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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Assess hazards of on-site materials
  2. Identify, determine and assess the likely consequence of the release on on-site materials (non-fire scenario)
  3. Determine and assess the fire scenario (fire, chemical, gas release) involving hazardous materials
  4. Assess fire/incident and safety management systems and their performance
  5. Report and recommend action

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in

identification of hazardous materials

assessment of hazardous materials

identification determination and assessment of the consequences of a release fire and nonfire

assessment of performance of a fireincident safety and management systems

report writing

Consistency in performance

Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Evidence of competence may be demonstrated on the job or in a simulated workplace environment

Specific resources for assessment

Facility plans documentation fire safety study and access to a suitable facility for inspection

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA Public Safety Training Package

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.


Range Statement

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Hazardous materials may include

any materials which, without adequate safeguards, may contaminate the environment, and/or threaten life or property

dangerous goods, hazardous substances, or scheduled poisons, environmental pollutants and listed (prescribed) wastes

Information enabling the identification of hazardous materials must include

United Nations Numbers

proper shipping names

product names or trade names

chemical names and Chemical Abstract Service Numbers

dangerous goods class labels

packing groups

emergency information panels

placarding

storage manifests

transport documents

Fire/incident safety systems must include

fire main system

static water and pump sets

fire sprinkler system

cooling water system

fire/flame detection and alarm system

gas/vapour detection and alarm system

communication system

evacuation system

fire suppression system

smoke/ventilation control system

passive fire protection

explosion relief devices

bunding

Safety systems may include

facility fire/incident response teams material handling systems

facility work practices

facility emergency procedures

facility mutual aid agreements

Australian and New Zealand Standards and Codes

Operation of these systems may include compliance with

Australian and New Zealand Standards and Codes

NFPA Standard

British/European Union Standard

industry association specification

manufacturer's specification

system designer specification

company/owner requirements

NSW Planning Guidelines Advisory Paper No. 2 (Fire Safety Study)

Factory Mutual System - Loss Prevention Data

Information about hazardous materials must be accessed from

Emergency Response Guide Books

HAZCHEM Code

NFPA Code

European Marking ADR Hazardous Identification Numbers

emergency procedures guides

electronic databases

HAZMAT Action Guides

material safety data sheets

and may also include

safe storage and handling information cards

technical advice

Worksafe List of Hazardous Substances

Consequences of a release may include

vapour cloud formation and tracking

ground water/watercourse contamination

fauna/flora impact

soil contamination

effects on people

effects on property

atmospheric contamination

Consequences of a fire must include

heat flux contours

explosive over pressure

toxic smoke/water/air concentration

direct flame impingement

direct impact from debris

potential for propagation/knock-on effect

secondary incidents

effects on people

effects on property

Scenarios must include

leak into bunded/unbunded areas

structural failure of storage vessels on part of manufacturing plant

percussive unconfined vapour cloud explosion

vapour cloud explosion

boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion

bund fires

jet fires

pool fires

flash fires

toxic vapour clouds

vehicle fires

Recovery strategies may include

commercial mutual aid agreements

fire organisation's resources working with government and non-government organisations

contaminated fire water containment

fire agency clean-up

facility restoration

hazardous waste disposal