Unit of competency details

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Elements describe the essential outcomes of a Unit of Competency.

Performance Criteria describe the required performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised  text is used, further information is detailed in the Range Statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the Evidence Guide.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

1. Inspect response equipment 

1.1 Equipment is inspected  in accordance with organisation's procedures. 

1.2 Missing parts are identified and reported according to organisation's procedures.

1.3 Faulty or damaged equipment is reported and recorded in accordance with organisation's procedures.

2. Test response equipment 

2.1 Equipment is tested according to approved procedures and is fit for purpose according to organisation's standards. 

2.2 Test results are recorded  according to regulatory and organisation's requirements.

2.3 Defective equipment and sub-standard performance is reported and recorded according to organisation's procedures.

3. Clean, maintain and restow equipment 

3.1 Equipment is cleaned, maintained, assembled and stowed according to organisation's procedures.

3.2 Equipment records are updated according to organisation's procedures.

3.3 Equipment is recovered, restowed and made ready for future use.

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

Required Skills 

• comply with material safety data sheets
• inspect equipment according to organisation's procedures
• safely use cleaning agents and chemicals
• service and clean equipment according to organisation's procedures
• test equipment according to organisation's procedures

Required Knowledge 

• identification of equipment
• occupational health and safety policy relevant to the maintenance, servicing and testing of equipment
• organisation's policies and procedures concerning the use, testing, cleaning and servicing of response equipment
• relevant parts of environmental legislation relating to waste water run off/pollution
• safe working practices when maintaining, servicing and testing equipment

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

It is essential for this unit that competence can be demonstrated in organisational procedures for inspection testing, cleaning and servicing of response equipment.

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 

Competency must be assessed in the context of applying organisation's procedures to equipment used in the workplace.

Specific resources for assessment 

Access to relevant equipment is required.

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.

Organisational procedures  may include:

• regulatory requirements
• equipment manufacturer’s specifications and procedures
• Australian Standards
• industry practices
• occupational health and safety requirements
• maintenance schedules

Organisational procedures  may be specified in:

• operational directives
• organisation’s procedures
• manufacturer’s manuals
• operations manuals
• quality system documentation
• induction documentation
• workplace notices
• operator’s manual

Reporting/recording procedures  may include:

• Verbal
• record sheets or books
• computer data bases
• card systems
• microfiche systems
• maintenance schedules

Organisation’s standards  may include:

• Australian Standards
• state/territory or federal standards
• industry standards
• manufacturer’s procedures
• international standards

Response equipment  may include:

• ropes
• hand tools
• hoses
• branches and nozzles
• ladders
• pumps
• rescue tools
• salvage tools
• protective clothing and equipment
• breathing apparatus
• forcible entry tools
• portable fire extinguishers
• drip torches
• maps
• powered equipment
• organisational specialist equipment
• chainsaws
• communications equipment
• knapsacks
• lighting equipment
• first aid equipment
• pumps
• equipment required to undertake specific function such as compressor, generator, hydraulic pump
• audible warning systems such as sirens, horns
• visual warning systems such as lights
• light crystal display signs
• Global Positioning Systems
• vehicle tracking systems
• navigational systems

Inspection  may include:

• visual, auditory and tactile inspection to identify possible operational failure of motorised equipment or seizure or physical failure of equipment

Maintenance  may include:

• lubrication checks
• pressure checks
• fuel and water checks
• flow rate checks
• sharpening
• cleaning
• flushing

Faulty/damaged equipment  may include:

• inoperative
• not fit for purpose
• operates ineffectively
• defects
• anomalies
• not clean
• physical damage