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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Occupational health and safety policies and procedures may relate to: | assessing work site for hazards and risks prior to preparing it for work procedure displaying signs and using barriers in work area employer and employee rights and responsibilities incident and accident investigation OHS audits and safety inspections OHS hierarchy of control risk assessment and control measures safe operating procedures and instructions, including: awareness of electrical hazards emergency procedures equipment maintenance and use first aid following confined spaces procedures hazard and risk identification and reporting use and storage of hazardous substances using personal protective equipment (PPE), including: appropriate gloves and overalls dust masks earmuffs or plugs hard hats safety boots or shoes safety glasses or goggles sunhats those for working safely: around electrical wiring, cables and overhead powerlines around tools and equipment on ladders and raised platforms. |
Organisational requirements may include: | documentation and information systems and processes legal and organisational policies and guidelines, including personnel practices and guidelines outlining work roles, responsibilities and delegations legislation relevant to inspect and test operations for CIE OHS policies, procedures and programs procedures and work instructions to prevent the emission of ODS and SGG in the workplace use of electronic job scheduling and communication devices. |
Maintenance activity may include: | actions to conduct routine maintenance according to AS 1851 Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment actions to conduct non-routine maintenance, such as general isolation of a system to allow building works to be completed and subsequent resetting of the system after works completed. |
Hazards may include: | environmental, including: improper use of hazardous material and other chemicals improper use or emission of ODS and SGG; emissions may be caused by: conducting interface tests during commissioning, servicing and decommissioning procedures between container activating mechanisms, CIE and fire alarm system installing and removing container valve assembly, manifold connection components and activating mechanisms servicing and maintaining container valve assemblies transporting, storing and manually handling containers containing ODS and SGG agents ergonomic, such as incorrect manual-handling methods obstructive, such as blocked access to emergency entry or exit points any situation with a potential to cause loss any source of potential harm equipment in a work site hazards associated with electrical or mechanical faults people in a work site work methods, plans and procedures. |
Work permits may include permits to: | enter a work site enter a work site at specific times enter a restricted area within a work site ensure that specific OHS requirements are met before entering a work site. |
Relevant persons may include: | building owners or nominated representatives colleagues customers managers supervisors team leaders. |
System components and materials may include: | colour graphic visual display units (VDUs) fire indicator panel components mimic panels remote indicating equipment, such as: standby batteries sub-fire indicator panels fire detection equipment, such as: data gathering control units analogue and analogue addressable smoke, heat and gas detectors warning system equipment, such as: alarm bells mimic and location panels warning and strobe lights warning speakers fire-suppression systems equipment, such as: actuators, such as pneumatic, electrical, mechanical and manual operation container discharge valves fittings, including hose fittings flexible discharge hoses pilot and slave tubes interface equipment to other fire protection and building services systems, such as: door system release controls electrical interface relays and contacts flow switches and pressure switches optical couplers utility shutdown devices solenoid valves and other activating mechanisms interface communication devices, such as: remote public address (PA) system outputs two-way radios warden intercommunication phones. |
Installation drawings may include: | installation drawings that meet the requirements of AS 4214 Gaseous fire extinguishing systems, and AS 1670 Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems, parts 1 and 4, including: ‘for construction’ drawings ‘as installed’ and ‘as built’ drawings. |
Control and indicating equipment may include: | fire indicating panels (FIP) approved to AS 1603 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems or AS 4428 Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems – control and indicating equipment equipment specifically interfaced to fire-suppression systems: actuation circuit supervision indicators alarm operation requirements discharge time delays dual zone operations inhibit discharge switches inoperative status indicators shutdown operations system operation indicators system warning indications. |
