CPPFES2037Inspect and test fire hydrant systems

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What an assessment for CPPFES2037 must cover

80 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 62 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 and prepare for service operation.

  • 1.1Read work instructions to clarify service timeframes, client needs, and site and fire hydrant system locations.
  • 1.2Discuss planned service procedures with relevant persons to clarify client needs and expectations.
  • 1.3Plan work activities to comply with relevant Australian Standards, NCC, regulatory, work health and safety (WHS) and workplace requirements.
  • 1.4Identify potential and actual breaches of rules and regulations associated with work instructions and take required action to ensure compliance according to regulatory and workplace requirements.
  • 1.5Select and use required tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • 1.6Arrange access to worksite and communicate with responsible entity and affected persons to advise duration and impact of planned service procedures and to ensure alternative safety arrangements are implemented.
  • 1.7Identify and prepare to control hazards in the work area according to workplace requirements.

2 Inspect fire hydrant system.

  • 2.1Inspect fire hydrant system following the six-monthly and yearly maintenance schedules specified in the relevant Australian Standard.
  • 2.2Identify defects, non-compliances and potential and actual impediments to performance of the fire hydrant system according to regulatory and workplace requirements.
  • 2.3Record inspection results according to regulatory and workplace requirements.

3 Test fire hydrant system.

  • 3.1Identify and isolate pumpset and other system interfaces to enable testing procedures to regulatory and workplace requirements.
  • 3.2Complete six-monthly and yearly testing procedures to verify system functions following the maintenance schedules specified in the relevant Australian Standard.
  • 3.3Record test results according to regulatory and workplace requirements.

4 Finalise service operation.

  • 4.1Reinstate fire hydrant system to full operational condition according to workplace requirements.
  • 4.2Complete service documentation and report outstanding defects, non-compliances and potential or actual impediments to system performance according to Australian Standards, regulatory and workplace requirements.
  • 4.3Check tools and equipment for faults, wear or damage and rectify or report problems according to workplace requirements.
  • 4.4Leave client premises in a clean and tidy condition.

Performance evidence

  • To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by completing the six-monthly and yearly inspection and test procedures on 15 fire hydrant systems installed across ten different sites according to the requirements of the current Australian Standard for the routine service of fire protection systems and equipment, excluding:  inspection and testing functions associated with pressure-reducing equipment in high rise buildings, fire pumpset systems or water supply tanks  water supply proving tests.

Knowledge evidence

  • action to take when a breach of regulation, work health and safety (WHS) or other policy occurs when inspecting and testing fire hydrant systems
  • basic principles of hydraulics, such as pressure scales (metric and imperial)
  • flow switches and associated testing equipment
  • general operation of hydrant system components:
  • backflow prevention devices
  • booster valve arrangements
  • control valves
  • interface connections to fire indicating panel and/or warning systems by pressure and flow switches
  • landing valves
  • pumpset and interface controls
  • towns’ main reticulated water supplies
  • valve anti-tamper controls
  • water pressure and flow through a system to activate pumpsets
  • water tank water supply infill and outlet valve arrangement
  • hydrant systems and components:
  • circulation and system pressure relief valves
  • controls on pumpset controller panel:
  • fuel gauges
  • indicators
  • main isolating switch
  • equipment that can be fitted to a landing valve:
  • delivery layflat hoses
  • types of couplings
  • flow switches and associated testing equipment
  • isolating valves associated with hydrant system
  • main water supply underground key-operated valve location
  • pressure gauges
  • pumpsets associated with hydrant system
  • pump starting switches
  • system block plan
  • system main alarm bell and/or alarm strobe
  • water-based fire-suppression system control and alarm valves and ancillary equipment for control and alarm operation indication/interface
  • water supply tanks, water level indicators and automatic inflow valves
  • implications of not complying with regulatory requirements when inspecting and testing fire hydrant systems
  • isolating valves associated with hydrant system
  • key features of legislation, regulations, codes and Australian Standards relevant to the inspection and testing of fire hydrant systems:
  • environmental protection
  • hydrant system applications:
  • combined sprinkler and hydrant system
  • town main system hydrant points
  • maintenance schedules
  • National Construction Code (NCC) and deemed-to-satisfy requirements
  • records and documentation
  • terminology used in relation to water-based fire-suppression systems:
  • aggressive environments
  • control assembly and pump area
  • critical defect
  • frequency and tolerances of maintenance intervals
  • installation and system pressure
  • pressure-reducing valve
  • preventive maintenance
  • pump controller status
  • sprinkler system interface controls
  • stop cocks and main stop valves
  • system pressure gauge schedule
  • water supply proving tests
  • water supply stop valves
  • water supply tanks: atmospheric and pressure
  • types and purpose of tools and equipment used when inspecting and testing fire hydrant systems
  • workplace requirements for inspecting and testing fire hydrant systems:
  • maintenance of tools and equipment
  • WHS, including hazard and risk identification and control.

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Questions about assessing CPPFES2037

What does an assessment tool for CPPFES2037 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPFES2037 needs to address all 80 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 62 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CPPFES2037?

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