NZQA registered unit standard
26992 version 1
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Title
Use access ladders in emergency situations
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of access ladders, and use access ladders in an
emergency situation.
Classification
Fire and Rescue Services > Fire and Rescue Services Generic Fire Fighting
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Compliance with the fire and rescue service provider’s Health and Safety policy and
procedures is mandatory.
2
Definitions
Access ladders refer to short or medium extension ladders that are designed for
gaining access. For rescue ladder use please refer to unit standard 26993, Use
rescue ladders in fire and rescue situations.
Fire and rescue service provider’s requirements refer to policies and procedures on
safety and operation set down by each fire and rescue service employer or host
organisation.
Ladders refer to those that are supplied at the candidate’s own station, at a training
facility, or on an appliance.
3
Assessment against this unit standard may take place under real or practical
simulated conditions.
4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of access ladders.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Access ladder components are identified and their use explained in accordance
with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101902
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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Safety considerations when using access ladders are explained in accordance
with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range
protective clothing, distance from heat source, overhead
obstacles, positioning, stability.
Outcome 2
Use access ladders in an emergency situation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Access ladder is established in an emergency situation by working as part of a
crew in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
2.2
Access ladder is climbed and worked from in an emergency situation in
accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range
mount head of ladder, dismount head of ladder.
2.3
Access ladder is housed in accordance with the fire and rescue service
provider’s requirements.
2.4
Faults are reported and documentation completed in accordance with the fire
and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 26993 replaced unit
standard 10614.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 January 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0039
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101902
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26992 version 1
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation
info@frsito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101902
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016