This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to select, don, test and safely operate appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment at an incident involving dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals as well as safely combatting incidents involving hazardous materials.

A hazardous material incident is a generic term used to refer to any incident involving any hazardous materials based on physio-chemical, chemical, biological or radiological properties that pose an unreasonable risk to life, property or the environment. This includes dangerous goods, goods too dangerous to be transported and hazardous chemicals.

Incident Controllers will determine the appropriate level of personal protection clothing and equipment required at a hazardous materials incident, based on information collected at the site and advice received from electronic databases and specialist sources.

The unit applies to personnel who through their work are required to don, test and operate designated personal protective clothing and equipment at a hazardous materials incident.

The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
personal protective equipment must include	breathing apparatus
personal protective clothing must include two or more of the following	gas tight suits splash suits thermal protective clothing turnout uniform and gloves
systems for hazards associated with chemicals and dangerous goods are classified must include	ADR hazard identification system class labels Global Harmonised System (GHS) HAZCHEM emergency action code NFPA 704 HAZMAT marking system packing groups
information sources must include	chemical data HAZCHEM emergency action code Safety Data Sheets (SDS) technical specialists and must include one of the following Dangerous Goods - Initial Emergency Response Guides electronic chemical databases International Maritime Dangerous Goods List (IMDG List) reference texts safe storage and handling information cards

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Decontamination procedures are implemented on leaving the area, in accordance with organisational procedures
Personal protective clothing and equipment are removed without damage, in accordance with organisational procedures
Personal protective clothing and equipment are cleaned, maintained or serviced and stowed, in accordance with organisational procedures
Documentation is completed, in accordance with organisational procedures
Appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment are identified using relevant sources and is selected and checked based on the hazard, in accordance with organisational procedures
Personal protective clothing and equipment is worn and/or operated to minimise risk of injury to wearer and others from environmental health hazards, in accordance with organisational procedures
Decontamination procedures are implemented on leaving the area, in accordance with organisational procedures

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