Description

Pre-requisites

• PUAFIR201B Prevent injury (Fire Specific)

Performance Criteria

1. Inspect response equipment

1.1. Equipment is inspected in accordance with organisation’s procedures

1.2. Missing parts are identified and reported according to organisation’s procedures

1.3. Faulty or damaged equipment is reported and recorded in accordance with organisation’s procedures

2. Test response equipment

2.1. Equipment is tested according to approved procedures and is fit for purpose according to
organisation’s standards

2.2. Test results are recorded according to regulatory and organisation’s requirements

2.3. Defective equipment and sub-standard performance is reported and recorded according to organisation’s procedures

3. Clean, maintain and restow equipment

3.1. Equipment is cleaned, maintained, assembled and stowed according to organisation’s procedures

3.2. Equipment records are updated according to organisation’s procedures

3.3. Equipment is recovered, restowed and made ready for future use

Key Competencies

Communicating ideas and information

• Communicate ideas and information to reporting procedures (verbal and written) 

Collecting analysing and organising information

• Collect, organise and understand information related to recognising and reporting situations

 Planning and organising activities 

• Plan and organise activities which implement and follow standard procedures 

Working with others and in teams

• Work with others and in a team by assisting and cooperating with team members 

Using mathematical ideas and techniques 

• Use mathematical ideas and techniques to document and report numbers for emergency procedures

Solving problems 

• Establish diagnostic processes which recommend improvements for OH&S issues

Using technology 

• Use workplace technology related to the use of technology to assist with safe work practices

Range Statement

Organisational procedures may include

• regulatory requirements
• equipment manufacturer’s specifications and procedures
• Australian Standards
• industry practices
• occupational health and safety requirements
• maintenance schedules

Organisational procedures may be specified in

• operational directives
• organisation’s procedures
• manufacturer’s manuals
• operations manuals
• quality system documentation
• induction documentation
• workplace notices
• operator’s manual

Reporting/recording procedures may include

• Verbal
• record sheets or books
• computer data bases
• card systems
• microfiche systems
• maintenance schedules

Organisation’s standards may include

• Australian Standards
• state/territory or federal standards
• industry standards
• manufacturer’s procedures
• international standards

Response equipment may include

• ropes
• hand tools
• hoses
• branches and nozzles
• ladders
• pumps
• rescue tools
• salvage tools
• protective clothing and equipment
• breathing apparatus
• forcible entry tools
• portable fire extinguishers
• drip torches
• maps
• powered equipment
• organisational specialist equipment
• chainsaws, communications equipment
• knapsacks
• lighting equipment
• first aid equipment
• pumps
• equipment required to undertake specific function such as compressor, generator, hydraulic pump
• audible warning systems such as sirens, horns
• visual warning systems such as lights
• light crystal display signs
• Global Positioning Systems
• vehicle tracking systems
• navigational systems

Inspection may include

• visual, auditory and tactile inspection to identify possible operational failure of motorised equipment or seizure or physical failure of equipment

Maintenance may include

• lubrication checks
• pressure checks
• fuel and water checks
• flow rate checks
• sharpening
• cleaning
• flushing

Faulty/damaged equipment may include

• inoperative
• not fit for purpose
• operates ineffectively
• defects
• anomalies
• not clean
• physical damage

Evidence Guide

Critical Aspects of Evidence

• It is essential for this unit that competence can be demonstrated in organisational procedures for inspection testing, cleaning and servicing of response equipment.

Underpinning Knowledge

• identification of equipment
• occupational health and safety policy relevant to the maintenance
• servicing and testing of equipment
• organisation’s policies and procedures concerning the use, testing, cleaning and servicing of response equipment
• relevant parts of environmental legislation relating to waste water run off/pollution
• safe working practices when maintaining, servicing and testing equipment

Underpinning Skills

• comply with material safety data sheets
• inspect equipment according to organisation’s procedures
• safely use cleaning agents and chemicals
• service and clean equipment according to organisation’s procedures
• test equipment according to organisation’s procedures

Resource implications

• Access to relevant equipment is required

Consistency in performance

• Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of assessment

• Competency must be assessed in the context of applying organisation’s procedures to equipment used in the workplace