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Level 4
Credits 3
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the types of fire service breathing apparatus (BA) cylinders and a filling station, and use a BA cylinder filling station.
Subfield Fire and Rescue Services
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Fire and Rescue Services - Generic Fire Fighting
Registered
20 November 2009
20 November 2009
Planned review date
Entry information
31 December 2014
Open.
Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0039
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Special notes
1 Compliance with the fire and rescue service provider’s Health and Safety policy and procedures is mandatory.
2 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the Hazardous Substances
(Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 .
3 Definition
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.
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Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the types of fire service breathing apparatus (BA) cylinders.
Range steel, alloy, composite.
Performance criteria
1.1
1.2
Cylinders used by the fire and rescue service provider are identified.
Cylinder marking information is located on each of the cylinders and described in terms of cylinder identification number, test station mark, working pressure, and test date.
1.3
Element 2
The recommended frequency of testing and working pressure of each type of
BA cylinder is given in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of a fire service BA cylinder filling station.
Performance criteria
2.1 The components of the BA cylinder filling station are identified and explained in terms of function and operation.
Range may include but is not limited to
– filtration unit, cooler, compressor, storage cylinders, filling panel, water bath.
2.2 The safety requirements of the BA cylinder filling station are explained in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range personal protective equipment, start-up procedures, emergency shut-down procedures, access to filling stations.
2.3
Element 3
The principles of the cascade system are explained in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Use a BA cylinder filling station.
Performance criteria
3.1 Pre-filling checks are performed in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range pre-filling documentation, filling station instructions, air purity certificate, cylinder checks.
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3.2 Fire service BA cylinders are filled in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range a minimum of two cylinders.
3.3 BA cylinder recording documentation is completed in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Please note
Providers must be 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.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation 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.
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