Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess hazards of on-site materials
- Identify, determine and assess the likely consequence of the release on on-site materials (non-fire scenario)
- The range of dangerous goods releases is identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- The consequence of each of the dangerous goods releases is identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- The impact on the immediate area, personnel, property and the environment is identified in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- The likelihood of the events occurring is determined in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Resources available to combat the release of on-site materials are identified and assessed
- Determine and assess the fire scenario (fire, chemical, gas release) involving hazardous materials
- The range of fire scenarios involving hazardous materials is identified in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- The range of consequences of each scenario involving hazardous materials is identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Impact on the immediate area, personnel, property and the environment in the event of a hazardous materials fire is identified in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- The likelihood of a fire occurring is determined in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Resources available for each fire are identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures
- Assess fire/incident and safety management systems and their performance
- Fire/incident and safety management systems including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery are identified
- Performance of fire/incident and safety management systems is assessed in accordance with relevant legislation, standards, codes of practice and performance based criteria
- Survivability of the systems is evaluated in accordance with the organisation's procedures Fire/incident and safety management system design assumptions and fire organisation's operations are assessed
- Recovery strategies are identified and assessed
- Report and recommend action
- Proposed or existing fire/incident and safety management systems are documented
- Evaluation of the fire/incident and safety management systems are recorded
- Recommendations for action to be taken and proposed upgrades to fire/incident and safety management systems are reported, documented and forwarded in accordance with the organisation's procedures