MSMWHS212 Undertake First response to Fire Incidents

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Outcome: Nationally recognised statement of atttainment

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Course Duration: 4 hours (experience, competency and class size dependent)

 

Location: Onsite or offsite, statewide

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Pre-requisites: Must be 16 years of age and possess good language, literacy and numeracy skills

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What to bring: USI Number (https://www.usi.gov.au/students/create-your-usi). Biscuits, tea, coffee and drinks are provided. There are many takeaway food options nearby or feel free to bring your own lunch

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PPE requirements: Safety boots, long pants and Hi Vis short/long sleeve shirt

 

Unit Descriptor

• Identify emergency and raise alarm

• Initiate basic fire responses

• Notify responsible authorities

• Undertake safe evacuation

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Application of this unit

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to undertake an appropriate first response to fire incidents in onshore and offshore situations/emergencies.

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People working, operating or who regularly travel to an onshore or offshore hydrocarbon/petrochemical installation or facility or major hazard facility may require this competency.

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This unit could be applied to any of the following installations or facilities:

• factories and production plants

• onshore/offshore rig/installation

• island based facility

• floating production vessel or platform

• onshore production, processing pipeline systems and/or storage facilities

• pipeline easements

• maintenance bases.

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This unit of competency applies to operators who are required to respond to fires in the workplace (other than evacuating to the assembly point). It covers the first response (only) to fire, and does not include aggressive fire-fighting. Typically this response would be undertaken to contain/extinguish a minor fire or to contain a more major fire until external help arrives (for an urban plant) or to allow for mobilisation of more highly trained responders or evacuation (for a remote/offshore plant).

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This unit of competency applies to an individual working alone or as part of a team or group and working in liaison with other shift team members and the control room operator, as appropriate.

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Organisations within the chemical, hydrocarbons and refining industries may find themselves falling under the provisions of various Major Hazard Facilities legislation. In developing this unit consideration has been given to the requirements of Sections 8 and 9 of the National Standard for the Control of Major Hazard Facilities [NOHSC:1014 (2002)] and the National Code of Practice for the Control of Major Hazard Facilities [NOHSC:2016 (1996)].

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No other licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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