Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PUAFIR324 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Render hazardous materials incidents safe
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PUAFIR324 - Render hazardous materials incidents safe |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to safely combat incidents involving hazardous materials. The unit applies to personnel who respond to incidents involving hazardous materials and who have the skills and knowledge to identify and assess hazards and risks and contribute to the development, implementation and review of the plan constructed to mitigate the risks they pose to the public and the environment.Hazardous materials incident is a generic term used to refer to an incident involving any hazardous materials based on physico-chemical, chemical, biological or radiological properties that pose an unreasonable risk to risk to life, property or the environment. This includes dangerous goods, goods too dangerous to be transported and hazardous chemicals.The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Competency Field | Fire |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Recognise hazardous materials incident |
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Element: Hazardous materials incident is approached using care and caution with a safe distance maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures and advice from appropriate authorities | ||||||||
Element: Hazardous materials are identified from a safe distance using a range of sources and information which is then conveyed through the chain of command, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Identify and assess hazards |
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Element: Hazards relating to materials and containers are identified, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Risks are assessed, in accordance with organisational guidelines and information is conveyed through chain of command | ||||||||
Element: Assist with development of plan for mitigation of HAZMAT incident |
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Element: Risk control measures are identified and conveyed through the chain of command | ||||||||
Element: Entry objectives to hazardous materials incident site are identified and conveyed to supervisor | ||||||||
Element: Entry plan is developed and documented, in accordance with supervisor directives and organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment is identified, selected and checked, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Decontamination procedures are identified, in accordance with organisational policies | ||||||||
Element: Requirement for detection and confinement and/or containment strategies are identified, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Organisations required to assist with operations are identified and notified | ||||||||
Element: Assist with implementation of plan for mitigation of a HAZMAT incident |
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Element: Hazardous materials incident scene is isolated and secured and hazard control zones and decontamination corridor are established, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Entry plan is implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Hazardous materials response equipment is applied, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Personal protective clothing and equipment is donned and operated, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Decontamination procedures are applied, as required, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Detection and confinement or containment strategies are applied, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Results are recorded and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Assist with review of plan |
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Element: Contamination incidents are recorded and reported to appropriate personnel and/or authorities, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||||||||
Element: Entry, decontamination, detection and mitigation effectiveness is reviewed, in accordance with organisational procedures |