Those persons who normally operate or are based permanently or regularly assigned to an onshore or offshore installation or facility and lead an emergency response team would require this unit of competency. This unit could be applied to any of the following installations or facilities: onshore/offshore rig/installation island based facility floating production vessel or platform onshore production, processing and/or storage facilities pipeline easements maintenance bases. This competency covers process manufacturing plants which may involve workplace hazards such as: chemicals and hazardous materials gases and liquids under pressure moving machinery materials handling working at heights, in restricted or confined spaces, or environments subjected to heat, noise, dusts or vapours. Emergency situations may include: accidents fires chemical or oil spills gas leak or vapour emission utilities failure bomb scares. Equipment may include: fire extinguishing agents and water curtains hoses mobile extinguishers stretchers personal protective clothing and equipment such as: chemical protective clothing distress alarms structural fire protective clothing self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) communication equipment. Emergency extinguishing media may include: water foam extinguishing powder gaseous extinguishing agents vapourising liquids other fire extinguishing substances. On-scene hazards may include: smoke, darkness and heat electricity gas structural hazards structural collapse industrial - machinery, equipment, product hazardous products and materials unauthorised personnel. Emergency strategies and tactics may include: direct attack indirect attack combination attack exposure protection internal/offensive attacks confining the spread of incident rescuing occupants cooling the fuels removal of fuels interrupting the chemical chain reaction exclusion of oxygen. Relevant facility fire management and safety systems include: fire management systems communication systems relevant facility emergency management and contingency response plans. Relevant legislative and safety case management principles and agreements must be adhered to. |