The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Scope of work includes: | interpretation of plans and specifications sizing and documenting layout of fire sprinkler systems for applications, including residential, commercial and industrial. |
Design requirements may include: | architectural specifications builder specifications owner requirements relevant statutory authorities specialist design applications. |
Cost-benefit analysis may include: | comparison of range of suitable materials and system choices available to enable cost-effective choices to be made without compromising project integrity. |
Fire department, statutory, regulatory, Australian and New Zealand standards and relevant building code requirements may include: | relevant Acts, regulations and local and state government policies AS/NZS2118 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - general requirements AS2419 Fire hydrant installations - system design, installation and commission material and authorisation standards specified by: National Construction Code (NCC) statutory authorities. |
Manufacturer requirements may include: | material specifications and standards pump tables sizing tables sprinkler heads and components technical and trade manuals. |
Flow and pressure tests may include: | results of flow and pressure tests conducted by a contractor on-site measurement of flow (l/s) and pressure (kPa). |
Desktop study may include: | collection and interpretation of existing data for design purposes from: architectural and building plans council requirements developer requirements regulatory requirements environmental, social and economic considerations other documents and reports as appropriate. |
Performance requirements may include: | flow, velocity, pressure and discharge requirements, established using Australian and New Zealand standards and local statutory authorities’ plans. |
Layout of pipework systems: | may include: appropriate water supply grid systems ring main tree system should have principles of economy, serviceability, durability and fit for use applied. |
Fittings and valves may include: | fittings: mechanical fittings bends elbows tees unions valves: backflow prevention pressure relief isolating pressure limiting pressure reduction strainers water-saving devices. |
Backflow prevention devices: | may be testable or non-testable devices and installed as: individual protection zone protection containment protection. |
Alarm and valve assemblies may include: | wet dry deluge pre-action mechanical and electrical alarms ancillaries and trims. |
Calculations may include: | hazard classification hydraulic pressure and flow density of discharge velocity volume friction area of operation (including shapes). |
Materials may include: | chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) copper steel fittings and fixtures other approved materials. |
Jointing methods may include: | silver braze welded solvent welded flanged mechanical joints threaded other approved methods of jointing. |
Booster assemblies may include: | cabinet and block plans non-return and isolating valves fire appliance (hard stand) access pressure gauges appropriate booster assembly. |
Pipe fixings may include fire and load rated: | masonry fixing vertical support fixing pipe supports spacings and locations bedding and thrust blocks corrosion protection cover material requirements. |
Water storage systems may include: | automatic controls inlet valve design and sizing outlet valve design and sizing overflow requirements safe tray requirements tank sizes vortex plates tank siting. |
Pump, pump controls and pumproom requirements may include: | manual and/or automatic controls inlet and outlet design requirements installation and mounting requirements pump selection space requirements electrical supply requirements valve requirements ventilation requirements heating exhaust extraction. |
Test points and associated drainage systems may include: | design and sizing of collection points and tundishes to prevent spillage, overflow and damage to building finishes design and sizing of drainage systems to cater for maximum flow conditions specification of materials for systems, including copper, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and galvanised piping other approved materials. |
Installation requirements may include: | corrosion and elements protection installation details jointing requirements supports workmanship and quality control. |
Sprinkler system configurations may include: | deluge drencher dry pre-action special hazard wet. |
Sustainability principles and concepts: | cover the current and future social, economic and environmental use of resources may include: selecting appropriate material to ensure minimal environmental impact efficient use of material efficient energy usage efficient use and recycling of material disposing of waste material to ensure minimal environmental impact efficient water usage, harvesting and/or disposal life cycle cost-benefit analysis consideration of the Green Building Council of Australia rating scheme. |
Plans may include: | axonometrics cross-sections details elevations isometrics schematics, which may be produced using: computer generation drawing equipment sections submission for client approval pipework fabrication sheets and stores lists service coordination. |
Specification may include: | support and specialised components jointing manufacturer materials valve selection quality control/workmanship. |
Testing may include: | air pressure test hydrostatic test flush system quality assurance (QA) audit. |
Commissioning schedule may include: | direct inspection flow test system operation. |
Operation and maintenance manual may include: | hydraulic calculations and water supply details as installed drawings relevant standards of maintenance of all maintainable equipment manufacturer data system description and operating instructions certificate reference. |