This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to ensure an incident site is rendered safe and kept secure.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 personnel performing an incident team leader or similar role who are required to make initial assessment of an incident site, secure and preserve the scene, isolate the area to prevent secondary incidents, record details about the incident area, take statements from witnesses and manage the scene until authorities arrive.This unit of competency applies to an individual working alone or as part of a team or group and working in liaison with other incident team members and the incident coordinator/commander, as appropriate.The incident team leader typically responds to the incident coordinator/commander, who may be stationed in the incident control centre. In a typical scenario, following the occurrence of an incident, the person would take action to ensure the immediate incident site is safe and take steps to maintain facility safety, record details of the scene and preserve it from contamination. The person may also be required to manage the scene pending the arrival of appropriate authority or company representatives, as required by company procedures, legislation or regulations.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.