CPPSEC3131 — Select, use and maintain body armour for security purposes
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What an assessment for CPPSEC3131 must cover
39 assessable components: 3 elements (8 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 25 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 to use body armour.
- 1.1Review work instructions and procedures for shift and clarify work tasks with relevant persons.
- 1.2Review workplace policies including WHS to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when using body armour.
- 1.3Assess risks inherent in work instructions to clarify threat and protection requirements.
2 Select and fit body armour.
- 2.1Select items of body armour to meet work instructions.
- 2.2Inspect body armour to confirm suitability for work tasks.
- 2.3Wear body armour and adjust for correct fit and maximum protective capacity.
3 Clean and maintain body armour.
- 3.1Read manufacturers’ instructions to confirm care and maintenance requirements for body armour.
- 3.2Clean and store body armour following manufacturers’ instructions.
Performance evidence
- To demonstrate competency in this unit, a person must select, use and maintain for security purposes two different types of body armour. On each occasion, the person must select items of body armour that are appropriate for protection against assessed threats. 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 selecting, using and maintaining body armour for security purposes: duty of care
- standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when selecting, using and maintaining body armour for security purposes: legal requirements for using body armour
- standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when selecting, using and maintaining body armour for security purposes: licensing requirements and limits of own authority
- standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when selecting, using and maintaining body armour for security purposes: selection, use and fitting of body armour
- standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when selecting, using and maintaining body armour for security purposes: workplace health and safety (WHS)
- criteria for selecting body armour for protection during security assignments
- difference between stab and bullet proof vests
- difference between stab and spike protection
- effect of secondary projectiles on body armour
- factors that affect the use of body armour
- factors that contribute to thermoregulation problems
- factors that impact the effectiveness of body armour
- health risks associated with using body armour including common heat disorders and their treatment
- importance of hydration when using body armour
- limitations of different types of body armour
- methods for cleaning and storing body armour
- National Institute of Justice (NU) Standards relating to: Body armour performance standards
- National Institute of Justice (NU) Standards relating to: NU ballistic resistance standards
- National Institute of Justice (NU) Standards relating to: NU stab resistance standards (slashes and stabs from knives and spikes)
- National Institute of Justice (NU) Standards relating to: NU performance levels and protection classes
- nomenclature of modern law-enforcement body armour
- process for inspecting suitability of body armour
- types of body armour and the threats they protect against including: ballistic protection
- types of body armour and the threats they protect against including: edged blade protection
- types of body armour and the threats they protect against including: spike protection
Foundation skills
- language skills: to use security industry approved communication terminology, codes and signals
- reading skills: to interpret: procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities; manufacturers’ instructions and technical information when checking, fitting, cleaning and maintaining body armour
- speaking and listening skills: to ask questions and listen to answers to gain information or confirm understanding
- numeracy skills: to calculate measurements to ensure correct size of body armour
- problem solving skills: to: select body armour that is appropriate to protect against
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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Questions about assessing CPPSEC3131
What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC3131 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSEC3131 needs to address all 39 unit components: 3 elements with 8 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.
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