Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Operation and task information may include:
access and egress routes
command, control and coordination arrangements
extent and nature of damage
location, magnitude and type of event
potential hazards
weather forecast
Situational awareness may include:
systematic information seeking process where operational task information is gathered, monitored and reassessed and includes:
damage found
evacuation of immediate area
evacuation plan
hazard assessment
hazardous trees
height
identification of underlying hazards
scene assessment
size up
walk around/inspection of site
water levels
Hazards may include:
adverse weather (particularly high winds and rain)
animals and insects
contaminants/chemical/biological
damaged structures
debris
equipment
fatigue and/or operational stress
hazardous materials
mud
night/low light operations
people
terrain
threatening trees
time pressure
traffic
weather - hot/cold, wet/wind
utilities including electricity, gas, water and sewerage
Equipment may include:
anchors
chainsaws/polesaws
generators
hand tools (crowbars, hammers, handsaws, knives, loppers, nails, pliers, screwdrivers, screws, snips)
ladders
lighting
personal protective equipment
petrol and electric
power tools (including drills, reciprocating saw, nail guns, circular saws, tech drivers)
props (acrow props) and shoring materials
roof safety kit
ropes
sandbags and sand bagging machines
submersible and non-submersible pumps
timber batten
timber sheeting
water proofing materials plus their fixings (tarpaulins, plastic sheeting)
water proofing tapes and sealant materials
Work area isolation methods may include:
placement of barrier
placement of safety cones, demarcation tapes and flashing beacons
Evacuation may include:
using readily available transport
Stakeholders may include:
crew members
home owner/s
members of household
other agencies
team leader
Information may include:
self-help provided to householders either directly or over the telephone
warnings provided face-to-face or over the telephone to householders, by public address systems, such as loud-hailers as defined by operations managers and delivered under direction
Working safely may include:
Avoiding exposure to contaminated water and mud where possible
Identifying possible structural safety issues
Manual handing
Monitoring and re-assessing
Personal protective equipment
Prompt treatment and reporting of injuries
Public control
Risk assessment
Universal precautions against infection
Techniques for temporary repairs may include:
coverings
external and internal weatherproofing
replacement
ropes
sealing
stapling
shoring
tape
tarping
tie off/securing
Sandbagging may include:
constructing walls
constructing water diversion
filling by hand
filling by machine
stacking
using as weights/holding down
Water diversions may include:
earth walls
fabricated barriers
laying of sandbags
pumping
salvaged material
synthetic materials
tarps/plastic
trenching
Rescue operation of team member/s may include:
casualty handling
casualty packaging
extrication
rescue of a team member from height
Set up, placement and access to appropriate tools and equipment may include:
ladders (care and use), climbing techniques, types of ladders, placement/set up, safety, stabilisation, alternatives
lighting placement such as set up, use of generators, placement, types of lighting (torches, portable lighting, headlamps)
Operational documentation may include:
incident report
injury reporting
log books
notice to occupant
risk assessment

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Assessment must confirm the ability to:
perform effective temporary structural weather proofing techniques to minimise further damage and to make safe
use mitigation techniques to minimise and/or restrict water damage
support roof/height operations to complete operations effectively.
Consistency in performance
Competency should be demonstrated during exercises and/or incidences reflecting environmental variance in a simulated emergency environment or on-the-job.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Context of assessment
Competency should be assessed completing storm damage and flood mitigation operations, exercises or scenarios as a member of a team acting under direction and general supervision.
Specific resources for assessment
Access is required to:
incident, exercise or simulation, or series of tasks
equipment used in storm and water damage operations
response team.
Method of assessment
In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision and/or mentoring, which is typically recorded in a competency workbook.
Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment.
Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an industry-approved simulated work environment. Forms of assessment that are typically used include:
direct observation
interviewing the candidate
journals and workplace documentation
third party reports from supervisors
written or oral questions.