Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PMAOHS213B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Undertake fire control and emergency rescue

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PMAOHS213B - Undertake fire control and emergency rescue
Description This unit of competency is designed to allow a person to function as a member of an emergency response team in order to meet and respond to fire emergencies in an onshore and/or offshore facility.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application An ability to work under supervision or alone is required. This competency may be delivered as part of an induction program.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Respond to identified fire emergencies
  • Communicate the nature and extent of the fire emergency to team members in order to confirm required actions and responses
  • Apply knowledge of fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards to assessment of the fire emergency and communicate the action required
  • Advise others of the nature and extent of the fire emergency from a knowledge of appropriate fire control strategies.
       
Element: Deploy fire emergency equipment.
  • Utilise knowledge of the location and availability of fire fighting equipment in the control of a fire emergency
  • Select and utilise appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment and breathing apparatus by all team members
  • Apply appropriate fire fighting and containment media in a safe and coordinated manner, in accordance with the manufacturer specifications and the organisation's procedures, to attack and control the fire emergency.
       
Element: Undertake search of and rescue from affected areas.
  • Confirm the need to conduct the search and rescue with team leaders or other nominated personnel
  • Conduct systematic primary and secondary searches
  • Search rooms and mark in accordance with the organisation's procedures
  • Lead occupants to safety
  • Locate injured personnel and transfer them in an appropriate manner to a safe location
  • Minimise the risk of further injury to affected personnel by applying casualty handling techniques and handing them to the care of medical personnel once clear of threat of fire
  • Communicate extent of injuries and casualty numbers to other support groups and request further assistance as required.
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Assessment for this unit of competency will be on an operating plant. The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency. Assessment will occur over a range of situations which will include disruptions to normal, smooth operation.

Simulation may be required to allow for timely assessment of parts of this unit of competency. Simulation should be based on the actual plant and will include walk-throughs of the relevant competency components. Simulations may also include the use of case studies/scenarios and role plays.

This unit of competency requires a significant body of knowledge which will be assessed through questioning and the use of what-if scenarios both on the plant (during demonstration of normal operations and walk-throughs of abnormal operations) and off the plant.

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

Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise and analyse potential situations requiring action and then in implementing appropriate corrective action. The emphasis should be on the ability to minimise the effects of the critical situation.

Consistent performance should be demonstrated. In particular look for evidence of:

ability to work effectively in a team

recognition of fire behaviour

impact of fire fighting tactics

conducting fire fighting operations in accordance with the organisation's safe work practices

These aspects may be best assessed using a range of scenarios/case studies/what-ifs as the stimulus with a walk-through forming part of the response. These assessment activities should include a range of problems, including new, unusual and extreme situations which may have been generated from the past incident history of the plant, incidents on similar plants around the world, hazard analysis activities (eg HAZOP) and similar sources.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time, or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations. A bank of scenarios/case studies/what-ifs will be required as will a bank of questions which will be used to probe the reasoning behind the observable actions.

Method of assessment

In all plants it may be appropriate to assess this unit concurrently with relevant teamwork, OHS and communication units.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required skills

Competence includes the ability to:

correctly use relevant control and rescue equipment

communicate effectively under stress

react quickly and effectively to changing circumstances

identify hazardous circumstances and conditions within the emergency

apply local knowledge of plant layout and equipment.

Required knowledge

Knowledge and understanding of the process sufficient to recognise fire situations and then determine an action that is appropriate within operating guidelines and the scope of their responsibilities and competencies. It would be expected that a person would be able to communicate with team members the nature and extent of the fire and the actions required.

Demonstrated knowledge of:

fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards

location and availability of fire fighting equipment

appropriate personal protective clothing, equipment and breathing apparatus

appropriate fire fighting and containment media

casualty handling techniques.

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. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Codes of practice/ standards

Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.

Context

This competency would be applied by those persons who as a normal part of the work responsibilities and duties act as members of an emergency response team on an onshore or offshore facility.

The person undertaking this competency must be able to work alone and also within an environment which requires a high level of teamwork and interpersonal communication. A person undertaking this unit of competency should be able to respond to directives given either by emergency team leaders or other team members in order to contain and control the emergency.

This unit could be applied to any of the following installations or facilities:

onshore/offshore rig/installation

island based facility

floating production platform

onshore production, processing and/or storage facilities

pipeline easements

maintenance bases.

Equipment may include:

fire extinguishing agents and water curtains

hoses

mobile extinguishers

stretchers

personal protective clothing and equipment such as:

chemical protective clothing

distress alarms

structural fire protective clothing

self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

communication equipment.

Fire extinguishing media may include:

water

foam

extinguishing powder

gaseous extinguishing agents

vapourising liquids

other fire extinguishing substances.

On-scene hazards may include:

smoke, darkness and heat

electricity

gas

structural hazards

structural collapse

industrial - machinery, equipment, product

hazardous products and materials

unauthorised personnel.

Firefighting strategies and tactics may include:

direct attack

indirect attack

combination attack

exposure protection

internal/offensive attacks

confining the spread of fire

rescuing occupants

cooling the fuels

removal of fuels

interrupting the chemical chain reaction

exclusion of oxygen.

Health, safety and environment (HSE)

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment requirements, which may be imposed through State or Federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between Performance Criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Communicate the nature and extent of the fire emergency to team members in order to confirm required actions and responses 
Apply knowledge of fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards to assessment of the fire emergency and communicate the action required 
Advise others of the nature and extent of the fire emergency from a knowledge of appropriate fire control strategies. 
Utilise knowledge of the location and availability of fire fighting equipment in the control of a fire emergency 
Select and utilise appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment and breathing apparatus by all team members 
Apply appropriate fire fighting and containment media in a safe and coordinated manner, in accordance with the manufacturer specifications and the organisation's procedures, to attack and control the fire emergency. 
Confirm the need to conduct the search and rescue with team leaders or other nominated personnel 
Conduct systematic primary and secondary searches 
Search rooms and mark in accordance with the organisation's procedures 
Lead occupants to safety 
Locate injured personnel and transfer them in an appropriate manner to a safe location 
Minimise the risk of further injury to affected personnel by applying casualty handling techniques and handing them to the care of medical personnel once clear of threat of fire 
Communicate extent of injuries and casualty numbers to other support groups and request further assistance as required. 

Forms

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