Description

Pre/Co-Requisites

Application

• Civil construction
• Coal mining
• Drilling
• Extractive industries
• Metalliferous mining

Performance Criteria

Required Skills & Knowledge

• apply legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures
• apply operational safety requirements
• access, interpret and apply technical fire operational information
• apply hazard and potential hazard identification procedures
• assess required responses
• apply evacuation procedures
• apply fire fighting techniques
• administer First Aid
• use hand tools
• work as a team member
• apply isolation and tagging

• legislative and site rules
• causes, characteristics, hazards and responses to the types of fire
• site gases and characteristics
• basic site geology and survey information related to fire operations
• basic building structural information related to fire operations
• fire fighting equipment
• fire fighting techniques
• isolation and tagging procedures
• basic teamwork
• critical situation dynamics and control
• communication and reporting procedures
• initial response First Aid

Range Statement

• legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures
• manufacturer's guidelines and specifications
• Australian standards
• code of practice
• Employment and workplace relations legislation
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Discrimination legislation

• extinguishers
• hoses - water
• expansion foam
• expansion foam generator
• spanners
• nozzles
• breaches
• hand tools
• water pumps

Types of fire are:

• as per Australian standards

• smoke
• heat
• roof and rib
• buildings
• chemicals
• gases
• ventilation

Evidence Guide

• knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions for conducting fire team operations
• implementation of requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of fire team operations
• working with others to undertake and complete the fire team operations that meets all of the required outcomes
• consistent timely completion of fire team operations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets the required outcomes

• This unit must be assessed in the context of the work environment. Where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment may occur in a simulated environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of workplace performance, including task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
• The assessment environment should not disadvantage the participant. For example, language, literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required on the job.
• Customisation of assessment and delivery environment to sensitively accommodate cultural diversity.
• Aboriginal people and other people from a non English speaking background may have second language issues.
• Assessment of this competency requires typical resources normally used in the work environment. Selection and use of resources for particular worksites may differ due to site circumstances.
• Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.
• Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required.

Method of assessment

• written and/or oral assessment of the candidate's required knowledge
• observed, documented and/or first hand testimonial evidence of the candidate's:
  • implementation of appropriate requirement, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient achievement of required outcomes
  • consistently achieving the required outcomes
• first hand testimonial evidence of the candidate's:
• working with others to undertake and complete fire team operations

Guidance information for assessment

Consult the SkillsDMC User Guide for further information on assessment including access and equity issues.