RIIERR406 — Provide support for rescue operations
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What an assessment for RIIERR406 must cover
62 assessable components: 4 elements (25 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 20 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 prepare to provide support for rescue operations
- 1.1Access, interpret and apply required documentation
- 1.2Obtain, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
- 1.3Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
- 1.4Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
- 1.5Validate team members’ current rescue competency status
- 1.6Identify and record rescue team membership
- 1.7Assess and monitor team members’ readiness for rescue operation
- 1.8Allocate individual team preparation and assembly areas
- 1.9Maintain team’s state of readiness and deploy when advised by Incident Control
- 1.10Communicate and coordinate activities with others
- 1.11Regularly update team members on incident status
2 Organise team and equipment
- 2.1Identify and engage support personnel
- 2.2Identify and obtain incident response equipment
- 2.3Test, repair and replace equipment, record and report data
- 2.4Allocate equipment to team
- 2.5Communicate with Incident Control on personnel and equipment status
3 Maintain supply of resources
- 3.1Coordinate transport for teams entering the mine
- 3.2Identify, locate and obtain ongoing resource requirements
- 3.3Test, repair and replace equipment, record and report data
- 3.4Report and record unavailability of vital equipment to Incident Control
- 3.5Distribute ongoing resource requirements to teams and fresh air base
- 3.6Ensure continuity of catering and supplies for team
4 Record and report resource allocation and usage
- 4.1Maintain and collate written records and reports
- 4.2Manage equipment allocation, record log in and log out information
- 4.3Conduct handover briefings with oncoming personnel
Performance evidence
- provide support for rescue operations in a manner that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on at least two occasions, including:
- validating rescue team members competency status
- deploying rescue teams
- allocating of emergency equipment and resources
- coordinating transport for rescue teams
- maintaining written records of resource allocation
- testing of rescue equipment and resources
- participating in handover briefings.
- locate and apply relevant documentation, policies and procedures
- complete the provision of support for rescue operations that meets all the required outcomes, including:
- complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures
- communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions
- communicating clearly and concisely with others to coordinate work activities
- operate emergency communication systems.
Knowledge evidence
- types and causes of hazards and incidents in mines
- effects of hot and humid atmospheres
- location and distribution of caches
- trigger points to initiate emergency response to alarms
- location and purpose of a place of safety
- guidance system and marker uses
- key components and requirements of site emergency plans
- implications of different types of adverse environmental conditions
- escape routes and alternative escape route locations
- functions of mine ventilation systems
- types and effects of mine gases
- rescue team structure, roles and responsibilities
- role and responsibilities of the Fresh Air Base Controller and Incident Control
- roles of key external agencies
- standby/emergency procedures for fresh air base
- ignition sources
- types of fire and fire control methods
- factors affecting oxygen/air consumption
- role and responsibilities of support person
- mine surface layout.
Foundation skills
- Writing: Prepares specific information that complies with a range of regulatory requirements, using sector-specific terminology
- Oral communication: Conveys information and requirements clearly, and listens carefully
- Reading: Identifies and interprets relevant information from workplace procedures, documentation, legislation and regulations
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Questions about assessing RIIERR406
What does an assessment tool for RIIERR406 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIIERR406 needs to address all 62 unit components: 4 elements with 25 performance criteria, 14 performance evidence requirements, 20 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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- RIIERR307E — Extricate casualties from underground incidents
- RIIERR308E — Extricate and transport people involved in incidents
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