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Respond to safety and security situations in a prison
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working as corrections officers and covers
response to safety and security situations in a prison.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
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identify and assess safety, and security situations and emergencies;
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initiate remedial safety and security actions;
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review safety and security actions; and
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document and report on safety and security actions.
Subfield
Offender Management
Domain
Prison Safety and Security
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
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
0003
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 workplace assessment. The
range statements across the unit standard can be applied according to enterprise
specific equipment, procedures, and processes.
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Performance in relation to the elements and performance criteria must comply with
current legislation, policies, and procedures, including:
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
Privacy Act 1993;
Sentencing Act 2002;
other related Acts and regulations and their subsequent amendments or
replacements.
3
Reference to terms, procedures and specifications in this unit standard includes
documented procedures and specifications relevant to the workplace in which
assessment is carried out.
4
All work practices shall meet documented enterprise quality management
requirements, including the documentation of activities, events, and decisions.
5
This unit standard includes incidents and emergencies such as: fire, earthquake,
natural disasters, riots, bomb threats, life-threatening situations (prisoners/staff), and
escapes.
6
This unit standard excludes minor altercations, or anything that is not considered an
immediate or perceived threat to the prison.
7
Assessment should be against the documented national policies and procedures and
prison specific procedures.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify and assess safety, and security situations and emergencies.
Performance criteria
1.1
Situations that impact on the safety and security of the prison, and its occupants
are identified in accordance with established emergency plans and procedures.
1.2
Situations are assessed and scope determined, with severity, impact, and
necessary remedial action identified in accordance with established safety and
security procedures.
1.3
Potential safety and security situations are identified.
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Element 2
Initiate remedial safety and security actions.
Range
established prison policies and procedures.
Performance criteria
2.1
Actions taken to isolate, reduce, or eliminate the safety and security situation
are carried out in accordance with established procedures and emergency plan.
2.2
Required external agencies are identified and coordinated ensuring actions
implemented meet established requirements.
2.3
Actions are implemented in the required timeframe based on the severity of the
situation.
2.4
Support required to respond is identified and coordinated to initiate remedial
action in accordance with established procedures.
Range
2.5
internal and external support.
Safety and security calls and code systems are operated effectively in
accordance with established procedures.
Element 3
Review safety and security actions.
Range
debrief – informal, procedures, response times, system and equipment
performance, staff performance.
Performance criteria
3.1
Review is conducted in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.2
Conclusions of the review define and detail effectiveness of the action, the
areas for improvement, and areas done well.
3.3
Written reports are in the required format and are produced within the required
timeframe.
3.4
Incident debrief is conducted in accordance with emergency response plan.
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Element 4
Document and report on safety and security actions.
Range
incident report, running log, status reports, plans.
Performance criteria
4.1
Recorded information is complete, concise, accurate, and legible.
4.2
Emergency information is recorded in the required format and filed within
scheduled timeframe according to legal, and organisation requirements.
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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