This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to implement facility emergency prevention safety procedures are within a facility, or a defined group of facilities. An individual undertaking this work may be supervising occupants of a facility; typically, they will be a general supervisor.

The unit has been developed to cover the facilities as specified in Australian Standard (AS) 3745 and AS4083. For this unit, as covered by AS3745 and/or AS4083, occupants are people attending a facility on a permanent or temporary basis such as an employee, contractor, student or resident, but not a visitor or patient and a facility is a building, structure or workplace that is, or may be, occupied by people (occupants).

All aspects of the unit must be undertaken in accordance with legislative requirements, facility policies and procedures and accepted safe work practices.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Ensure facility emergency prevention processes are implemented

1.1

Facility emergency prevention inspections are carried out, in accordance with facility emergency plan and safe work practices

1.2

Situations that could lead to facility emergencies are identified, mitigated, corrected, recorded and/or reported

1.3

Safe work practices and plans are reviewed and reported

1.4

Facility emergency response procedures are implemented to ensure personnel comply with identified emergency prevention practices

2

Ensure facility emergency protection systems, control equipment and evacuation systems remain effective

2.1

Facility emergency response procedures are implemented to ensure work practices do not interfere with emergency protection systems, emergency control equipment and evacuation system

2.2

Facility emergency response procedures are implemented to ensure problems or deficiencies with emergency protection systems, emergency control equipment and evacuation systems are corrected and reported

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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.

situations that could lead to facility emergencies must include three or more of the following

emergency lighting and/or exit lighting being damaged, missing

emergency equipment not being maintained

impairing exits and/or pathways to exits

interfering with alarm systems

not replacing or replenishing used emergency equipment

not reporting damage to emergency control equipment or facilities

propping open fire or smoke doors

emergency protection systems must include three or more of the following

automatic fire, leak and spill movement detectors

closed circuit television (CCTV)

communications equipment

facility emergency plan

fire and smoke doors

manual alarms

security infrastructure

special hazard identification systems

spill or leak containment systems (sprinkler and deluge systems)

warning systems

emergency control equipment must include three or more of the following

communications equipment

fire and smoke detection, alarm, mitigation and suppression systems

first aid kits

forcible entry tools

initial response firefighting equipment

isolation barriers

personal protection kits

security systems and equipment

shower and eyewash

spill control kits and equipment

evacuation systems must include three or more of the following

access and egress

escape equipment

exits

procedures

Public Safety

Facility Emergency Response