CPCPFS3048 — Install fixed fire pumpsets
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What an assessment for CPCPFS3048 must cover
52 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 28 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 Plan the work.
- 1.1Access, read and apply fixed fire pumpsets installation requirements 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.
- 2.2Identify materials and components and calculate quantities.
- 2.3Check conformity of materials and components with delivery docket.
- 2.4Sequence tasks.
- 2.5Inspect site and determine location for fixed fire pumpset.
- 2.6Carry out preparation of work area to ensure efficient installation.
- 2.7Identify pump base requirements from drawings and specifications.
- 2.8Select and check the serviceability of appropriate tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE).
3 Install fixed fire pumpsets.
- 3.1Set out and install pump base.
- 3.2Perform the installation of pumpset, pipework and associated valves.
- 3.3Check pipework, connections and pumpset valves to ensure they are watertight and operating correctly.
- 3.4Pressure test piping system and record results.
- 3.5Test pumpset and record test data in required format.
- 3.6Complete documentation as required.
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 pump base and pump
- installing pipework and associated valves and components
- installing pressure relief valve and line
- pressure testing piping system and pumpset
- pressure maintenance pump (jockey pump)
- pump start arrangement (pressure switch loop)
Knowledge evidence
- procedures and techniques for:
- installation of fixed fire pumpset
- pressure testing equipment
- aligning pump and driver
- structural systems, building materials and services that support or surround fixed fire pumpsets
- characteristics, applications and limitations of approved materials and components of fixed fire pumpsets, above and below ground
- types and operation of pumps used in fire protection:
- end suction
- multistage multi outlet centrifugal
- split case
- turbine
- screw
- jacking pumps
- jockey pumps
- types, requirements and operation of pump control panels
- pump room requirements
- ventilation requirements
- atmospheric pressure measurements and principles in relation to fixed fire pumpset performance
- performance measures for fixed fire pumpsets
- power sources for fixed fire pumpsets, including operation and interaction of power sources
- properties of water, including pressure and flow rates
- vibration dampening
- flexible tube vibration isolation
- diesel driver exhaust sizing requirements
- materials storage and environmentally responsible waste disposal relating to installing fixed fire pumpsets
- how to access relevant information, including relevant job plans and specifications, codes, Australian Standards, manufacturer’s specifications and jurisdictional requirements to install fixed fire pumpsets
- tools, materials and equipment used to install fixed fire pumpsets
- work health and safety (WHS) requirements to install fixed fire pumpsets
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Questions about assessing CPCPFS3048
What does an assessment tool for CPCPFS3048 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCPFS3048 needs to address all 52 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 28 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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