PUAFIR518 — Conduct and record a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment

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What an assessment for PUAFIR518 must cover

32 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 12 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 Analyse cause and effect of bushfire attack on buildings

1.1Objectives of planning and building legislation and standards covering development in areas exposed to bushfire are reviewed to identify measures to improve performance of buildings when subject to bush fire attack
1.2Requirements for Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment are identified and complied with including Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), legislative, organisational and certification requirements
1.3Interaction between fuel, topography and weather is assessed for the site and potential bushfire behaviour and its impact on people and property is determined
1.4Potential fire impact on buildings including construction durability and immediate environment is determined
1.5Sources of combustion are identified to determine how they influence the BAL

2 Correlate information about site conditions

2.1The location of the site being assessed is identified
2.2Fire Danger Index (FDI) and/or wind speed is determined for the site
2.3Vegetation classification, type and height is determined for the site
2.4Distance from vegetation to building sites is measured, in accordance with organisational procedures
2.5Slope of land under vegetation is measured, in accordance with organisational procedures

3 Determine BAL for site

3.1Relevant FDI, vegetation classification and type, distance to vegetation and slope are used to determine BALs applicable to the site
3.2BALs appropriate to the site are verified, in accordance with organisational procedures
3.3Details of BAL assessment is documented and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

Performance evidence

applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations and guidelines including safe work practices and procedures
complying with legislation, regulations, industry standards and codes of practice for undertaking a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment
collecting information and determining BAL assessment
explaining purpose and processes associated with undertaking a BAL assessment to site owners including identifying problems and demonstrating potential responses
identifying bushfire behaviour and conditions
maintaining organisational documentation including recording, reporting and maintaining organisational information accurately
using organisational policies and procedures relevant to undertaking a BAL assessment

Knowledge evidence

bushfire behaviour concepts relevant to bushfire attack level assessments including bushfire attack mechanisms including embers, radiant heat and flame contact, ember production and transport, heat transfer - convection, radiation and conduction
bushfire behaviour concepts relevant to how bushfires move across different landscapes and vegetation including fire development, growth and scale, flame height, fire intensity and rate of spread, junction zones and spotting
Commonwealth, state or territory statutory requirements including licensing, and certification requirements
communication methods and techniques
fire weather conditions and impacts on fire behaviour including atmospheric stability, humidity, temperature, wind speed and direction and fire danger indices
fuel and its impact on fire behaviour including amount, arrangement and moisture status
organisational policies and procedures for undertaking a BAL assessment including procedures for recording, reporting and maintaining organisational records and information
process for slope assessment and determination of effective slope
site constraints and limitations
sources of combustion including flammable elements and vulnerable features in and around site, structures and other sources adjacent to or at proposed site
vegetation type and classification including forest, woodland, shrubland, scrub, Mallee and/or Mulga, rainforest, grassland, tussock moorland and exclusions
Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements including guidelines and practices for undertaking BAL assessments

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What does an assessment tool for PUAFIR518 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PUAFIR518 needs to address all 32 unit components: 3 elements with 13 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 12 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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