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. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Scope of work may include: | interpretation of plans and specifications sizing and documenting layout of fire hydrant and hose reel systems, including: combined fire sprinkler, hydrant and hose reel systems combined hydrant and hose reel systems emergency egress separate hydrant and hose reel systems equipment that may be for residential, commercial and industrial projects and for a new or an existing structure being renovated, extended, restored or maintained. |
Design requirements may include: | architectural specifications builder specifications owner requirements specialist water use applications relevant statutory authorities. |
Cost-benefit analysis may include: | comparison of range of suitable materials and system choices available to enable cost-effective choices to be made without compromising project life cycle cost-benefit analysis. |
Statutory and regulatory requirements may include: | Acts and regulations local and state government policies. |
Australian and New Zealand standards may include: | AS/NZS3500 National plumbing and drainage: Part1 AS2419 Fire hydrant installations - system design, installation and commission AS2441 Installation of fire hose reels AS/NZS2118 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - general requirements NCC. |
Manufacturer requirements may include: | material specifications and standards pump tables sizing tables technical and trade manuals. |
Desktop study may include: | collection and interpretation of existing data for design purposes from: architectural and building plans council requirements developer requirements regulatory requirements environmental, social and economic considerations other documents and reports as appropriate. |
Flow and pressure tests may include: | results of flow and pressure tests on-site measurement of flow (l/s), velocity (m/s) and pressure (kPa). |
Performance requirements may include: | flow, velocity, pressure and discharge requirements, established using Australian and New Zealand standards and local statutory authority’s plans. |
Layout of pipework may include: | dual feed ring main single pipe. |
Fittings and valves may include: | fittings: mechanical fittings bends elbows tees unions valves: backflow prevention pressure relief isolating pressure limiting pressure reduction. |
Materials may include: | copper galvanised steel fittings and fixtures other approved materials. |
Jointing methods may include: | flanged mechanical joints silver braze threaded welded other approved methods of jointing. |
Installation requirements may include: | corrosion and elements protection installation details jointing requirements supports workmanship and quality control. |
Booster and standpipe assemblies may include: | cabinet and block plans non-return and isolating valves fire appliance (hard stand) access pressure gauges suction and delivery outlets testing points signage. |
Hose reel assemblies may include: | Australian standards’ requirements for clearances and requirements non-return and backflow prevention valves pipe sizes. |
Design elements of thrust blocks may include: | designed and installed to AS/NZS3500 design details for tees, elbows and valves keying and anchorage points sizes soil characteristics velocity and flow forces to be resisted. |
Pipe fixings may include: | bedding and thrust blocks corrosion protection covers masonry fixing material requirements pipe supports spacings and locations vertical support fixing. |
Pump, pump controls and pumproom requirements may include: | electrical supply requirements heating inlet and outlet design requirements installation and mounting requirements manual and automatic controls pump selection space requirements valve requirements ventilation requirements. |
Water storage systems may include: | inlet valve design and sizing outlet valve design and sizing overflow requirements safe tray requirements tank sizes vortex plates. |
Delivery systems may include: | gravity feed mains pressure pump supply. |
Sustainability principles and concepts: | cover the current and future social, economic and environmental use of resources may include: selecting appropriate material to ensure minimal environmental impact efficient use of material efficient energy usage efficient use and recycling of material disposing of waste material to ensure minimal environmental impact efficient water usage, harvesting and/or disposal life cycle cost-benefit analysis consideration of the Green Building Council of Australia rating scheme. |
Plans may include: | axonometrics cross-sections details elevations isometrics schematics, which may be produced using: computer generation drawing equipment sections submission for client approval pipework fabrication sheets and stores lists service coordination. |
Specification may include: | support and specialised components jointing manufacturer materials valve selection workmanship and quality control. |
Testing may include: | air pressure test flow hydrostatic test. |
Commissioning schedule may include: | checking and flushing the system inspecting for defects flow testing checking system operation. |
Operation and maintenance manual may include: | as installed drawings certificate reference hydraulic calculations and water supply details manufacturer data relevant standards of maintenance of all maintainable equipment system description and operating instructions. |