CPCSFS5013 — Support commissioning processes and finalise fire systems design projects
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What an assessment for CPCSFS5013 must cover
105 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 93 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 Produce accurate final drawings for fire systems.
- 1.1Document progressive changes to fire systems design drawings resulting from construction phase issues according to workplace and project procedures.
- 1.2Confirm and record final component sizes, locations and building dimensions.
- 1.3Prepare, name, notate, file and submit accurate ‘as built’ drawings according to workplace procedures and project requirements.
- 1.4Produce appropriate block plans and tactical fire plans as required.
2 Prepare commissioning details, and operation and maintenance manuals for fire systems.
- 2.1Prepare system performance requirements and commissioning procedures and specifications according to relevant codes and standards and component manufacturer’s recommendations and workplace and project requirements.
- 2.2Prepare standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the fire system based on relevant codes and standards and component manufacturer’s recommendations.
- 2.3Produce regular maintenance procedures for the fire system based on codes and standards component manufacturer’s recommendations and relevant regulatory requirements.
- 2.4Install operation and maintenance signage as required, according to relevant workplace, project and regulatory requirements codes and standards.
3 Review and evaluate the fire systems design process.
- 3.1Review and process project documentation including issues and their solutions.
- 3.2Discuss project issues and solutions with relevant workplace personnel and explore process improvement strategies.
- 3.3Amend project planning, methodologies and quality assurance systems to incorporate agreed process improvement strategies.
Performance evidence
- preparing four final fire systems design project documentation, including drawings, specifications and commissioning support documentation, including for a: commercial building, factory, residential nursing home, high-rise building.
Knowledge evidence
- workplace design tools and processes
- drawings, plans, reports and specifications
- level of accuracy required in detailed design drawings
- naming conventions for design drawings and drawing register
- relevant regulatory approval and fire systems design certification processes
- relevant current legislation, codes and standards:
- building Acts
- building regulations
- infrastructure supply regulations
- the Building Code of Australia (BCA)
- National Construction Code (NCC)
- Australian standards for fire systems
- international standards for fire systems
- jurisdictional authorities in addition to the BCA and NCC
- other fire system standards commonly required by building insurers
- protection requirements for different buildings including low-rise, medium-rise, high-rise (over 25 metres) and buildings over 45 metres in height
- fire systems’ technology and components:
- water-based systems: wet pipe sprinkler systems
- water-based systems: deluge and drencher systems
- water-based systems: dry pipe sprinkler systems
- water-based systems: pre-action sprinkler systems
- water-based systems: early suppression fast response (ESFR)
- water-based systems: water spray systems
- water-based systems: water mist systems
- gaseous suppression systems
- wet chemical suppression systems
- foam suppression systems
- hydrants, hose reels and monitors
- water supply tanks
- fire pump sets
- detection and warning systems: occupant warning systems
- detection and warning systems: emergency warning and intercommunications systems (EWIS)
- detection and warning systems: fire detection and alarm systems
- detection and warning systems: smoke control systems
- detection and warning systems: emergency lighting systems
- purpose and operation of fire systems: layout
- purpose and operation of fire systems: special products and hazards
- purpose and operation of fire systems: system operation
- performance requirements: for water-based systems: speed of response
- performance requirements: for water-based systems: time taken to reach full-flow conditions
- performance requirements: for water-based systems: area of coverage
- performance requirements: for water-based systems: nozzle locations
- performance requirements: for water-based systems: droplet profile and characteristics
- performance requirements: for water-based systems: duration of response
- performance requirements: for detection and warning systems: correct sensors
- performance requirements: for detection and warning systems: sensitivity to fire size
- performance requirements: for detection and warning systems: speed of detection and response
- performance requirements: for detection and warning systems: fire location coverage
- maintenance standards
- system activation and operation
- passive fire safety elements: identification of passive elements
- passive fire safety elements: impact of fire systems design on passive elements
- passive fire safety elements: specifications required to safeguard integrity of passive fire element performance where penetrations are necessitated by the fire systems design
- characteristics and limitations of products and materials used in fire systems and issues relating to material compatibility
- maintenance procedures: site-specific maintenance instructions
- maintenance procedures: manufacturer’s specific maintenance instructions
- maintenance procedures: local government regulations
- maintenance procedures: Australian standards, such as: AS 1851 Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment
- maintenance procedures: safety data sheets (SDS).
- interconnection of fire systems: cause and effect matrix
- interconnection of fire systems: interface with other services
- instruments used in commissioning and measuring fire system performance:
- commissioning procedures and specifications: procedures listed in Australian standards, such as: AS 2118.1 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - General Systems
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS 2118.4 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Sprinkler protection for accommodation buildings not exceeding for storeys in height
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS 2118.6 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Combined sprinkler and hydrant systems in multi-storey buildings
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS 1670.1 Fire, detection, warning, control and intercom systems - System design, installation and commissioning - Fire
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS 1670.4 Fire, detection, warning, control and intercom systems - System design, installation and commissioning - Emergency warning and intercom systems
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS 2419.1 Fire hydrant installations - System design, installation and commissioning
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS 2441 Installation of fire hose reels
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS 2941 Fixed fire protection installations - Pumpset Systems
- commissioning procedures and specifications: AS ISO 14520.1 Gaseous fire extinguishing system - Physical properties and system design - General requirements
- commissioning procedures and specifications: U.S. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes
- commissioning procedures and specifications: factory mutual data sheets
- commissioning procedures and specifications: manufacturer recommendations
- construction industry terminology
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: architect
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: lead contractor
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: structural engineer
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: mechanical engineer
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: hydraulic engineer
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: electrical engineer
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: civil engineers
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: fire engineers
- roles and responsibilities of relevant building project personnel: building(private) certifier or surveyor
- contractual processes
- signage: technical design data, including systems performance and layout on a block plan
- signage: pressure switch setting plaque
- signage: interface cause and effect drawing
- signage: operating instructions
- signage: manufacturer’s technical plates or labels
- signage: signs in the pump room for water-based system: system pressure, town mains pressure, pump cut-in pressure, pressure gauge schedule, block plans
- signage: visual and audible alarms for gaseous suppression systems, including: strobes lights, speakers and horns, system interface matrix, block plans
- signage: signage for detection and warning systems: system interface matrix, block plans, device lists.
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Related units
- CPCSFS5001 — Define scope and hazard level of fire systems design projects
- CPCSFS5002 — Research and interpret detailed fire systems design project requirements
- CPCSFS5003 — Develop plans and methodology for fire systems design projects
- CPCSFS5005 — Research and evaluate fire system technologies and components
- CPCSFS5006 — Create detailed designs for fire sprinkler systems
- CPCSFS5007 — Create detailed designs for hydrant and hose reel systems
- CPCSFS5008 — Create detailed designs for fire detection and warning systems
- CPCSFS5009 — Create detailed designs for fire systems' water supplies
- CPCSFS5010 — Provide documentation and support for fabrication of fire sprinkler systems
- CPCSFS5011 — Provide design documentation and review and support fire system installation processes
- CPCSFS5014 — Conduct annual fire systems inspections
- CPCSFS5015 — Prepare documentation for annual fire systems inspections
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