Incident Management

402: Identify the appropriate principles and actions associated with incident management

The OHS professional should be able to apply different procedures to deal with incidents of differing severity. Procedures will include dealing with casualties, dealing with worker shock, preserving the scene for investigation, implementing incident reporting processes, appointment of legal advice and management of public relations. The OHS professional should be able to identify stakeholders and engage them appropriately in the investigation.

Prerequisite

None

References in Other Frameworks

BCRSP: HRCM10

Understand and Remember

– How and why incident severity changes response procedures
– Requirements and processes to preserve incident scenes for investigation
– Roles and responsibilities
– Chains of communication

Apply and Analyze

– Perform incident management duties according to an existing incident management procedure
– Preserve the incident scene
– Keep appropriate records
– Ensure proper follow-up

Evaluate and Create

– Evaluate existing procedures for incident response management
– Develop incident management procedures or adapt existing procedures in response to a change in workplace context
– Roles and responsibilities
– Chains of communication
– Follow-up processes for corrective action

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Related Units of Competency

401 Demonstrate
Understanding of the legal implications of incident management
406 Conduct
Incident investigations and provide recommendations for corrective action