- PUAEQU001B - Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
PUAEQU001B
Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
Application
This unit applies to workers who have either a primary role in the maintenance of equipment or are required to test and maintain equipment as part of an operational role.
Prerequisites
PUAFIR215 Prevent injury (Fire sector specific)
Elements and Performance Criteria
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. |
Required Skills
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 |
Evidence Required
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. |
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. | |
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 |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.