This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to inspect fire safety systems in buildings containing performance based design solutions.

The unit applies to personnel authorised by their organisation to undertake inspections of buildings to determine whether their fire safety systems comply with the requirements of performance based design. Personnel may be required to provide reports to various stakeholders including building surveyors or certifiers, business owners and/or fire services.

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.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Undertake an inspection of fire safety systems and check for compliance

1.1

All components of a building’s fire safety systems are identified, in accordance with approved performance based design reports, building plans, fire safety systems drawings and associated documentation

1.2

All components of the fire safety systems and their elements are compared with design requirements, industry standards, building regulations and codes of practice, in accordance with organisational procedures

1.3

Fire safety system performance and maintenance requirements are compared with design requirements industry standards, building regulations and codes of practice, in accordance with organisational procedures

2

Report on inspectionof fire safety systems to appropriate authorities

2.1

Results of the inspection of fire safety systems' performance are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.2

Fire safety problems and issues relating to fire safety systems are identified and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.3

The report is distributed, in accordance with organisational procedures

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.

fire safety systems must include

alternative fire suppression systems

building control systems

building design requirements

emergency egress systems

emergency vehicle access systems

fire and emergency control centres and rooms

fire detection and alarm systems

fire hydrant and hydrant booster systems

fire resisting elements and compartmentation

fire sprinkler and sprinkler booster systems

smoke hazard management and ancillary systems

performance based design must include

compartmentation

fire engineering report requirements

fire service capabilities

fire service intervention

fire suppression systems

industry standards including international fire engineering guidelines and the National Construction Code (Building Code of Australia)

occupant egress

smoke hazard management arrangements

type of construction and reduction in fire resistant levels

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