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

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PUAFIR508B Assess and evaluate a facility's fire_incident safety management systems in hazardous materials

Modification History

Not applicable.

Unit Descriptor

Unit Descriptor	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.

Application of the Unit

Application of the Unit	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.

Licensing/Regulatory Information

Not applicable.

Pre-Requisites

Prerequisite Unit/s	PUAFIR404B Inspect dangerous goods facilities

Employability Skills Information

Employability Skills	This unit contains employability skills.

Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content

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 Required Skills and Knowledge and/or the Range Statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the Evidence Guide.

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1. Assess hazards of on-site materials	1.1 On-site hazards are identified 1.2 Facility risk factors are determined 1.3 Potential incidents are identified 1.4 Factors which may contribute to loss of containment, control of, or fire involving hazardousmaterials are assessed
2. Identify, determine and assess the likely consequence of the release on on-site materials (non-fire scenario)	2.1 The range of dangerous goods releases is identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures 2.2 The consequence of each of the dangerous goods releases is identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures 2.3 The impact on the immediate area, personnel, property and the environment is identified in accordance with the organisation's procedures 2.4 The likelihood of the events occurring is determined in accordance with the organisation's procedures 2.5 Resources available to combat the release of on-site materials are identified and assessed
3. Determine and assess the fire scenario (fire, chemical, gas release) involving hazardous materials	3.1 The range of fire scenarios involving hazardous materials is identified in accordance with the organisation's procedures 3.2 The range of consequences of each scenario involving hazardous materials is identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures 3.3 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 3.4 The likelihood of a fire occurring is determined in accordance with the organisation's procedures 3.5 Resources available for each fire are identified and assessed in accordance with the organisation's procedures
4. Assess fire/incident and safety management systems and their performance	4.1 Fire/incident and safety management systems including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery are identified 4.2 Performance of fire/incident and safety management systems is assessed in accordance with relevant legislation, standards, codes of practice and performance based criteria 4.3 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 4.4 Recovery strategies are identified and assessed
5. Report and recommend action	5.1 Proposed or existing fire/incident and safety management systems are documented 5.2 Evaluation of the fire/incident and safety management systems are recorded 5.3 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

Required Skills and Knowledge

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
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

Evidence Guide

EVIDENCE GUIDE
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.

Range Statement

RANGE STATEMENT
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

Unit Sector(s)

Not applicable.

Corequisite Unit/s

Co-requisite Unit/s	PUAFIR506B Conduct an assessment of a building's performance based design