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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Respond to client inquiry regarding building access audit.
  2. Prepare for access audit.
  3. Conduct access audit.
  4. Finalise access audit report.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Documentation required for audit must include:

manufacturer specifications relating to audit tools and equipment

plans of building to be audited.

Building access arrangements must include:

access and egress points

keys, passes and security clearances

timing of access

WHS requirements, including required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Access audit checklist must include:

access audit report form

building or facility identification and data sheet

minimum requirements summary sheets for building spaces and special areas for:

accessible paths of travel to and within all spaces in the building required by legislation to be accessible

accessible entrances

additions and alterations

controls for doors, switches, and power points

historic preservation, where applicable

on-site parking, reserved disability parking, and passenger set-down zones

rooms and spaces, such as assembly areas and fitting rooms

security alarm pads and help points

signage

site-accessible paths and elements

special purpose facilities, such as restaurants, medical facilities, shops and libraries

tactile ground surface indicators

toilets and bathrooms

technical requirements for access audit forms additional to above minimum requirements:

automated teller machines

drinking fountains

entrances and exits, including safe havens to await rescue

external access paths

gates and doors

internal access, including lobbies and corridors

lifts and platform lifts

ramps, including kerb ramps and step ramps

stairs

telephones

special purpose building technical requirement audit forms:

restaurants and cafeterias

medical facilities

retail shops

libraries

hotels and motels

transportation premises.

Required audit personnel must include at least one of the following:

identified audit contact

site manager

site owner

site supervisor.

Building legislative requirementsmust include:

anti-discrimination legislation

Australian standards relating to building accessibility, including:

AS 1428.1 Design for access and mobility - General requirements for access - New building work

AS 1428.4.1 Design for access and mobility - Means to assist the orientation of people with vision impairment - Tactile ground surface indicators

AS 1428.5 Design for access and mobility - Communication for people who are deaf or hearing impaired

AS 2890.6 Parking facilities - Off-street parking for people with disabilities

Building Code of Australia

DDA

DDA Premises Standards

state and territory building legislation

international standards relating to site accessibility

local government building regulations.

Access audit reportmust include:

advice on compliance with existing legislation and usability by people with disabilities

description of accessibility

where required by client brief, recommendations for corrective action.


Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must also:

conduct an access audit of one existing building or one building upgrade

develop and apply an access audit checklist for the above building, detailing building-specific criteria for consideration in audit

provide a report relating to the above audit, that:

describes building accessibility, with clear links to the building-specific audit checklist criteria

interprets the impact of the full range of disabilities and the limitations that each disability places on the individual’s ability to access the environment

advises on building compliance with legislative requirements and usability by people with disabilities

fulfils contractual requirements with client

recommends, where required, corrective actions to:

enhance building accessibility

overcome areas of access non-compliance, including strategies for alternative means of providing full access for users.

In conducting the above access audit, the person must:

use effective consultation skills with clients and other key stakeholders to confirm and elicit access audit information

read and interpret building plans

interpret and apply building legislative requirements relating to disability access and evaluate the provision of access in relation to those requirements

interpret how the full range of environmental barriers impacts on people with a range of disabilities and impairments

use research skills to source information that assists in developing potential solutions to the provision of adequate access

use measurement tools in line with manufacturer specifications and record collected data accurately

apply and adhere to building-specific work health and safety (WHS) requirements.


Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

key requirements of the following relating to determining building accessibility and conducting building access audits:

anti-discrimination legislation

Australian standards relating to site accessibility

Building Code of Australia

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)

DDA Premises Standards

international standards relating to site accessibility

state and territory building legislation

local government building regulations

disability awareness to inform building audit, including:

range of disabilities to be considered when conducting building audit

disability-specific physical barriers to accessing building and its facilities

disability-specific minimum requirements for enhancing building accessibility

organisational requirements relating to conducting building access audits, including:

client service standards

procedures for developing building-specific audit checklists

client privacy, confidentiality and security requirements

processes for recording collected audit data and administering records

procedures for writing and storing access audit reports

quality assurance requirements

limitations of own work role, responsibility and professional abilities with regard to above access audit

WHS procedures relating to building access audits, including procedures for:

identifying hazards and controlling risks associated with conducting access audits

selecting and using personal protective equipment (PPE) required for above access audit.