CPCPFS3044 — Install distribution and range pipes
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What an assessment for CPCPFS3044 must cover
43 assessable components: 4 elements (13 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 26 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Identify installation requirements.
- 1.1Obtain, read and determine distribution and range pipes requirements from relevant job plans and specifications, codes, Australian Standards, manufacturer’s specifications and jurisdictional requirements.
- 1.2Identify and apply workplace policies and procedures, work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements.
2 Prepare for work.
- 2.1Create a materials list and collect materials.
- 2.2Select and check the serviceability of appropriate tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE).
- 2.3Prepare work area to support efficient installation of distribution and range pipes.
3 Install piping system.
- 3.1Set out pipework and install pipe supports and fixings.
- 3.2Piping and materials are installed according to design drawings, job specifications and standards.
- 3.3Attach mechanical jointing systems.
- 3.4Isolate and drain down system prior to installing pipework to avoid water damage when altering existing systems.
- 3.5Reinstate after completing works for water tightness.
- 3.6Complete documentation and submit within required timeframes.
4 Clean up.
- 4.1Clear the work area and dispose of, reuse or recycle materials in accordance with state and territory legislation and workplace policies and procedures.
- 4.2Clean tools and equipment, check for serviceability and report any damage, and store and secure.
Performance evidence
- installing distribution and range pipes in both: - a new automated fire sprinkler system - an existing automated fire sprinkler system, incorporating two rolled grooves, three threaded joins, one mechanical Tee and one barrel union
- providing a free-flowing and leak-free water supply to at least three branches of new and an existing system
- installing a range to feed two sprinkler heads using a mechanical Tee and support all pipework according to AS 2118 Automatic fire sprinkler systems
- relocating two sprinklers in an existing system, including draining down the system
Knowledge evidence
- legislation, regulations, standards and codes
- processes, procedures and techniques of installing distribution and range pipes
- processes, procedures and techniques of fixing and joining of pipes
- processes, procedures and techniques of levelling and alignment
- processes, procedures and techniques of roll grooving
- applications of sustainability concepts and principles relating to plumbing, encompassing water and resource usage
- materials storage and environmentally responsible waste disposal relating to distribution and range pipe installation
- general fire protection systems terminology
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: threading machines
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: roll grooving machines
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: roll grooving measuring devices
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: ladders
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: pipe wrenches
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: steel pipe
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: roll grooved and threaded fittings and valves
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: elevated work platform (EWP)
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: sockets
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: impact drills
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: threaded rod cutters
- functional and operational features of tools and equipment used to install distribution and range pipes: hammers and punches
- identification of incorrect roll grooving
- characteristics, application and limitation of approved materials and components: pipe fittings and fixture supports
- how to access relevant information including job plans and specifications, codes, Australian Standards, manufacturer’s specifications and jurisdictional requirements
- tools, materials and equipment used for installing distribution and range pipes
- work health and safety (WHS) requirements for installing distribution and range pipes
- installation requirements for installing distribution, pipework and range pipes
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