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