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Evidence Guide: DEFEO201C - Respond to fire

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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DEFEO201C - Respond to fire

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for fire

  1. Procedures related to a fire emergency are accessed, interpreted and rehearsed
  2. Location of firefighting equipment is identified and the equipment is checked in accordance with organisational procedures and referred for maintenance/replacement as required
Procedures related to a fire emergency are accessed, interpreted and rehearsed

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Location of firefighting equipment is identified and the equipment is checked in accordance with organisational procedures and referred for maintenance/replacement as required

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Carry out initial notification and assessment

  1. Nature and scope of the fire is identified, confirmed and reported to appropriate personnel
  2. Fire situation is assessed and appropriate course of action is determined in keeping with requirements for personal safety
  3. Notification of fire threat is undertaken in accordance with authorised procedures
  4. Emergency evacuation procedures are followed, where appropriate, and in accordance with organisational procedures
Nature and scope of the fire is identified, confirmed and reported to appropriate personnel

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Fire situation is assessed and appropriate course of action is determined in keeping with requirements for personal safety

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Notification of fire threat is undertaken in accordance with authorised procedures

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Emergency evacuation procedures are followed, where appropriate, and in accordance with organisational procedures

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Extinguish fires

  1. Fires are extinguished using the appropriate equipment, materials and procedures
  2. Extinguisher is applied to ensure fast knockdown of fire
  3. Extinguisher is used at the appropriate range and time
  4. Extinguisher is used to minimise damage to equipment and facilities and to minimise risk of injury to personnel
Fires are extinguished using the appropriate equipment, materials and procedures

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Extinguisher is applied to ensure fast knockdown of fire

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Extinguisher is used at the appropriate range and time

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Extinguisher is used to minimise damage to equipment and facilities and to minimise risk of injury to personnel

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to:

adhere to relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements and operational safety in a manner which maximises individual safety and the safety of others

identify and locate firefighting equipment in a local area

conduct periodic checks of firefighting equipment

assess the fire situation

notify fire situation to relevant authorities

apply evacuation procedures

identify, select and use firefighting equipment

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated in a range of actual or simulated explosive ordnance contexts.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or under conditions that accurately simulate a realistic workplace in accordance with all relevant legislation and organisational requirements.

The assessment environment should include open field/at sea conditions, during the day or night and under a representative set of weather conditions.

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to:

facilities and resources used in responding to fire in a facility where packaging, storage, distribution and maintenance of explosive ordnance is undertaken, including a licensed explosive site.

Method of assessment

In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision and/or mentoring, which is typically recorded in a competency workbook.

Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment.

Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an industry-approved simulated work environment. Forms of assessment that are typically used include:

direct observation

interviewing the candidate

journals and workplace documentation

third party reports from supervisors

written or oral questions.

Required Skills and Knowledge

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

access, read and interpret local emergency procedures

apply evacuation procedures

assess fire situation and notify authorities

carry out periodic checks on firefighting equipment

identify emergency alarms and match with response requirement

identify, select and use firefighting equipment

participate in a team

use a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques

Required Knowledge

composition of teams, and roles and responsibility of team members

fire alarm systems

local area emergency procedures

principles of teamwork, team aims and objectives

site emergency plan

techniques for supporting others/team members

types, operations and application of firefighting equipment including extinguishers, hosereels and, where appropriate, monitors

verbal and non-verbal communication techniques including language, language style, active listening

Range Statement

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Firefighting equipment may include:

Extinguishers

Fire blankets

Fire hose reels

Fire hydrants

Firefighting vehicles

Personal protection equipment (PPE)

Monitors

Organisation may include:

Defence organisation

Enterprises that work with explosive ordnance

Other government departments or instrumentalities that work with explosive ordnance