Elements and Performance Criteria

Community members and organisations may include
Geographically-based groups of people such as: households, neighbourhood, suburbs, business districts and towns.
Shared-experience groups of people such as: particular-interest groups, ethnic groups, professional groups, language groups, age groupings and those exposed to a particular hazard.

Property may include
Buildings, infrastructure which provide for the movement of people, goods and services

Environment may include
Natural environment such as: topographical features, water bodies, vegetation communities and ecosystems.
Elements such as economics, commerce, culture and public safety service provisions that relate to how the community functions.

Hazards may include
wildfires and associated exposures
severe storm
flood
storm surge
structural collapse
explosion
electrical hazards
structural fire and associated exposures
impediments to firefighting and rescue activities
hazardous materials
dangerous goods
illegal or careless use of fire.

Risk management modelling process at this level means
a set of guidelines used for risk identification purposes and selection of appropriate mitigation strategies.

Inspections may include
familiarisation inspections, licensed premises inspections, inspections required by legislation, scheduled inspections

Legislation may include
local, state or federal acts or regulations applying to organisation

Mitigation strategies may include
hazard reduction
hazard removal
hazard isolation
hazard management
community information/education
community activities
altering work practices.

Feedback may include
checklists
reports, verbal and/or written submitted to immediate supervisor
survey results
facilitated group meetings
standard organisation forms.

Critical aspects of evidence
It is essential that the relationship between hazard and the risk posed to the community and environment be identified and described. Evaluation of risk must be undertaken against established organisation risk management guidelines in consultation with relevant community groups.

Interdependent assessment of units
Pre-requisite units:
· PUATEA004A Work effectively in a public safety organisation
Co-requisite units:
· Nil

Underpinning knowledge
Occupational health and safety guidelines, principles of fire behaviour and suppression, hazardous materials, relevant legislation, building construction, relevant technical information, evacuation procedures, community organisation contacts, organisation risk identification guidelines, policies and procedures relating to hazard reduction, hazard isolation, hazard removal and hazard management, risk management principles specific to the organisation, AS/NZ Risk Management Standards.

Underpinning skills
Oral and written communication, identification of hazardous materials, identification of building construction and materials, identification of at risk plant species, quantities and moisture content, completion of forms, analysing feedback and cooperation with community groups, application of risk management guidelines to the organisation.

Resource implications
Provision of organisation forms, appropriate equipment

Consistency in performance
Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments.

Context of assessment
· On the job and simulated workplace environment
· Activities may be carried out under supervision
· Underpinning knowledge may be assessed through oral and written questions.