This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to confine small emergencies in a facility and it applies to occupants who are required to have first attack firefighting skills. It includes preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility's emergency response.

Small emergencies in a facility include incidents such as small fires that can be controlled using a fire extinguisher; chemical spills that can be controlled using facility personal protective clothing and equipment and a spill kit; or a vehicle accident where there is no significant injury or damage.

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 line with legislative requirements, organisational 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

Prepare for emergency situations

1.1

Possible facility emergency situations and responses are identified by the occupant

1.2

Emergency resources are identified and their location is ascertained

1.3

Problems with emergency resources are identified and reported to relevant personnel, in accordance with the facility emergency plan

2

Identify and assess emergency

2.1

Hazards are identified and effectiveness of initial response actions are assessed

2.2

Advice in relation to the emergency is sought, in accordance with the facility emergency plan

2.3

Where initial response actions are considered unsafe or inappropriate action is taken to discontinue, in accordance with the facility emergency plan

3

Safely confine emergencies

3.1

Facility emergency is confined to the immediate area, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures

3.2

Emergency resources are used, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures and safe work practices

3.3

Emergency resources are used, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures

4

Use initial response equipment

4.1

Initial response equipment is checked to ensure its serviceability prior to use

4.2

Equipment is selected and used in response to the facility emergency

4.3

Use of equipment is coordinated with other emergency actions, in accordance with the facility emergency plan

5

Report facility emergency response

5.1

Emergency and response is documented and reported, in accordance with the facility emergency plan

5.2

Use of initial response equipment is documented and reported, in accordance with the facility emergency plan

5.3

Initial response equipment is marked or positioned after use, in accordance with the facility emergency plan and a report to relevant personnel is completed to indicate if any equipment requires servicing and/or replacing

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.

Public Safety

Facility Emergency Response