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SNOWSPORT AREA OPERATIONS
Evacuate patients using a toboggan on
a snowsport area
level:
3
credit:
5
planned review date:
June 2009
sub-field:
Snowsport
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: transport
an empty toboggan to dispatch site; secure toboggan at site
and load patient; and control a loaded toboggan on any
terrain at a snowsport area.
This unit standard may be of interest to people working
towards their patrolling qualifications.
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 4580, Demonstrate skiing or snowboarding
skills for patrol, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and
skills.
Recommended: Unit 14470, Provide extended basic life
support; Unit 14471, Provide extended first aid; Unit 14473,
Move and position patients in preparation for transportation;
or a Certificate in Emergency Management (or equivalent).
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Assessment against this unit standard may require the
use of simulated activities for training and/or
assessment of patient care and handling.
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All activities must comply with the policies, procedures,
and requirements of the enterprises involved and any
relevant environmental, legislative and/or regulatory
requirements which include but are not limited to the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE),
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation
Act 2001, and their subsequent amendments and
associated regulations.
3
There are minimum assessor requirements for
assessment against this unit standard. The details of
these requirements are available on the Sfrito website
http://www.sfrito.org.nz/.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Transport an empty toboggan to dispatch site.
performance criteria
1.1
Toboggan and associated equipment are checked for working condition, and
any necessary maintenance completed prior to being returned to its location.
Range:
1.2
Toboggan is uploaded in a safe manner.
Range:
1.3
may include but is not limited to – chains, toboggan pack contents,
state of handles, tail rope, straps, locking horns, rig pins.
may include but is not limited to – chair/surface lift, snowmobile,
snowgroomer.
Toboggan is transported to designated site in a safe manner with minimum
delay.
Range:
accident site location, route selection, traffic flow.
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element 2
Secure toboggan at site and load patient.
performance criteria
2.1
Patient, site, and toboggan are secured against further accident and/or injury.
Range:
2.2
protection of patient, protection of other slope users, protection of
self.
Patient is lifted and positioned in the toboggan taking into account patient
injuries and comfort.
element 3
Control a loaded toboggan on any terrain at a snowsport area.
Range:
front position, tail position.
performance criteria
3.1
A route and method of control is selected to maximise patient comfort and to
maintain toboggan stability.
Range:
3.2
Skiing or boarding techniques and turns are selected for the terrain and snow
conditions.
Range:
3.3
may include but is not limited to – traffic, surface and terrain
conditions, tail rope, lowering.
skiing techniques may include – traverse, sideslip, wedge turns,
braking, parallel turns, short-radius, medium-radius, long-radius;
boarding techniques may include – traverse, sideslip, heel toe
side, braking, short-radius, medium-radius, long-radius.
The speed of the toboggan is controlled and brought to a stop, in any snow
conditions.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – tail rope, chains, locking of
handles, lowering devices.
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3.4
The toboggan is positioned correctly in relation to the slope and snow
conditions and for patient injuries and control of the toboggan.
3.5
Information is communicated to the front and/or tail person in order to facilitate
the evacuation of the patient.
Range:
3.6
route selection, skiing or boarding techniques, toboggan position,
braking requirements, assessment of patient.
The toboggan is controlled on difficult and/or steep snow slopes to ensure
patient safety, using tail roping techniques.
Range:
tail roping techniques may include but are not limited to – body
belay, seated belay.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation
info@sfrito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0050 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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