Unit of competency
Modification History
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSAPMOHS212A Undertake first response to fire incidents
Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to undertake an appropriate first response to fire incidents in onshore and offshore situations/emergencies.
People working, operating or who regularly travel to an onshore or offshore hydrocarbon/petrochemical installation or facility or major hazard facility may require this competency.
This unit could be applied to any of the following installations or facilities:
- factories and production plants
- onshore/offshore rig/installation
- island based facility
- floating production vessel or platform
- onshore production, processing pipeline systems and/or storage facilities
- pipeline easements
- maintenance bases.
This unit of competency applies to operators who are required to respond to fires in the workplace (other than evacuating to the assembly point). It covers the first response (only) to fire, and does not include aggressive fire-fighting. Typically this response would be undertaken to contain/extinguish a minor fire or to contain a more major fire until external help arrives (for an urban plant) or to allow for mobilisation of more highly trained responders or evacuation (for a remote/offshore plant).
This unit of competency applies to an individual working alone or as part of a team or group and working in liaison with other shift team members and the control room operator, as appropriate.
Organisations within the chemical, hydrocarbons and refining industries may find themselves falling under the provisions of various Major Hazard Facilities legislation. In developing this unit consideration has been given to the requirements of Sections 8 and 9 of the National Standard for the Control of Major Hazard Facilities [NOHSC:1014 (2002)] and the National Code of Practice for the Control of Major Hazard Facilities [NOHSC:2016 (1996)].
No other licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Competency Field
Work health and safety
Unit Sector
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element |
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Identify fire emergency and raise alarm |
1.1 |
Evaluate and communicate the location, nature and extent of the fire emergency in a timely and appropriate manner |
1.2 |
Determine first response requirements in order to evaluate the need to attack the fire emergency or evacuate the affected areas |
2 |
Initiate basic fire responses |
2.1 |
Maintain personal safety at all times in accordance with work health and safety (WHS) guidelines |
2.2 |
Put on appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with organisation procedures |
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2.3 |
Select appropriate extinguishing agents and equipment based on knowledge of fire and fuel types |
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2.4 |
Operate basic fire-fighting equipment safely, according to manufacturer specifications and organisation procedure, in order to contain the fire emergency |
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2.5 |
Observe changing conditions at the fire, their effects on fire behaviour and report |
3 |
Notify responsible authorities |
3.1 |
Follow emergency reporting procedures |
3.2 |
Identify and notify appropriate authorities |
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3.3 |
Clearly and unambiguously communicate information concerning the emergency in a timely manner |
4 |
Undertake safe evacuation |
4.1 |
Evacuate area in a safe and controlled manner when first response has failed to control the fire emergency, or has proven inappropriate |
4.2 |
Secure immediate area of the emergency to ensure no further loss occurs to people, equipment, process and environment |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. |
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Regulatory framework |
The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:
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Procedures |
All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures. Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, and include one or more of the following:
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Hazards |
Hazards include one or more of the following:
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Tools and equipment |
Tools and equipment include one or more of the following:
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Basic fire response |
Basic fire response includes one or more of the following fire-fighting tactics:
It does NOT include internal/offensive attacks |
Responsible authorities |
Responsible authorities include one or more of the following:
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Unit Mapping Information
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSAPMOHS212A Undertake first response to fire incidents
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=d1287d36-dff4-4e9f-ad2c-9d6270054027