CPPFES3024Inspect and maintain portable foam-generating equipment

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What an assessment for CPPFES3024 must cover

56 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 32 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.

  • 1.1Interpret work instructions to clarify types of foam-generating equipment and hose reel foam units to be serviced, service timeframes and equipment 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, install and maintain hose reel foam units.

  • 2.1Inspect hose reel foam unit and installation area to confirm compliance with the relevant Australian Standard and NCC requirements.
  • 2.2Install hose reel foam unit according to manufacturer, regulatory and workplace requirements.
  • 2.3Maintain hose reel foam unit according to relevant Australian Standard and manufacturer requirements.

3 Inspect and maintain portable foam-generating equipment.

  • 3.1Collect foam concentrate samples from concentrate container to send to an approved test laboratory.
  • 3.2Inspect foam-generating equipment to identify faults or defects according to manufacturer requirements.
  • 3.3Maintain foam-generating equipment according to manufacturer and workplace requirements.
  • 3.4Report, repair or replace defective equipment according to manufacturer and workplace requirements.

4 Finalise service operation.

  • 4.1Complete service records and report outstanding defects, non-compliances and recommended rectifications according to Australian Standards, regulatory and workplace requirements.
  • 4.2Check tools and equipment for faults, wear or damage and rectify or report problems according to workplace requirements.
  • 4.3Leave client premises in a clean and tidy condition.

Performance evidence

  • inspection and maintenance of:
  • one hand-held foam branch pipe
  • one hose reel foam unit
  • one mobile unit foam generator
  • one portable in-line foam inductor
  • one portable monitor
  • installation of one hose reel foam unit.

Knowledge evidence

  • action to take when a breach of regulation, work health and safety (WHS) or other policy occurs when inspecting and maintaining portable foam-generating equipment
  • characteristics of effective foam
  • classification and purpose of each type of foam
  • difference between portable and fixed foam systems
  • foam suitability for different fire types and typical uses
  • how foam is generated and can be used to extinguish a fire
  • how to determine amount of foam concentrate required to be added to a tank for correct mix, given volume of water in a tank and foam concentrate percentage
  • how to determine storage requirements, shelf life and storage temperature range from a given foam concentrate safety data sheet (SDS)
  • implications of not complying with regulatory requirements when inspecting and maintaining portable foam-generating equipment
  • features and function of major items of foam-generating equipment
  • key features of legislation, regulations, codes and Australian Standards relevant to inspecting and maintaining portable foam-generating equipment:
  • environmental considerations relating to foams
  • National Construction Code (NCC) and deemed-to-satisfy requirements
  • maintenance schedules
  • records and documentation
  • meaning of foam percentages
  • principles of operation of:
  • portable foam-generating equipment
  • portable foam proportioning equipment and in-line proportioning equipment:
  • in-line inductors
  • inflatable bladder proportioning
  • positive displacement pump proportioning
  • around-the-pump proportioning
  • purpose of inductors
  • reason and methodology for collecting foam concentrate samples from a concentrate storage container
  • types and purpose of tools, equipment and components used when inspecting and maintaining portable foam-generating equipment:
  • hand and power tools
  • personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • spectrometer
  • workplace requirements for inspecting and maintaining portable foam-generating equipment:
  • maintenance of tools and equipment
  • WHS, including hazard and risk identification and control.

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Questions about assessing CPPFES3024

What does an assessment tool for CPPFES3024 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPFES3024 needs to address all 56 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 32 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 CPPFES3024?

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