CPPSEC3102 — Maintain operational safety and security of work environment

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What an assessment for CPPSEC3102 must cover

42 assessable components: 4 elements (15 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 19 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 Prepare for security operation.

1.1Review work instructions and workplace procedures and policies including WHS to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities.
1.2Use interpersonal techniques with relevant persons to develop, support and promote confidence.
1.3Select and organise security equipment required to meet work instructions.
1.4Assess work environment to locate access and entry points, emergency equipment and facilities, and to identify security vantage points.

2 Monitor environment to maintain operational safety and security.

2.1Monitor environmental factors and security equipment to maintain situational awareness and promptly recognise changing circumstances.
2.2Gather and receive information from others in the work area using communication that is courteous and professional and which accounts for individual social and cultural differences.
2.3Conduct regular and systematic personal safety checks, and take corrective actions as required to maintain operational safety and security.
2.4Communicate regularly with relevant persons to give instructions and exchange up-to-date operational information in accordance with workplace requirements.

3 Formulate and carry out response to security risk situation.

3.1Identify security risk situation and assess degree of risk to self, others, property and premises.
3.2Formulate security response appropriate to assessed risk level, and which maximises the safety and security of self, others, property and premises.
3.3Implement security risk control procedures and adjust response to adapt to changing circumstances.
3.4Promptly seek specialist assistance or advice as required to maintain operational safety and security.

4 Finalise security operation.

4.1Finalise security response, record details of risk and response procedures undertaken, and preserve incident scene.
4.2Report operational outcomes to relevant persons.
4.3Complete and securely maintain operational documentation in accordance with workplace requirements.

Performance evidence

To demonstrate competency in this unit, a person must maintain operational safety and security of the work environment for three separate security operations involving, in each operation, different security risk situations. 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 maintaining operational safety and security of the work environment: anti-discrimination and diversity, counter terrorism, crowd control and control of persons under the influence of intoxicating substances, duty of care, limits of own authority, workplace health and safety (WHS)
approved communication terminology, call signs and radio channels used in the security industry
chain of command relevant to security operation
crowd behaviour, dynamics and movement patterns that can threaten security
current national terrorism threat level and context
factors that may indicate escalation of conflict or risk and situations requiring specialist assistance
methods of restraint and associated effects including causes and signs and symptoms of asphyxia
negotiation techniques and how they can be used to defuse and resolve conflict
premises emergency and evacuation procedures
premises site layout
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
site emergency and evacuation plan and procedures
the phonetic alphabet and how it is used
types of behavioural anomalies and suspect behaviours that can indicate criminal activity, hostile reconnaissance or the potential for terrorist activity
types of behaviours and non-verbal language that can escalate conflict or incite aggressive or hostile responses from others
types of security risk situations that may be encountered during guarding operations and response options for each, including situations involving terrorism and bomb threats
ways that social and cultural differences may be expressed

Foundation skills

language skills: to use security industry approved communication terminology, codes and signals
writing skills: to: maintain operational documentation; complete routine reports and forms
reading skills: to interpret: workplace procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities and WHS requirements; information and instructions written in English, such as directional signs and emergency procedures
speaking and listening skills: to: use questions to clarify and verify spoken security risk information; communicate to give instructions
numeracy skills: to estimate time required to carry out operational tasks
problem solving skills: to: formulate response options to match security risk situation; evaluate and adjust security response measures to meet changing risk circumstances; recognise security risk situations requiring specialist assistance
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 CPPSEC3102 need to cover?

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