health and safety and industrial hygiene policy/procedures
Coordinating field waste management
Implementing strategies to control the transmission of disease
Inspecting and monitoring water distribution for safe water handling practices
Monitoring food hygiene and preventing the transmission of disease via ingested sources
Operating pesticide dispersal equipment
Performing a water quality survey of an established water distribution point
Performing chlorine dosing of water at the point of supply
Organisational policies and procedures may include:
Clinical standards (state/territory and national)
Codes of ethics
Codes of practice
Environmental health policy
Health and hygiene guidelines
Health surveillance policy documents
Industry professional body standards
Industry standards (state/territory and national)
Organisational health policy directives
Pesticides manual
Relevant Australian Standards
Relevant Commonwealth Acts
Workplace safety guidelines
Relevant persons may include:
Area commander
Coordinating personnel
Organisational commander
Section commander
Team leaders
Dependent organisation may include:
Company sized group
Deployed ADF team
Own organic organisation
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Assessment must confirm the ability to:
determine a tasking plan which is achievable and make best use of available resources
coordinate tasking of at lease two team members to achieve desired outcomes
Consistency in performance
Competency should be demonstrated on a minimum of two occasions.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Context of assessment
Competency should be assessed in an actual workplace situation or in a simulated situation or scenario.
Specific resources for assessment
Access is required to:
appropriate equipment and stores
range of notional health threats based on recent and historical experience, to tailor tasking
dependent personnel
relevant organisational policies and procedures
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
BBC81 DEFPHL008 Coordinate environmental health operations Unit of competency
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