Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify presence of dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances
- Dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances are identified in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Dangerous goods and hazardous substances labelling and documentation is located and interpreted
- Information about dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances is sought from authorised personnel and relevant authorities
- Establish location and quantity of dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances
- Location of dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances is identified
- Licensed quantity of dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances stored or handled in the different locations is determined
- Type of bulk or package storage is identified
- Use of storage, process or transport of dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances is identified
- Number of different classes of dangerous goods located in one area is identified
- Site manifests are located and examined
- Identify product information
- Identify and locate the fire safety systems in the facility's plan and associated documentation
- Type of facility is identified
- Fire safety systems and components are correctly identified on the facility plans and associated documentation
- Using the facility plans and associated documentation, the fire safety systems are located in the facility
- Variations between the plans and the actual locations are recorded
- Verify the actual fire safety systems with the facility plan and associated documentation
- Assess the operation and maintenance of the fire safety systems
- Installed automatic fire alarms systems are checked against stated facility requirements
- Method of operation of the facility's evacuation system is checked using AS2220 requirements as a guide
- The facility's emergency organisation is checked using AS3745 requirements as a guide
- Maintenance procedures and logbook for automatic fire alarm systems are checked against AS1851 requirements as a guide
- Maintenance procedures and logbooks are checked against design requirements as a guide
- Other maintenance requirements for fire safety systems are identified and examined against the stated standard for the particular system
- Fire safety systems are tested in conjunction with a facility representative and recorded and reported in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Variations to design requirements are noted and reported
- Record and report information
- Information relating to dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances located in the facility is documented in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Issues identified are documented in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Variations to the facility's plans and associated documentation are described
- Information on the facility's fire safety system's operation and maintenance is provided
- Collated information and issues identified are reported to the supervisor or relevant authorities in accordance with the organisation's procedures