This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop relationships with community stakeholders and facilitate:appreciation of the plant’s contribution to the economy and the local communitycommunity contribution to the organisation’s ecological and social objectivespublic safety awareness informationpublic confidence in the competence of the organisation and its personnel.This unit of competency applies to persons who are required to identify community stakeholders and information to be communicated, and to plan, implement and evaluate engagement and communication activities.In a typical scenario the person is a member of the incident team and is designated with the task of ensuring the preparedness of the communities surrounding and/or affected by the facility to respond to an incident. For example, the organisation is preparing to shut down part of the plant for routine maintenance and as part of that process some of the gas will be flared off. This will create a spectacular plume over the plant but because the community is alerted to both timing and what to expect, community panic and concern is limited.While independent action may sometimes be required, the person is expected to liaise, cooperate and consult with other members of the incident management team as necessary.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.