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Evidence Guide: PUAFIR403B - Assess building plans

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

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PUAFIR403B - Assess building plans

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

Collect plans and documentation

  1. Appropriate building plans and documentation to undertake the assessment are obtained.
  2. Additional information, where required, is sourced from appropriate parties.
Appropriate building plans and documentation to undertake the assessment are obtained.

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Additional information, where required, is sourced from appropriate parties.

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Assess building plans and associated documentation

  1. Fire safety systems are correctly identified on building plans and associated documentation.
  2. Building plans and documentation are checked in accordance with organisational requirements and relevant codes, regulations and standards.
  3. Variations between building plans and the actual locations are assessed and recorded.
Fire safety systems are correctly identified on building plans and associated documentation.

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Building plans and documentation are checked in accordance with organisational requirements and relevant codes, regulations and standards.

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Variations between building plans and the actual locations are assessed and recorded.

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Report on the assessment of building plans and associated documentation

  1. Variations to building plans and associated documentation are documented and reported.
  2. Recommendations arising from the assessment are documented and reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
Variations to building plans and associated documentation are documented and reported.

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Recommendations arising from the assessment are documented and reported in accordance with organisational requirements.

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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:

identify plans and associated documentation required to undertake an assessment of a building plan

review the building’s fire safety system against design requirements

apply knowledge of codes, regulations and standards

report on the assessment of building plans

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed on-the-job or in a simulated workplace environment.

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to:

site and building plans and associated documentation

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 agency-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

apply knowledge of firefighting and organisational requirements for assessing building plans

identify and interpret building plans in relation to fire safety systems

Required Knowledge

building and drafting terms and practices

building class and type of construction

building/facility system operation documentation

design documentation and reporting

equipment manufacturer specifications

maintenance procedures

organisational procedures and requirements

relevant regulations, codes and standards

types of fire safety systems

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.

Documentation to undertake the assessment may include:

fire safety engineers reports

building certifiers/building surveyors documentation

Additional information may include:

minutes of meetings

installers certificates

operating manuals

Fire safety systems must include:

building control systems

building design requirements

communications systems

emergency vehicle access–egress systems

emergency warning and intercommunication system (EWIS)

fire detection and alarm systems

fire/emergency control centres/rooms

fire resisting structures/compartmentation

fire sprinkler systems

fire suppression systems (including hydrant, booster)

smoke hazard management

Relevant codes, regulations and standards may include:

Australian Standards

state regulations

state building acts

Building Code of Australia