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

PUAFIR510 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Inspect for legislative compliance

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAFIR510 - Inspect for legislative compliance
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to detect legislative and/or regulatory non-compliance and breaches and/or risks to the public or the environment through routine and/or non-routine inspections. It includes determining the requirements for inspections, conducing inspections, determining appropriate actions to achieve legislative compliance and preparing reports to fire services and other appropriate authorities.The unit is applicable to personnel authorised by their organisation to inspect sites and/or areas for legislative non-compliance breaches within the organisation's legislative provision. This may include assisting owners and/or occupiers to detect legislative non-compliance, responding to complaints from the public and acting to minimise risks to the public and/or the environment.The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Fire
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: Conduct inspection
  • Designated areas to be inspected are identified and defined within scope of inspection
  • Inspection is conducted, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements
  • Non-compliance and possible breaches are detected and recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures, requirements and legislation
       
Element: Prepare report
  • Inspection report is compiled and submitted
  • Details of offences or breaches are recorded and recommended actions are submitted to appropriate personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures
  • Infringement notices are initiated and processed, and offences are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Determine requirements for inspection
  • Need for inspection is identified
       
Element: Scope of inspection is determined, based on legislative provisions and organisational requirements
       
Element: Power of entry is determined, in accordance with legislative provisions and organisational procedures
  • Designated areas to be inspected are identified and defined within scope of inspection
       
Element: Inspection is conducted, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements
       
Element: Non-compliance and possible breaches are detected and recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures, requirements and legislation
       
Element: Determine appropriate action to achieve legislativecompliance
  • Consultation is sought with relevant persons, in accordance with organisational procedures, to facilitate resolution of non-compliance
       
Element: Options for action are identified that will enable compliance to be achieved
       
Element: Corrective action plan to achieve compliance is developed as a result of consultation
       
Element: Action is undertaken to achieve compliance
  • Inspection report is compiled and submitted
       
Element: Details of offences or breaches are recorded and recommended actions are submitted to appropriate personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Infringement notices are initiated and processed, and offences are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

non-compliance and possible breaches must include two or more of the following

chemical spills and pollution

maintenance of fire safety systems

non-compliance with legislative requirements

options for action must include one or more of the following

cease using premises

contacting other emergency services

contacting relevant authorities

contacting supervisor

isolating site

processing infringement notices in accordance with organisational requirements

recommendations

reports must include one or more of the following

diary

standard forms and/or written reports

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
Designated areas to be inspected are identified and defined within scope of inspection 
Inspection is conducted, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements 
Non-compliance and possible breaches are detected and recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures, requirements and legislation 
Inspection report is compiled and submitted 
Details of offences or breaches are recorded and recommended actions are submitted to appropriate personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures 
Infringement notices are initiated and processed, and offences are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures 
Need for inspection is identified 
 
Designated areas to be inspected are identified and defined within scope of inspection 
 
 
Consultation is sought with relevant persons, in accordance with organisational procedures, to facilitate resolution of non-compliance 
 
 
Inspection report is compiled and submitted 
 
 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

PUAFIR510 - Inspect for legislative compliance
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