CPPSEC3113Handle dogs for security patrols

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What an assessment for CPPSEC3113 must cover

46 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 18 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 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 Prepare for patrol with security dog.

  • 1.1Review workplace procedures and policies to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when handling dog during security patrol.
  • 1.2Interpret work instructions and clarify patrol requirements with relevant persons.
  • 1.3Confirm security dog is suitable and trained to the standard required to meet patrol requirements
  • 1.4Check health, hygiene and stability of dog, and take required remedial action where signs of poor health or abnormal behaviour are detected in accordance with animal welfare requirements.
  • 1.5Organise and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and handling aids in accordance with workplace requirements.

2 Conduct patrol with security dog.

  • 2.1Carry out patrol tasks with security dog using safe handling methods.
  • 2.2Handle security dog in a manner that ensures minimal risk of injury to the dog, self and members of the public.
  • 2.3Monitor and maintain dog’s operating efficiency and well-being throughout patrol.

3 Identify and respond to security threat.

  • 3.1apply general safety procedures to handle dogs, both leashed and unleashed in a security work environment.
  • 3.2Identify security threat and assess degree of risk to persons, property and premises.
  • 3.3Assess the threat situation to determine appropriate use of the dog as a security measure and implement response.
  • 3.4Check personal safety needs and seek assistance as required.
  • 3.5Apply hold, release and arrest procedures to apprehend intruder, ensuring minimal risk of injury to the dog, members of the public and self.
  • 3.6Adjust or discontinue response promptly to meet changing circumstances while maintaining control of dog.
  • 3.7Promptly attend to injuries to persons or the dog, and seek assistance from relevant persons as required.
  • 3.8Record patrol and response details using documentation in accordance with workplace requirements.

Performance evidence

  • To demonstrate competency in this unit, a person must handle a dog weighing a minimum of 30 kilograms (adult), leashed and unleashed, for three different security patrol functions:
  • patrol a site or premises
  • patrol in a crowd setting
  • search a building.
  • For each function, the person must:
  • demonstrate correct hold, release and arrest procedures to apprehend an intruder whilst maintaining effective control of the dog.
  • In doing this, the person must meet the performance criteria for this unit.

Knowledge evidence

  • standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative, license and regulatory requirements when handling dogs for security patrols: animal welfare, apprehension, arrest and restraint of persons, duty of care relating to animals and persons, limits of own authority, trespass and the removal of persons, use of force, workplace health and safety (WHS)
  • capabilities and limitations of a trained security dog
  • hold, release and arrest procedures for apprehending intruders
  • common canine infections and contagious diseases
  • defensive tactics for use with and without dogs
  • licensing and registration requirements in relation to the handling, use and ownership of dogs
  • methods for inspecting baggage, vehicles and property using dogs
  • methods to train dog to show aggression or bite with control and conditioning
  • premises and property security requirements including search and confiscation procedures
  • principles of continuation or maintenance training
  • procedures for conducting a patrol with a security dog
  • procedures for effecting an arrest using a security dog
  • remedial action to be taken where the dog shows signs of poor health or abnormal behaviour
  • requirements for use of muzzles
  • risks and hazards associated with use, training and care of security dogs and appropriate control measures
  • safe canine handling methods and techniques
  • security roles and functions suitable for canines
  • signs of poor health, hygiene and stability in a security dog.

Foundation skills

  • writing skills: to record patrol and response details using workplace documentation
  • reading skills: to interpret: procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities; work instructions that may be in written and diagrammatic formats
  • speaking and listening skills: to use questions and active listening to clarify patrol tasks and to effectively communicate with others, including emergency services
  • numeracy skills: to conduct patrol to meet required timeframes
  • problem solving skills: to: verify the suitability of the dog’s condition and training to meet patrol requirements; select security response options proportionate to the nature of risk; issue commands to a dog while responding to security threats

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What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC3113 need to cover?

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