Elements and Performance Criteria
- Interpret and comply with legal and industry requirements relating to service operations.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements, including relevant state and territory building codes, manufacturer documentation and Australian standards to work procedures and clarify where necessary with relevant persons.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of ODS and SGG legislative and industry requirements to inspect and test gaseous fire suppression systems.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the operation of fire protection systems to determine system key functional requirements and operation within design limitations.
- Identify potential and actualbreaches of legislative and industry requirements and take action according to organisational requirements, and ODS, SGG and OHS policies and procedures.
- Identify requirements and components of the gaseous fire suppression system.
- Identify gaseous fire suppression system application and method of operation.
- Identify and locate system components of the gaseous fire suppression system according to function, manufacturer manuals, Australian standards and installer documentation.
- Verify system layout is in accordance with installation drawings.
- Identify isolation devices for gaseous fire suppression systems and interface controls to other systems.
- Identify potential and actual breaches of the gaseous fire suppression equipment and system performance according to Australian standards, relevant state and territory building codes, and manufacturer documentation.
- Prepare to inspect, test and maintain gaseous fire suppression systems.
- Organise all necessary work permits prior to entering customer premises.
- Advise relevant persons and occupants of protected areas and areas surrounding test site, of intended test and procedures required by Australian standards and manufacturer recommendations.
- Assess system and surrounding work area for hazards.
- Identify and assemble tools, equipment and testing devices for inspect, test and maintain procedures according to work procedures and organisational requirements.
- Switch alarm signalling equipment (ASE) to test mode where back-to-basefacilities transmit a signal to monitoring centre during test tasks.
- Physically isolate equipment and gaseous fire suppression function to ensure testing or maintenance procedures do not cause discharge of extinguishing agent.
- Electrically isolate equipment and interface controls to other systems so no alarms are unduly generated.
- Install and calibrate test equipment to verify operation of components and system.
- Inspect installed gaseous fire suppression system.
- Identify and locate system components of gaseous fire suppression system according to function and manufacturer manuals.
- Complete mechanicalinspection tasks specified for maintenance scheduleperiods described in the current Australian standards, manufacturer specifications and procedures, service manual instructions and service bulletins.
- Follow all safety procedures during inspection.
- Complete documentation, record inspection results and report faulty equipment according to Australian standards, work procedures, technical specifications and customer requirements.
- Test installed gaseous fire suppression system.
- Complete mechanical test tasks specified for maintenanceschedule periods described in the current Australian standards, manufacturer specifications and procedures, service manual instructions and service bulletins.
- Follow all safety procedures during testing.
- Complete documentation, record test results and report faulty equipment according to Australian standards, work procedures, technical specifications and customer requirements.
- Conduct preventive maintenance on installed gaseous fire suppression system.
- Complete the mechanicalpreventive maintenance tasks specified for maintenance schedule period described in the current Australian standard, according to legislative requirements, manufacturer specifications and procedures, service manual instructions and service bulletins.
- Repair or replace faulty equipment according to Australian standards, work procedures, technical specifications and customer requirements.
- Organise transportation and refilling of gaseous agent containers by authorised refilling station.
- Follow all safety procedures during preventive maintenance.
- Complete documentation and record preventive maintenance results, repairs and replacements of faulty equipment according to Australian standards, work procedures, technical specifications and customer requirements.
- Reinstate installed gaseous fire suppression system.