PUALAW002 — Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
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What an assessment for PUALAW002 must cover
51 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 15 performance evidence and 19 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Conduct initial assessment of scene
- 1.1Scene is assessed with regards to Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and all actions are undertaken, in accordance with organisation policies, procedures, guidelines and duty of care requirements
- 1.2Communication is established with the senior investigating officer and liaison is maintained throughout the investigation
- 1.3Circumstances surrounding the scene are ascertained from visual assessment and reports from other personnel
- 1.4Scene boundary is defined or redefined, as required, to preserve physical evidence for collection
- 1.5Obvious and accessible physical evidence is located and, where appropriate, protected from possible contamination
2 Control integrity of scene
- 2.1Appropriate arrangements for scene access and egress are established and maintained
- 2.2Non-essential persons are removed from the scene and details are recorded accurately, in accordance with organisation and regulatory procedures
- 2.3Additional resources are identified and accessed to secure incident scene
- 2.4Health and safety needs of personnel and public involved in incident are identified and attended to
3 Examine scene
- 3.1Appropriate search pattern is instigated, in accordance with organisational procedures, and instructions from senior investigating officer to ensure all evidence is located and preserved
- 3.2Details of the scene are recorded comprehensively and accurately, in accordance with organisational operating procedures
- 3.3Evidence is located, collected, packaged, labelled and stored, in accordance with organisational procedures, to ensure preservation for further post scene examination
- 3.4An accurate log of all evidence is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 3.5Scenes are assessed for future investigative requirements and appropriate personnel are notified
4 Identify potential witnesses and initial statements recorded
- 4.1Bystanders are canvassed to identify potential witnesses
- 4.2Details of potential witnesses are recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 4.3Recording practices are used, in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements and organisational policies and procedures
Performance evidence
- applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements
- communicating information and liaising with stakeholders
- conducting initial assessment of scene and identifying and mitigating onsite hazards
- controlling integrity of scene and evidence
- examining scene thoroughly
- gathering physical evidence
- identifying potential witnesses and recording initial statements
- implementing legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures
- implementing methodical and systematic approach
- making arrangements to protect integrity of evidence
- reassuring bystanders including listening and questioning them
- recording and compiling interviews and statements accurately
- recording and reporting details of incident scene in accordance with organisational requirements
- taking notes accurately
- working with a variety of professionals
Knowledge evidence
- additional resources to support initial investigation
- arrangements for protecting integrity of evidence
- circumstance initiating need for specialised investigations
- circumstances surrounding scene including sequence of events, possible causes, people and property involved, victims, suspects and witnesses, damage, injury, organisational personnel, other organisations and agencies, status of investigation and action taken to date
- details that may be relevant to the investigation
- factors impacting incident scene including prevailing weather, additional resources to preserve and protect incident scene, environmental circumstances, chronology of events, access to scene, number of persons at scene, availability of support services, boundaries and other organisations and/or agencies
- factors impacting security of an incident scene
- features and use of a variety of specialised equipment
- functions and roles of other professionals and experts
- identification, collection and recording of evidence
- incident scene protection and preservation
- indicators of emotional distress
- methods of evidence collection
- methods of packaging
- organisational documentation policies and procedures
- public safety risk factors including factors at incident scene that could impact on safety of investigators and security or preservation of actual site and security and preservation of situational evidence
- scene access and egress
- types of physical evidence including shoe impressions, tyre prints, skid marks, fingerprints, containers, fibres, flammable and combustible liquids, tool marks, bloodstains, identifying numbers, bodily fluids and burn patterns
- Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements including risk mitigation and duty of care at incident scene
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Questions about assessing PUALAW002
What does an assessment tool for PUALAW002 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PUALAW002 needs to address all 51 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 15 performance evidence requirements, 19 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 PUALAW002?
Auditori pulls the current release of PUALAW002 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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