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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify mandatory OHS duty of care regulations
   • Identify and source relevant OHS legislation and regulations
   • Determine OHS duty of care requirements necessary to work safely when inspecting a fire safety system and associated fire safety sub-systems on-site
   • Identify the OHS duty of care requirements to be provided by the client to a fire safety system inspector working on-site
2. Assess site safety hazards
   • Discuss potential site safety requirements with site management and inspect the location of the installed fire safety system
   • Identify potential safety hazards related to the location of the fire safety system and associated fire safety sub-systems
   • Assess the risks of identified potential safety hazards using risk assessment tools
   • Report and discuss any identified potential or actual safety hazards with site management
3. Follow site safety requirements
   • Identify all site safety signs relevant to the project
   • Identify relevant items of personal protective equipment (PPE) according to the safety needs of the specific work site
   • Ensure that all items of PPE are regularly maintained, and comply with the requirements of the relevant standards, codes and legislative requirements
   • Identify and apply the relevant site emergency procedures that apply to on-site visitors
   • Minimise risk of injury from manual handling tasks
   • Comply with all OHS requirements identified for site

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 follow onsite OHS requirements 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

Identify and interpret mandatory OHS duty of care requirements relevant to a specific work site

Assess site safety risks hazards and other requirements that impact on sitespecific fire safety system inspections

Assess the risks of identified potential safety hazards using appropriate risk assessment tools

Identify report and discuss potential safety hazards with site management clients and other stakeholders

Adhere to work site safety requirements and signage

Identify and wear appropriate items of PPE according to relevant workplace fire safety system inspection tasks

Identify and apply sitespecific emergency evacuation procedures and verbal safety instructions given by authorised site personnel

Demonstrate appropriate techniques that reduce the risk of injury from manual handling tasks

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

Basic understanding of employeremployee responsibilities rights and obligations relevant to OHS in the workplace

Implications of not following safety procedures requirements and instructions

Type and purpose of workplace safety signs and complying with the requirements of the signs

How to maintain items of PPE

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

Recording and storing information

Organising collecting and collating information

Basic wordprocessing skills

Identifying and using correctly appropriate items of PPE

Manual handling techniques

Inspecting and assessing site safety hazards relevant to the inspection of fire safety systems and associated fire safety subsystems

Communicating identified potential or actual site safety hazards to site management

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 written or oral examination 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						Identify sitespecific safety requirements as required by workplace safety signs or by following specific requirements listed in appropriate OHS legislation and mandatory regulations Prepare present and discuss with site management reports that identify potential or actual workplace safety hazards
How can information be collected analysed and organised						Collect information from various OHS regulations and ensure that work practices are carried out according to appropriate OHS legislation mandatory regulations and workplacespecific requirements
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						Not relevant to this unit
How can problemsolving skills be applied						Discuss potential or actual site safety hazards with relevant site personnel
How can the use of technology be applied						Access OHS information and documentation relevant to the inspection of the fire safety system and associated fire safety subsystems 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.

Items of personal protective equipment may include:

ear muffs or ear plugs

hard hats and gloves

safety boots or shoes

safety glasses or goggles.

Manual handling tasks may include:

handling the contents of a container

holding, pushing, pulling, moving, lifting, throwing, turning, twisting, restraining and carriage of materials

lowering and setting down materials

repetitive tasks including packing, typing, assembling, and cleaning and sorting.

Relevant standards, codes and legislative requirements may include:

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 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

product manufacturer's technical manuals and data sheets

workplace codes of practice.

Risk assessment tools may include:

checklists, worksheets and matrix models

government and/or industry hazard or safety alerts

instruments to assess the severity of identified hazards and ranking by severity

job and work system assessment

job hazard analysis

job safety analysis

manufacturers' guidance information and manuals

reviews of OHS records

safety and hazard audits

workplace inspection checklists.

Site management may include site managers and site supervisors.

Types of site safety signs may include:

requirement to wear a hard hat

requirement to wear eye and hearing protection

requirement to wear foot protection.

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