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Control and restrain others in specified situations
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for security staff and other persons who, in specified
situations, are authorised to control and restrain others.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
– demonstrate knowledge of control and restraint;
– explain risks associated with control and restraint and strategies to
minimise them;
– demonstrate use of control and restraint procedures and techniques; and
– complete post-control and restraint incident procedure.
Subfield
Security
Domain
Security Staff Services
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Prerequisites: Unit 21737, Manage violence and
personal safety as a security officer; and Unit 21738,
Demonstrate lawful use of force in a security context; or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard is intended for but not restricted to assessment in a security
industry employment context. It may be assessed against only in contexts in which
control and restraint is authorised by law and relevant policy.
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Control and restraint differ from calming and restraint, which is covered by different
law and standards.
3
Persons authorised to use control and restraint procedures are required to
demonstrate current competence related to control and restraint annually, as
specified by the employing authority.
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References
Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its associated regulations;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Summary Offences Act 1981;
Trespass Act 1980, and legislation specific to the employment context in which
assessment against the unit standard is conducted, including but not limited to:
Aviation Crimes Act 1972;
Courts Security Act 1999;
Maritime Transport Act 1994;
and their subsequent amendments and replacements.
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Definitions
Approved equipment – equipment approved by a competent authority for use in
control and restraint situations.
Assessed need – the need assessed by the person dealing with the situation to
which the need relates; based on the facts evident to the person at the time and a
reasonable and logical analysis of them, including risk assessment.
Authorised – sanctioned by law, organisational policy, and relevant instructions.
Best practice – an approved current method or way of doing something that, in the
circumstances, achieves the required outcome.
Competent authority – the entity authorised in law to specify control and restraint
policy, procedure, and practice in the context in which assessment is conducted.
Control and restraint – a discipline sanctioned in law, involving authorised policies,
procedures, techniques, and actions that may be used to restrict a person’s freedom
of action and prevent injury to self and/or to others.
Management – includes but is not limited to: risk assessment; response, including
physical intervention and damage limitation; reporting and recording; task
prioritisation; and other action taken by the security officer in accordance with
assessed need and relevant instructions.
Relevant instructions – may include but are not limited to: applicable policies,
procedures, manuals, and directives; oral, written, or electronically transmitted
instructions, including site, assignment, and equipment operating instructions; and
other legal and compliance requirements relevant to the situation, site, location, and
task.
Risk – the chance of something happening that will have an impact of objectives,
measured in terms of consequences and likelihood.
Specified situations – circumstances in which the use of control and restraint is both
authorised and necessary.
Subject – person(s) subject to control and restraint.
Taken into custody – responsibility for subject(s) is accepted by the police or other
authorised and appropriate person(s).
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Assessment of the application of control and restraint procedure and techniques
must include individual performance in team situations.
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Safety is the prime consideration for any action taken by a person responsible for the
control and restraint of others.
8
All evidence presented and all assessment activities undertaken for this unit standard
must be in accordance with relevant instructions and best practice and must be
within the law.
9
The health and safety of the candidate, assessor, and others must be maintained
when assessment is being undertaken against this unit standard.
10
While preference is given to assessment of workplace activities, simulations may also
be used.
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Competency in this unit standard may be assessed in conjunction with unit standards
21737 and 21738.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of control and restraint.
Range
knowledge relevant to candidate's role and workplace.
Performance criteria
1.1
Control and restraint is explained in terms of its purpose, nature, and legal
basis.
1.2
Circumstances in which the use of control and restraint may be authorised and
appropriate are explained with reference to workplace examples.
Range
1.3
Control and restraint policies and procedures are explained with reference to
workplace examples.
Range
1.4
three different circumstances.
three different examples.
Control and restraint equipment is described in terms of its purpose,
characteristics, and use.
Range
approved equipment authorised for use in the candidate's
workplace.
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Element 2
Explain risks associated with control and restraint and strategies to minimise them.
Range
risks include but are not limited to – positional asphyxia, intervention by others,
aggravation of existing medical conditions, injury, wrongful use, adverse media
and or public reaction, failure;
explanations must include workplace examples and refer to relevant
instructions.
Performance criteria
2.1
Risks associated with control and restraint are explained.
2.2
Strategies to minimise risk associated with control and restraint are explained.
Element 3
Demonstrate use of control and restraint procedures and techniques.
Range
situations requiring individual and team intervention.
Performance criteria
3.1
Approach is consistent with assessed need and purpose.
3.2
Advice, information, and or assistance are sought in accordance with assessed
need and circumstances, and in order to minimise risk.
3.3
Incident alarm procedure is implemented in accordance with assessed need
and relevant instructions.
3.4
Communications with others are structured to achieve their intended purpose.
Range
3.5
clarity, relevance, delivery style and method, content, actions,
body language, proximity, circumstances;
others may include – subject(s), bystanders, team members.
Control and restraint techniques are appropriate and applied in accordance with
assessed need, risk, and relevant instructions.
Range
appropriate – consistent with purpose, circumstances, context.
3.6
Force used is the minimum required to achieve its lawful and intended purpose.
3.7
Subjects are observed while restrained and indications of risk are managed in
accordance with assessed need and relevant instructions.
3.8
Subjects are contained, removed, or isolated until the situation has stabilised
and they no longer present a risk to themselves or others, or are taken into
custody.
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3.9
Subjects are at all times treated in accordance with relevant instructions in order
to minimise risk.
Element 4
Complete post-control and restraint incident procedure.
Range
procedure specified in relevant instructions.
Performance criteria
4.1
Reports and records are completed and processed.
4.2
Incident review and debrief activities are completed.
4.3
Information is complete, concise, logically organised, factual, unambiguous, and
clear to intended recipients.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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