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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Check documentation for completion
   • Ensure all required documentation and information has been supplied
   • Ensure all authorised persons have signed relevant documents, where required
   • Ensure written information is legible
2. Identify any deficiencies in the fire safety system documentation
   • Apply knowledge and understanding to ensure that relevant and minimum requirements for relevant standards, codes and legislative requirements and specifications have been incorporated into a fire safety system
   • Check fire safety sub-systems have necessary approvals, where relevant
   • Check fire safety system calculations or refer to an appropriate third party
   • Check any deficiencies between the fire safety system and associated fire safety sub-systems
   • Check that test documentation is available to confirm that the fire safety system and associated fire safety sub-systems meet the performance criteria, prior to approval of the fire safety system
3. Assess documentation for compliance
   • Check and confirm given information relates to documentation requirements
   • Check all calculations are relevant to the documentation requirements
   • Discuss any obscure documentation requirements with the relevant authority and client
   • Check that the layout of the fire safety sub-systems matches the 'as built' drawings
   • Confirm that all modifications to original specifications and technical drawings are documented and dated
   • Develop strategies to effectively resolve all non-compliance issues
4. Confirm documentation compliance with the client
   • Report and discuss compliance and any non-compliance issues with the client
   • Discuss strategies to effectively resolve all non-compliance issues
   • Prepare recommendation for approval and/or compliance documentation and forms as appropriate
   • Produce reports within agreed timelines
   • Make reference to relevant standards, codes and regulations validating the performance of the fire safety system and associated fire safety sub-systems in report

Required Skills

Refer to Evidence Guide

Evidence Required

The evidence guide identifies the requirements to be demonstrated to confirm competence for this unit Assessment must confirm sufficient ability to use appropriate skills and knowledge to assess fire safety system documentation for compliance Assessment of performance should be conducted within an agreed timeframe covering all categories within the range statement applicable to normal work requirements

Critical aspects of competency

Assess fire safety system and associated fire safety subsystems documentation for compliance with relevant standards codes and legislative requirements

Check and confirm fire safety system and associated fire safety subsystems documentation for completeness of information calculations layout requirements and modifications to the original design

Check and match the layout of fire safety system subsystems to as built documentation

Identify and record deficiencies and noncompliance issues in the fire safety system and associated fire safety subsystems documentation

Develop appropriate strategies to address noncompliance issues

Produce reports and recommendations of fire safety system documentation assessment for approval and in a timely manner

Knowledge needed to achieve the performance criteria

Knowledge and understanding are essential to apply this unit in the workplace to transfer the skills to other contexts and to deal with unplanned events The knowledge requirements embedded in performance include those listed below

A working knowledge of the documentation procedures needed to comply with the relevant standards codes and legislative requirements

Type and content of relevant standards codes and legislation applicable to the inspection of fire safety systems and associated fire safety subsystems

Compliance requirements of fire safety system and associated fire safety subsystems

Documentation required to meet regulatory and compliance requirements of fire safety systems and associated fire safety subsystems

Purpose content and authorisation required for compliance documentation related to fire safety system inspections

Effective strategies to resolve issues of noncompliance

Checking confirming and recording the completeness of information calculations and layout requirements

Specific skills needed to achieve the performance criteria

To achieve the performance criteria some complementary skills are required These include the following

Effective networking

Active listening techniques

Effectively presenting information

Effective telephone techniques

Interpreting technical drawings and plans

Recording and storing information

Organising collecting and collating information

Basic wordprocessing skills

Checking calculations

Verifying that as built drawings reflect current subsystem installation

Confirming that modifications to original plans and technical drawings are documented appropriately

Designing and creating reports and recommendations that meet the reporting and approval requirements of the client and other stakeholders

Requesting additional information or seeking advice from other organisations

Auditing documentation to verify subsystem documentation meets legislative requirements for each subsystem

Referring to third parties to authenticate that design installation commissioning and maintenance has been performed in accordance with legislative requirements

Language literacy and numeracy skills necessary to process written and verbal information and perform basic calculations related to the job

Other units of competency that could be assessed with this unit

This unit of competency can be assessed on its own or in conjunction with any practical unit

Gaining evidence to assess this unit

For valid and reliable assessment of this unit the competency should be demonstrated over a period of time and be observed by the assessor

The competency is to be demonstrated in a range of situations which may include customerworkplace interruptions and involvement in related activities normally experienced in the workplace

