Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAFIR508B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Assess and evaluate a facility's fire/incident safety management systems in hazardous materials

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAFIR508B - Assess and evaluate a facility's fire/incident safety management systems in hazardous materials
Description This unit covers the competence required to assess and evaluate a facility's fire/incident safety management systems for dangerous goods and/or hazardous substances.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Prerequisite Unit/sPUAFIR404B Inspect dangerous goods facilities
Competency Field
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Assess hazards of on-site materials
  • On-site hazards are identified
  • Facility risk factors are determined
  • Potential incidents are identified
  • Factors which may contribute to loss of containment, control of, or fire involving hazardousmaterials are assessed
       
Element: 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
       
Element: 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
       
Element: 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
       
Element: 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
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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 non-fire)

assessment of performance of a fire/incident 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 PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

inspect premises using risk based approach

interpret risk related documentation

prepare reports

Required Knowledge

consequence analysis

Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)

risk analysis

fire safety studies

emergency shutdown systems

emergency response plans

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

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
On-site hazards are identified 
Facility risk factors are determined 
Potential incidents are identified 
Factors which may contribute to loss of containment, control of, or fire involving hazardousmaterials are assessed 
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 
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 
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 
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 

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