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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Recognise a fire risk and undertake preventative actions
  2. Recognise and initiate response to fire
  3. Attack fire under direction of fire brigade
  4. Carry out post-fire activities

Required Skills

Required skills

following emergency procedures including procedure for contacting fire brigade

following verbal instructions from fire brigade and supervisor

observing signs of fire

operating pumps

reading and interpreting site operations plan or map

reading written instructions sufficient to select and use correct firefighting media such as fire extinguishers

recognising and reporting fire risks and incidents

setting up water delivery system

understanding and following safety and fire signs

using communications equipment

using Personal Protective Equipment PPE correctly

use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

characteristics and operation of joints hoses valves and sprinkler components

enterprise operating procedures including OHS and emergency management plan

fire behaviour extinguishing media and operating firefighting equipment

fire control tactics and techniques fire hazards and safety techniques

operation of pumps

pile size moisture and porosity as causes of combustion

procedures for safe use of equipment such as power and hand tools

standard risk control measures used in the industry to minimise risk associated with fire response

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following

recognise and report fire risks and incidents

follow emergency procedures including procedure for contacting fire brigade

read and interpret site operations plan or map including safety and fire signs

operate pumps and set up water delivery system

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Composting may include

aerobic composting

vermiculture enterprises.

Essential emergency procedures may include:

fire drills

identification of hazards

reporting of fires

risk assessment and control strategies

evacuation procedures

use of first response firefighting equipment.

Additional procedures that may be covered include

clearing composting areas of loose material

housekeeping practices to control risk of fire

knowledge of enterprise emergency management plan and ones role in it

maintaining distances between compost and material piles

monitoring temperatures

planned maintenance

cleaning of machinery and vehicles.