Assessment of competency may be made through practical demonstration in the work environment or in a simulated work environment

Key competency levels

There are a number of processes that are learnt throughout work and life that are required in all jobs They are fundamental processes and generally transferable to other work functions Some of these are covered by the key competencies although others may be added

Information below highlights how these processes are applied in this unit of competency

	Perform the process			Perform and administer the process		Perform administer and design the process
How can communication of ideas and information be applied						Prepare present and discuss with clients and other stakeholders reports that assess fire safety system and associated fire safety subsystems documentation for compliance with relevant standards codes and legislative requirements
How can information be collected analysed and organised						Collect information and documentation from a variety of sources Analyse required documents in accordance with a preplanned sequence to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the documents
How are activities planned and organised						Not relevant to this unit
How can teamwork be applied						Not relevant to this unit
How can the use of mathematical ideas and techniques be applied						Verify that third party calculations meet design requirements by auditing their design process
How can problemsolving skills be applied						Address issues where a number of documents are not provided or specific required information was omitted
How can the use of technology be applied						Access and follow up documentation relevant to the assessment of fire safety system plans and specifications using appropriate technology such as personal computers database systems and the Internet

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Range Statement

The range statement links the required knowledge and organisational and technical requirements to the workplace context. It describes any contextual variables that may be used or encountered when applying the competency in work situations. It allows for different work practices and work and knowledge requirements as well as for differences between organisations and workplaces. The following variables are listed in alphabetical order and may be present for this particular unit.

Authorised persons may include:

building owners

building surveyors

fire authority personnel

fire safety system designers

fire safety system installers.

Fire safety sub-systems may include:

dry chemical powder systems

emergency evacuation lighting systems

emergency luminaries and exit signs

emergency warning and intercommunication systems

external wall-wetting sprinklers

fire and smoke control systems

fire brigade hydrant and water supply booster and feed connections

fire brigade intervention plans

fire detection and alarm systems

fire fighting equipment

fire hydrants and fire hose reels

fire pump set systems

fire resistant door-sets and roller shutters

fire resistant sealing service penetrations and control joints

fire resistant separating building elements

fire sprinkler deluge systems

fire sprinkler pre-action and dry pipe systems

fire sprinkler systems - domestic, residential, commercial and industrial

gaseous agent suppression systems

high and medium velocity water spray systems

high expansion foam systems

low expansion foam systems

emergency warning and intercommunication system

portable fire extinguishers

smoke and heat venting systems

water mist systems

wet chemical systems.

Necessary approvals may include local government building approvals and fire and other regulatory authority approvals.

Relevant authority may include:

building insurers

building owners

building surveyors

federal/state/territory/local government authorities

fire authorities.

Relevant documents may include:

building owner briefs

commissioning documentation from fire safety system installers

dispensations from fire and other regulatory authorities

fire authority requirements

fire safety system designer certificates.

Relevant standards, codes and legislative requirements may include:

Australian Communications Authority - cabling provider rules

Australian Dangerous Goods Code

Australian Standards

Building Code of Australia

building surveyor requirements

client and other stakeholder requirements

dispensations from fire and other regulatory authorities

enterprise operating procedures

federal/state/territory/local government authority legislation and regulations, including:

state or territory building legislation and regulations

state or territory environmental regulations

state or territory fire service legislation and regulations

industry codes of practice

international fire system and equipment standards

plumbing codes

product manufacturer's technical manuals and data sheets

updates and interpretations of the Building Code of Australia

workplace codes of practice.

Required documentation and information may include:

alternative fire-engineered solution performance-based risk assessment analyses

'as installed' drawings

authorities that provide product approvals

building approval documentation

building owner briefs

building surveyor requirements

commissioning documentation from fire safety system installers

dispensations from fire and other regulatory authorities

enterprise operating procedures

explanatory documentation from fire safety system installers

federal/state/territory/local government regulations

fire safety system designer drawings

fire safety system installer installation drawings

hydraulic drawings and plans

industry codes of practice

insurance company requirements

logbooks

other (relevant to the project) fire safety system inspection reports

permit drawings

specific documentation as required by legislation

systems set-up documentation

workplace codes of practice.

Types of non-compliance may occur with:

documentation signed by unauthorised person

incomplete documentation or information

incorrect documentation or information

missing documentation.

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