Legislative and industry requirements may include: | building surveyor requirements, such as occupancy permits dangerous goods regulations environmental regulations, including ODS and SGG legislation, codes and regulations fire protection industry codes of good practice licensing arrangements, such as EAHL manufacturers’ system manuals OHS legislation, codes and regulations relevant federal, state and territory building Acts, regulations and codes, such as: Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 Building Code of Australia (BCA) relevant Australian standards, such as: AS 1603 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems AS 1670 Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems, parts 1 and 4 AS 1851 Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment AS 4214 Gaseous fire extinguishing systems AS 4428 Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems – control and indicating equipment note: Australian standards are frequently revised and users must always check for currency and amendments other relevant legislation relating to fire protection equipment, including: international shipping codes marine codes for different Australian States requirements of Australian petroleum industry. |
Documentation may include: | corrective action reports customer recommendation forms equipment recommendation forms expense claims job cards maintenance record system manufacturers’ system documentation product documentation service agreements service test record logbooks test results and test reports. |
Work procedures may include: | assignment instructions equipment manufacturers’ requirements instructions from colleagues, supervisors and managers ODS, SGG and OHS requirements PPE requirements reporting and documentation requirements specific customer requirements. |
Tools, equipment and test devices may include: | hand tools, including: hammers pliers screwdrivers spanners spirit levels fire equipment spare parts, including: anti-tamper seals batteries bulbs and globes service tags manual-handling aids, including: hand trucks lifting straps trolleys power tools, including: battery powered drills hammer drills servicing tools and test devices, including: barcode readers electrical multimeters hydrostatic test equipment recharging and pressurising equipment safety equipment scales service tag punches simulator actuators sound meters. |
System interfaces may include: | building management systems building warning systems controls for pressurisation systems, air conditioning system shutdowns and smoke spills operating signals between CIE and building services systems, such as utility shutdown devices. |
ODS and SGG extinguishing agents may include: Note list format: product name (other names) use Check the latest amendments to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act for the current list of ODS and SGG extinguishing agents. | ODS and SGG extinguishing agents commonly used in Australia: FM200 (FE-227 Heptafluoropropane, HFC-227ea) used as a total flooding extinguishing agent and as a replacement for Halon 1301 Halon 1211 (BCF, Halon 1211 BCF, Bromochlorodifluoromethane) used as a streaming agent – requires a special permit in Australia Halon 1301 (BTM, Halon 1301 BTM, Bromotrifluoromethane) used as a total flooding agent – requires a special permit in Australia NAF-P-III (HCFC Blend C) used as a streaming agent NAF-P-IV (HCFC Blend E) used as a streaming agent NAF-S-III (HCFC Blend A) used as a total flooding agent SF6 (Sulfurhexafluoride) used as an inerting agent in sealed high voltage switchgear ODS and SGG extinguishing agents not commonly used in Australia: Blitz III (HCFC Blend D) used in flooding systems CFC-11 (Trichlorofluoromethane) may be found as a propellant in some powder fire extinguishers (this product is banned in Australia but may be found on incoming foreign vessels) FC-2-1-8 (CEA-308) used in flooding systems FC-3-1-10 (CEA-410) used in flooding systems FC-5-1-14 (CEA-614) used as a streaming agent FE-13 (Trifluoromethane, HFC-23) used as a total flooding agent FE-241 (Chlorotetrafluoroethane, HCFC-124) used as a total flooding agent for non-occupied spaces and as a streaming agent FE-25 (Pentafluoroethane, HFC-125) used in inerting and explosion suppression applications FE-36 (Hexafluoropropane, HFC-236fa) used in portable fire extinguishers – is a replacement for Halon 1211 and Halon 1301 FM100 (HBFC-22B1) used in portable fire extinguishers Halon 2402 (Dibromotetrafluoroethane) limited use in military systems – requires a special permit in Australia Halotron I (HCFC Blend B or HCFC-123) used as a total flooding agent and streaming agent Halotron II (blend of HFC-143a and HFC-125) used as a total flooding agent and as a replacement for Halon 1301 HCFC-22 (Chlorodifluoromethane) used as a propellant in some powder fire extinguishers (this product is banned in Australia but may be found on incoming foreign vessels) HFC-134a (Unsymmetric tetrafluoroethane) used as a propellant in some powder fire extinguishers. |
Actuators (also known as actuation control devices) may include: | electrical operation: signal generated from CIE panel as part of a fire alarm detection system manual operation: by direct push lever or pull cable system mechanical operation: via signal from local control station or fire detector pneumatic operation: from fire detector (typically heat). |
Back-to-base facilities include: | monitoring equipment which is connected by alarm signalling equipment (ASE) from CIE to a communication path (telephone line or radio link) to a monitoring centre monitoring centres can be operated by or on behalf of a fire authority for the purposes of mobilising and directing firefighting resources to the site where the CIE is installed. |
Finalised design documentation may include: | documentation that meets the requirements of AS 4214 Gaseous fire extinguishing systems, and AS 1670 Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems, parts 1 and4, including: system concentration and calculations technical bulletins material safety data sheets on agents and equipment manufacturers’ information. |