CPPSEC2114 — Monitor electronic security equipment and respond to alarm events
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What an assessment for CPPSEC2114 must cover
34 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 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 Confirm and comply with work procedures and legal requirements for monitoring electronic security equipment.
- 1.1Read workplace procedures and policies including WHS and apply to work tasks to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when monitoring electronic security equipment.
- 1.2Clarify legislative and workplace requirements for monitoring tasks with relevant persons.
2 Check equipment for correct operation.
- 2.1Check security equipment to ensure correct operation and connections following operating instructions.
- 2.2Identify actual or suspected faults or deficiencies in security equipment and report to relevant persons.
- 2.3Discuss and confirm preventative and breakdown maintenance procedures with relevant persons.
- 2.4Conduct equipment back-up to maintain security and integrity of data in accordance with workplace requirements.
3 Receive, interpret, transmit and store electronic security data.
- 3.1Receive, interpret and transmit electronic security data following workplace procedures.
- 3.2Input data into security equipment and check to ensure accuracy following workplace procedures.
- 3.3Identify processing or transmission errors and take remedial action and report issues to relevant persons.
- 3.4Store security data securely to meet legislative and workplace requirements.
4 Respond to alarm events and report security status.
- 4.1Recognise alarm event and follow procedures to action correct response to meet client instructions.
- 4.2Use communication equipment and interpersonal techniques to discuss alarm status with relevant persons.
- 4.3Action further response to resolve alarm event and maintain security following workplace procedures and client instructions.
- 4.4Report security status ensuring confidentiality of security information in accordance with workplace requirements.
Performance evidence
- monitor electronic security equipment and respond to six different alarm events.
- 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 and regulatory requirements when monitoring electronic security equipment and responding to alarm events: duty of care; licensing requirements and limits of own authority; workplace health and safety (WHS)
- approved communication terminology, call signs and radio channels used in the security industry
- categories of alarm events and procedures for responding to each category
- customer service standards
- methods for verifying polling connections
- operational functions of electronic security equipment
- own competence to operate electronic security system as required by AS 2201.2-2004 Intruder alarm systems, Part 2: Monitoring centres
- procedures for door, alarms, time clock, subsequent and further alarms and monitoring
- procedures to back-up and protect security data
- the phonetic alphabet and how it is used
- types of alarm events that may require response such as duress alarms, intrusion alarms, air conditioning alarms, smoke alarms, vehicle global positioning system (GPS) and satellite tracking
- types of alarm transmission technologies including wireless and internet protocol (IP) monitoring and dialler monitoring.
Foundation skills
- language skills: provide information using security industry terminology, codes and signals; communicate in English; communicate in a manner that is preferred and understood by the receiver and engages minority groups
- reading skills: understand and follow: standard operating procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities and WHS requirements; technical equipment instructions that may be in written or diagrammatic form
- speaking and listening skills: ask questions and listen to answers to gain information or confirm understanding when clarifying work tasks and responding orally to alarm events; provide clear and accurate spoken instructions when responding to alarm activations; accurately interpret voice messages; communicate with emergency services
- numeracy skills: calculate and enter numerical data into security equipment
- problem solving skills: troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and select appropriate remedial actions; respond to multiple simultaneous alarm events
- technology skills: input, manipulate, retrieve and store electronic data in a variety of formats including databases
Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
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What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC2114 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSEC2114 needs to address all 34 unit components: 4 elements with 14 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 12 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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