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Evidence Guide: PMAWHS213 - Undertake fire control and emergency rescue

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PMAWHS213 - Undertake fire control and emergency rescue

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

Respond to identified fire emergencies

  1. Communicate the nature and extent of the fire emergency to team members in order to confirm required actions and responses
  2. Apply knowledge of fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards to assessment of the fire emergency and communicate the action required
  3. Advise others of the nature and extent of the fire emergency from a knowledge of appropriate fire control strategies
Communicate the nature and extent of the fire emergency to team members in order to confirm required actions and responses

Completed
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Apply knowledge of fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards to assessment of the fire emergency and communicate the action required

Completed
Date:

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Advise others of the nature and extent of the fire emergency from a knowledge of appropriate fire control strategies

Completed
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Deploy fire emergency equipment

  1. Utilise knowledge of the location and availability of fire-fighting equipment in the control of a fire emergency
  2. Select and utilise appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and breathing apparatus
  3. Apply appropriate fire-fighting and containment media in a safe and coordinated manner, in accordance with the manufacturer specifications and the organisation's procedures, to attack and control the fire emergency
Utilise knowledge of the location and availability of fire-fighting equipment in the control of a fire emergency

Completed
Date:

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Select and utilise appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and breathing apparatus

Completed
Date:

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Apply appropriate fire-fighting and containment media in a safe and coordinated manner, in accordance with the manufacturer specifications and the organisation's procedures, to attack and control the fire emergency

Completed
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Undertake search and rescue of affected areas

  1. Confirm the need to conduct the search and rescue with team leaders or other nominated personnel
  2. Conduct systematic primary and secondary searches
  3. Search rooms and mark in accordance with the organisation's procedures
  4. Lead occupants to safety
  5. Locate injured personnel and transfer them in an appropriate manner to a safe location
  6. Minimise the risk of further injury to affected personnel by applying casualty handling techniques and handing them to the care of medical personnel once clear of threat of fire
  7. Communicate extent of injuries and casualty numbers to other support groups and request further assistance as required
Confirm the need to conduct the search and rescue with team leaders or other nominated personnel

Completed
Date:

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Conduct systematic primary and secondary searches

Completed
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Search rooms and mark in accordance with the organisation's procedures

Completed
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Lead occupants to safety

Completed
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Locate injured personnel and transfer them in an appropriate manner to a safe location

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimise the risk of further injury to affected personnel by applying casualty handling techniques and handing them to the care of medical personnel once clear of threat of fire

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate extent of injuries and casualty numbers to other support groups and request further assistance as required

Completed
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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Respond to identified fire emergencies

1.1

Communicate the nature and extent of the fire emergency to team members in order to confirm required actions and responses

1.2

Apply knowledge of fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards to assessment of the fire emergency and communicate the action required

1.3

Advise others of the nature and extent of the fire emergency from a knowledge of appropriate fire control strategies

2

Deploy fire emergency equipment

2.1

Utilise knowledge of the location and availability of fire-fighting equipment in the control of a fire emergency

2.2

Select and utilise appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and breathing apparatus

2.3

Apply appropriate fire-fighting and containment media in a safe and coordinated manner, in accordance with the manufacturer specifications and the organisation's procedures, to attack and control the fire emergency

3

Undertake search and rescue of affected areas

3.1

Confirm the need to conduct the search and rescue with team leaders or other nominated personnel

3.2

Conduct systematic primary and secondary searches

3.3

Search rooms and mark in accordance with the organisation's procedures

3.4

Lead occupants to safety

3.5

Locate injured personnel and transfer them in an appropriate manner to a safe location

3.6

Minimise the risk of further injury to affected personnel by applying casualty handling techniques and handing them to the care of medical personnel once clear of threat of fire

3.7

Communicate extent of injuries and casualty numbers to other support groups and request further assistance as required

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Respond to identified fire emergencies

1.1

Communicate the nature and extent of the fire emergency to team members in order to confirm required actions and responses

1.2

Apply knowledge of fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards to assessment of the fire emergency and communicate the action required

1.3

Advise others of the nature and extent of the fire emergency from a knowledge of appropriate fire control strategies

2

Deploy fire emergency equipment

2.1

Utilise knowledge of the location and availability of fire-fighting equipment in the control of a fire emergency

2.2

Select and utilise appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and breathing apparatus

2.3

Apply appropriate fire-fighting and containment media in a safe and coordinated manner, in accordance with the manufacturer specifications and the organisation's procedures, to attack and control the fire emergency

3

Undertake search and rescue of affected areas

3.1

Confirm the need to conduct the search and rescue with team leaders or other nominated personnel

3.2

Conduct systematic primary and secondary searches

3.3

Search rooms and mark in accordance with the organisation's procedures

3.4

Lead occupants to safety

3.5

Locate injured personnel and transfer them in an appropriate manner to a safe location

3.6

Minimise the risk of further injury to affected personnel by applying casualty handling techniques and handing them to the care of medical personnel once clear of threat of fire

3.7

Communicate extent of injuries and casualty numbers to other support groups and request further assistance as required

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include the ability to:

assess fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards to identify appropriate fire control strategies

select and use appropriate control and rescue equipment and fire-fighting media

communicate effectively under stress

react quickly and effectively to changing circumstances

respond to directives given by emergency team leaders and other team members

identify hazardous circumstances and conditions within the emergency and take action

apply casualty handling techniques.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

organisational procedures, including those covering:

incident, fire and accident

personal protective equipment (PPE)

fire chemistry, fire characteristics and chemical hazards

location and availability of fire-fighting equipment

types and application of PPE and breathing apparatus

types and application of fire-fighting and containment media

casualty handling techniques.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards

licence and certification requirements

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following:

emergency procedures

manufacturer specifications

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

Control and rescue equipment

Control and rescue equipment includes one or more of the following:

fire-extinguishing agents and water curtains

hoses

mobile extinguishers

stretchers

PPE, such as:

chemical protective clothing

distress alarms

structural fire protective clothing

self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

communication equipment

Fire extinguishing media

Fire extinguishing media includes the following:

water

foam

extinguishing powder

gaseous extinguishing agents

vapourising liquids

other fire-extinguishing substances

Fire-fighting strategies and tactics

Fire-fighting strategies and tactics include one or more of the following:

direct attack

indirect attack

combination attack

exposure protection

internal/offensive attacks

confining the spread of fire

rescuing occupants

cooling the fuels

removal of fuels

interrupting the chemical chain reaction

exclusion of oxygen