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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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Scope of work includes: | interpretation of plans and specifications sizing and documenting layout of fire hydrant and hose reel systems, including: combined domestic fire hydrant and hose reel systems combined hydrant and hose reel systems emergency egress separate hydrant and hose reel systems equipment that may be for residential, commercial and industrial projects and for a new or an existing structure being renovated, extended, restored or maintained. |
Design requirements may include: | architectural specifications builder specifications owner requirements specialist water use applications. |
Cost-benefit analysis may include: | comparison of range of suitable materials and system choices available to enable cost-effective choices to be made without compromising project. |
Statutory and regulatory requirements may include: | Acts and regulations local and state government policies. |
Australian and New Zealand standards may include: | AS/NZS3500 National plumbing and drainage set: Parts 1.1 and 1.2 AS2419 Fire hydrant installations - system design, installation and commission AS/NZS1221 Fire hose reels AS/NZS2118 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - general requirements AS2200 Design charts for water supply and sewerage BCA. |
Manufacturer requirements may include: | material specifications pump tables sizing tables technical and trade manuals. |
Desktop study collection and interpretation of existing data for design purposes from: | architectural and building plans council plans developer plans other documents and reports as available. |
Flow and pressure tests may include: | interpretation of flow and pressure tests conducted by a contractor on-site measurement of flow (l and s), velocity (m and s) and pressure (kPa). |
Performance requirements include: | flow, velocity, pressure and discharge requirements, established using Australian and New Zealand standards and local authority plans. |
Layout of pipework may include systems such as: | dual feed ring main single pipe. |
Fittings and valves may include: | fittings: bends elbows tees unions valve trains valves: backflow prevention excess pressure valves isolating pressure limiting pressure reduction strainers. |
Materials may include: | composite pipe materials and other pipe materials as specified copper fittings and fixtures polybutylene. |
Jointing methods may include: | brazing compression flaring mechanical joints rubber ring joints screwing soldering. |
Installation requirements may include: | clipping installation details jointing requirements level of workmanship. |
Booster and standpipe assemblies may include: | block plan configuration of valves and hydrants non-return valves pressure gauges suction and delivery outlets testing points valves and fittings. |
Hose reel assemblies may include: | cabinet configuration of valves and hose reels location and number of hose reels required non-return and backflow prevention valves pipe sizes space requirements for valves and fittings. |
Design elements of thrust blocks may include: | design details for tees, elbows, valves and meter assemblies keying and anchorage points sizes soil characteristics velocity and flow forces to be resisted. |
Pipe fixings may include: | anchors bedding bracket spacing corrosion protection cover hanging brackets material requirements saddles wall and ceiling brackets. |
Pump, pump controls and pumproom requirements may include: | automatic controls inlet and outlet design requirements installation and mounting requirements space requirements valve requirements. |
Water storage systems may include: | access automatic controls inlet valve design and sizing location number of hours of firefighting supply required outlet sizing overflow requirements safe tray requirements tank sizes. |
Delivery systems may include: | constant flow variable speed pump downfeed hydropneumatic pressure ratio upfeed. |
Plans may include: | axonometrics cross-sections details elevations isometrics schematics, which may be produced using: pencil Indian ink pigment liner computer generation sections. |
Specification may include: | bedding clipping concrete support jointing manholes manufacturer requirements materials workmanship. |
Testing may include: | air pressure test hydrostatic test quality assurance (QA) audit. |
Commissioning schedule may include: | balancing the system checking and flushing the system temperature setting. |
Operation and maintenance manual may include: | check for blockages leak detection pump maintenance water auditing yearly inspection yearly maintenance requirements. |