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Evidence Guide: PUAFIR514 - Assess and evaluate a facilitys fire and incident safety management systems

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PUAFIR514 - Assess and evaluate a facilitys fire and incident safety management systems

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

Assess hazards of onsite materials

  1. Identification of hazards of onsite materials is carried out.
  2. Facility risk factors are determined.
  3. Potential incidents are identified.
  4. Factors which may contribute to loss of containment, control of, or fire involving hazardous materials are assessed.
  5. Information about hazardous materials is accessed through a range of sources.
Identification of hazards of onsite materials is carried out.

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Facility risk factors are determined.

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Potential incidents are identified.

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Factors which may contribute to loss of containment, control of, or fire involving hazardous materials are assessed.

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Information about hazardous materials is accessed through a range of sources.

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Identify, determine and assess the likely consequence of the release on onsite materials (non-fire scenario)

  1. Range of dangerous goods releases is identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.
  2. Consequences of dangerous goods releases are identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.
  3. Impact on the immediate area, personnel, property and the environment is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.
  4. Likelihood of the events occurring is determined in accordance with organisational procedures.
  5. Resources available to combat the release of onsite materials are identified and assessed.
Range of dangerous goods releases is identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Consequences of dangerous goods releases are identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Impact on the immediate area, personnel, property and the environment is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Likelihood of the events occurring is determined in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Resources available to combat the release of onsite materials are identified and assessed.

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Determine and assess the fire scenario (fire, chemical, gas release) involving hazardous materials

  1. Range of fire scenarios involving hazardous materials is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.
  2. Consequences of each fire scenario involving hazardous materials are identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.
  3. Impact on the immediate area, personnel, property and the environment in the event of a hazardous materials fire is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.
  4. Likelihood of a fire occurring is determined in accordance with organisational procedures.
  5. Resources available for each fire are identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range of fire scenarios involving hazardous materials is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Consequences of each fire scenario involving hazardous materials are identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Impact on the immediate area, personnel, property and the environment in the event of a hazardous materials fire is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Likelihood of a fire occurring is determined in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Resources available for each fire are identified and assessed in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Assess fire and incident and safety management systems and their performance

  1. Fire, incident and safety management systems including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery are identified.
  2. Operation and performance of fire and incident and safety management systems is assessed in accordance with relevant legislation, standards, codes of practice and performance based criteria.
  3. Survivability of the systems is evaluated in accordance with organisational procedures.
  4. Fire, incident and safety management system design assumptions and fire organisational operations are assessed.
  5. Recovery strategies are identified and assessed.
Fire, incident and safety management systems including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery are identified.

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Operation and performance of fire and incident and safety management systems is assessed in accordance with relevant legislation, standards, codes of practice and performance based criteria.

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Survivability of the systems is evaluated in accordance with organisational procedures.

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Fire, incident and safety management system design assumptions and fire organisational operations are assessed.

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Recovery strategies are identified and assessed.

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Report and recommend action

  1. Proposed or existing fire, incident and safety management systems are documented.
  2. Evaluation of the fire, incident and safety management systems is recorded.
  3. Recommendations for action to be taken and proposed upgrades to fire, incident and safety management systems are reported, documented and forwarded in accordance with organisational procedures.
Proposed or existing fire, incident and safety management systems are documented.

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Evaluation of the fire, incident and safety management systems is recorded.

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Recommendations for action to be taken and proposed upgrades to fire, incident and safety management systems are reported, documented and forwarded in accordance with organisational procedures.

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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 hazardous materials

assess hazardous materials

identify, determine and assess the consequences of a release (fire and non-fire)

assess performance of a fire/incident safety and management systems

write reports and recommendations

evaluate whether the fire safety management systems within a structure meet regulatory performance requirements in the event of a fire or other emergency

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:

facility plans

documentation

fire safety study

suitable facility for inspection

Method of assessment

This unit may be assessed with the following unit/s:

PUAFIR506B Conduct an assessment of a building’s performance based design.

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

inspect premises using risk based approach

interpret risk related documentation

prepare reports

Required Knowledge

consequence analysis

emergency response plans

emergency shutdown systems

fire safety studies

hazard and operability studies (HAZOP)

risk analysis

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.

Identification of hazards of onsite materials must include:

United Nations numbers

proper shipping names

product names or trade names

chemical names and chemical abstract service numbers

dangerous goods class labels

packing groups

emergency information panels

placarding

storage manifests

transport documents

Hazardous materials may include:

any materials which, without adequate safeguards, may contaminate the environment and/or threaten life or property

dangerous goods, hazardous substances or scheduled poisons, environmental pollutants and listed (prescribed) wastes

Information about hazardous materials may be sourced from:

Emergency Response Guide Book

HAZCHEM Code

National Fire Protection Association Hazardous Materials Code

European Marking ADR Hazardous Identification Numbers

emergency procedures guides

electronic databases

HAZMAT action guides

safety data sheets

Consequences of dangerous goods releases may include:

atmospheric contamination

effects on people

effects on property

fauna/flora impact

ground water/watercourse contamination

soil contamination

vapour cloud formation and tracking

Scenarios must include:

boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion

bund fires

flash fires

jet fires

leak into bunded/unbunded areas

percussive unconfined vapour cloud explosion

pool fires

structural failure of storage vessels on part of manufacturing plant

toxic vapour clouds

vapour cloud explosion

vehicle fires

Consequences of each fire scenario must include:

direct flame impingement

direct impact from debris

effects on people

effects on property

explosive over pressure

heat flux contours

potential for propagation/knock-on effect

secondary incidents

toxic smoke/water/air concentration

Fire/incident and safety management systems must include:

fire main system

static water and pump sets

fire sprinkler system

cooling water system

fire/flame detection and alarm system

gas/vapour detection and alarm system

communication system

evacuation system

fire suppression system

smoke/ventilation control system

passive fire protection

explosion relief devices

bunding

and may also include:

Australian and New Zealand standards and codes

facility emergency procedures

facility fire/incident response teams material handling systems

facility mutual aid agreements

facility work practices

Relevant legislation, standards, codes of practice and performance based criteria may include:

Australian and New Zealand standards and codes

British/European union standard

company/owner requirements

factory mutual system – loss prevention data

industry association specification

manufacturer specification

NFPA hazardous materials code

system designer specification

Recovery strategies may include:

commercial mutual aid agreements

contaminated fire water containment

facility restoration

fire agency clean-up

fire organisational resources working with government and non-government organisations

hazardous waste disposal