Personnel and Equipment Operational Readiness
Maintain and enhance operational readiness of personnel and equipment to respond to emergency situations in line with established performance standards
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Safety and Security Management
Levels
Inspect emergency response vehicles and equipment
Test operational readiness of emergency response vehicles and equipment against standards
Conduct stock-taking to assess sufficiency of resources
Highlight emergency response vehicles and equipment maintenance requirements to superiors and/or relevant authorities
Document findings from inspections according to requirements in operational logbooks
Administer maintenance operations
Assess faults in emergency response vehicles and equipment
Examine the impact of faults found in emergency response vehicles and equipment on operational readiness
Take actions to restore emergency response vehicles and equipment to optimal operational readiness levels
Plan maintenance schedules for emergency response vehicles and equipment to ensure frequent maintenance checks
Analyse operational readiness of emergency response personnel, vehicles and equipment
Evaluate the operational readiness of emergency response personnel, vehicles and equipment against established performance standards
Determine additional maintenance needs to improve the operational readiness of emergency response vehicles and equipment
Assess personnel operational readiness and ascertain training needs to improve personnel operational readiness
Develop simulated training exercises to reinforce operational readiness of personnel
Develop strategies to enhance operational readiness of emergency response
Gauge the effectiveness of maintenance works on emergency response vehicles and equipment
Lead follow-up actions on upgrade, acquisition and disposal of emergency response vehicles and equipment
Evaluate the effectiveness of current training in sustaining required personnel operational readiness
Integrate technology with training systems to create higher degree of realism in simulated training exercises
Develop action plans to integrate best practices and technologies to enhance operational readiness of emergency response vehicles, equipment and personnel