CPPSEC2103 — Apply WHS, emergency response and evacuation procedures to maintain security

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What an assessment for CPPSEC2103 must cover

42 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 16 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Follow WHS procedures and prepare for emergency response.

1.1Read WHS and emergency procedures and workplace policies and apply to work tasks to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities.
1.2Clarify emergency procedures, personal authority and response limitations with relevant persons.
1.3Identify and locate emergency resources and instructions within the workplace.
1.4Select and use communications and personal protective equipment (PPE) to follow safe work practices.

2 Identify, assess and control security hazards and risks.

2.1Identify hazards in the work area and assess security risks.
2.2Report hazards and risks immediately to relevant persons following workplace procedures.
2.3Use the hierarchy of control to select and apply appropriate methods to control the hazard or minimise risk as far as possible within limits of own authority.

3 Identify and respond to emergency situation.

3.1Identify emergency situation and promptly notify emergency personnel and relevant persons.
3.2Follow emergency response procedures and comply with instructions to maintain security within limits of own competence and authority.
3.3Seek information from relevant persons to maintain situational awareness.
3.4Identify need to evacuate from the work area according to nature of emergency and immediate danger level.
3.5Select safe evacuation pathway and methods following emergency procedures and instructions and modify evacuation pathway as required.
3.6Communicate regularly with relevant persons and others in the work area to give and receive instructions.
3.7Evacuate work area following emergency procedures.

4 Complete documentation and assist review of emergency response.

4.1Record details of identified hazards, risks and incidents using workplace documentation.
4.2Discuss WHS arrangements and emergency response with relevant persons to seek feedback, exchange information and identify procedural improvements.

Performance evidence

identify and control two different types of hazards in the work area
respond to a bomb threat requiring evacuation of the work area
respond to an accident involving injury to a person

Knowledge evidence

standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when applying WHS, emergency response and evacuation procedures to maintain security: - duty of care - limits of own authority - WHS or occupational health and safety (OHS)
approved communication terminology, call signs and radio channels used by emergency personnel
basic definition of a ‘hazard’
basic definition of a ‘risk’
circumstances where evacuation methods or pathways may need to be modified
current national terrorism threat level and context
emergency warning system, resources, signals and instructions used in the workplace
how to apply the hierarchy of control to control hazards and minimise risk
location of assembly areas and post-evacuation actions
location of emergency equipment in the workplace
procedures for communicating and collaborating with emergency services
process of dynamic risk assessment and how it is applied
purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: - definition of crowded places - key security issues for crowded places - objectives, characteristics and identification of active armed offenders - definition of hostile vehicles and methods of attack - signs of chemical weapons attack and recommended response - general features of improvised explosive devices and recommended incident response
range and meanings of common WHS signs and symbols
types of behavioural anomalies and suspect behaviours that can indicate criminal activity, hostile reconnaissance or the potential for terrorist activity
types of security emergencies and the basic hazards and evacuation actions associated with each one

Foundation skills

language skills: to provide information or advice in a form that is preferred and understood by the receiver
writing skills: to record and describe observations, actions, hazards, risks and incidents, and to complete forms
reading skills: to understand and follow: - standard operating procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities and WHS requirements - emergency response and evacuation procedures and instructions that may be written in English or in diagrammatic form
speaking and listening skills: to: - ask questions and listen to answers to seek information and confirm spoken instructions - orally report WHS and emergency information - communicate with emergency services
numeracy skills: to estimate time required to carry out emergency procedures
problem solving skills: to adjust evacuation pathways where the usual means of evacuation are blocked or endangered
teamwork skills: to adjust personal communication styles in response to the opinions, values and needs of others

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What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC2103 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSEC2103 needs to address all 42 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 16 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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