CPPSEC4004 — Supervise security operations
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What an assessment for CPPSEC4004 must cover
44 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 25 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Plan and organise security operation.
- 1.1Access and interpret key requirements of legislation, regulations and workplace policies and procedures, including work health and safety (WHS), and apply to work instructions to ensure compliance.
- 1.2Obtain and review work instructions to clarify security operation timeframes and resource requirements.
- 1.3Develop and document operational plan and schedule activities and resources to effectively conduct security operation to meet work instructions.
- 1.4Identify and assess anticipated risks associated with security operation and implement risk control measures in accordance with WHS requirements.
- 1.5Organise required equipment, resources and technologies following workplace procedures.
- 1.6Establish communication processes and chain of command requirements.
- 1.7Brief relevant persons to explain operational information and instructions and use questioning and active listening to respond to issues and concerns.
2 Monitor security operation.
- 2.1Systematically monitor security operation progress against operational plan.
- 2.2Use security equipment, resources and technologies to support monitoring tasks following manufacturers’ instructions.
- 2.3Maintain communication with team members and receive, confirm and organise requested assistance.
- 2.4Identify contingencies affecting the security operation and vary the operational plan in consultation with relevant persons.
- 2.5Record and report operational information according to workplace requirements.
3 Review security operation.
- 3.1Evaluate effectiveness of security operations in consultation with relevant persons.
- 3.2Plan, schedule and conduct debriefing sessions for individuals involved in the operation.
- 3.3Review incident observations to identify opportunities for improvement to future security operations.
- 3.4Document review findings and recommendations and present to relevant persons according to workplace requirements.
Performance evidence
- To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by supervising three different security operations including for each operation: - receiving a minimum of two requests for assistance during the operation - identifying a minimum of two contingencies requiring the operational plan to be varied - planning and conducting debriefing sessions involving a minimum of two participants.
Knowledge evidence
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: anti-discrimination and diversity
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: apprehension, arrest and restraint of persons
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: key requirements of legislation, regulations and codes of conduct for security operations in the jurisdiction of operation
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: legal rights and responsibilities of employers, supervisors and employees associated with work health and safety and duty of care
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: licensing requirements in the security industry
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: personal protective equipment
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: trespass and removal of persons
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when supervising security operations: use of force
- chain of command and communication processes used to monitor security operations
- implications for security operations arising from the National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
- key principles of team dynamics, team leadership and management
- methods for briefing security operations information and instructions to individuals and teams
- methods for debriefing security operations with individuals and teams
- methods for reviewing security operations to identify procedural improvements
- procedures for communicating and collaborating with emergency services
- process of dynamic risk assessment and application of risk management using the hierarchy of controls
- purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: definition of crowded places
- purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: key security issues for crowded places
- purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: objectives, characteristics and identification of active armed offenders
- purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: definition of hostile vehicles and methods of attack
- purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: signs of chemical weapons attack and recommend response
- purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: general features of improvised explosive devices and recommended incident response
- typical security workplace hazards, risks and emergency situations and the control measures for each
- ways that social and cultural differences may be expressed
- work scheduling procedures
Foundation skills
- oral communication: oral communication skills to use clear explanations, active listening and questioning skills to convey and clarify operational information
- writing: writing skills to prepare succinct and logically structured operational plans
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Questions about assessing CPPSEC4004
What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC4004 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSEC4004 needs to address all 44 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 25 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CPPSEC4004?
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