NZQA registered unit standard
14624 version 5
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Title
Manage personal safety in a prison environment
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison
environment and covers the management of personal safety.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 identify and manage risks to personal safety in a prison;
 maintain personal safety in a prison; and
 enhance personal safety in a prison.
Classification
Offender Management > Prison Safety and Security
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
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References
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Department of Corrections Code of Conduct;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
Privacy Act 1993;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
Sentencing Act 2002;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements.
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Definition
Prison environment – any area, within a prison site or external to a prison site where
prisoners are held, such as a cell block, within the prison perimeter, on a prison farm,
in a vehicle transporting prisoners.
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Assessment range
a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of
behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual
(PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html),
the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national
policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures.
b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and manage risks to personal safety in a prison.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Identify and assess situations that impact on personal safety.
Range
prisoners, other staff, environment.
1.2
Update own knowledge of safety issues, situations, and circumstances.
1.3
Identify at risk prisoners and take appropriate actions to maintain personal
safety in accordance with health requirements and expert advice.
1.4
Describe risks to personal safety in terms of the level of danger and methods of
eliminating, isolating, or minimising them.
Range
may include – prisoners, visitors, contractors, other staff,
handovers, environment;
evidence of a minimum of four risks is required.
Outcome 2
Maintain personal safety in a prison.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Follow and apply safety procedures.
2.2
Utilise personal safety equipment in accordance with manufacturers'
instructions.
2.3
Identify and evaluate information that impacts on personal safety and act upon it
to ensure safety is maintained.
2.4
Identify and apply health precautions in all interactions with prisoners on the
basis that all prisoners are considered to have a health risk.
2.5
Maintain first aid knowledge and skills to the level required by the organisation.
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Outcome 3
Enhance personal safety in a prison safety.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Identify and recommend changes in prison procedures which impact on
personal safety.
Range
3.2
training needs, safety equipment.
Identify and implement opportunities to enhance personal safety.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1999
30 June 2012
Revision
2
3 April 2001
30 June 2012
Review
3
25 July 2006
30 June 2012
Review
4
17 September 2010
30 June 2012
Review
5
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, 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 granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent 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.
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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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