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Assess and address risk with respect to fire
Level
5
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and assess fire
risks and hazards, and devise strategies for the mitigation of fire risks and
hazards.
Subfield
Fire and Rescue Services
Domain
Fire and Rescue Services - Generic Fire Fighting
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2009
Date version published
20 November 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
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.
Special notes
1
Compliance with the fire and rescue service provider’s Health and Safety policy and
procedures is mandatory.
2
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.
3
Assessment against this unit standard may take place under real or practical
simulated conditions.
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Legislation and codes relevant to this unit standard include the Building Act 2004,
Fire Safety and Evacuation of Buildings Regulations 2006, Occupational Safety and
Health Codes of Practice, Resource Management Act 1991, Fire Service Act 1975,
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, Rural
Fire Management Code of Practice, and the Civil Aviation Act 1990.
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Assessment against the risk and hazard identification and evaluation and the risk and
hazard mitigation strategy devisal outcomes of this unit standard should be carried
out on an area or complex that is classed as having a medium and/or high risk of fire.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify and assess fire risks and hazards.
Performance criteria
1.1
Potential sources of ignition are identified in accordance with the fire and rescue
service provider’s requirements.
Range
1.2
Hazards are assessed in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s
requirements.
Range
1.3
fuel type, fuel load, flammability, difficulty of fire protection,
detection, suppression.
Risks to people and property from fire at the location are identified in
accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range
1.4
may include but is not limited to – construction deficiency, human
activity, device malfunction, maintenance deficiency.
environmental factors, industrial processes, occupancy, use.
Availability of resources to deal with fire danger at the location is assessed and
determined in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s
requirements.
Element 2
Devise strategies for the mitigation of fire risks and hazards.
Performance criteria
2.1
Fire fighting response strategy is devised from all available data in accordance
with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
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2.2
Resources required to implement the strategy are identified and determined in
accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range
2.3
fire appliance numbers and types, fire and rescue equipment, fire
and rescue personnel, supplies of water and additives, access,
input from other agencies, agreements made with other authorities
pursuant to legislation.
Strategies comply with legislation and are 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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