Domain - Workplace Fire and Emergency Response
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Level 2
Identify, prepare for, and take action in a workplace emergency
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16797 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people in the workplace required to take initial action to contain, control, and lessen the effects of a workplace emergency. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . identify types of emergencies and prepare for potential emergencies that may interrupt workplace activities and/or routines; . take immediate action in the workplace to contain the effect of an emergency; and . assist in the evacuation of people from danger in a workplace emergency.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Suppress fire using hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels
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3271 Unit Standard 1 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: . demonstrate knowledge of the fire classes and fire suppression techniques; and . select and use hand extinguisher and fixed hose reels to suppress the fire.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of fire science
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4647 Unit Standard 1 Credits
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This unit standard is primarily for personnel whose duties involve fire and emergency response in the workplace and will also be relevant to other learners who anticipate the need to use hand-held fire extinguishers in industrial or domestic situations. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: . the basic principles of the chemistry of combustion; and . the basic principles of the physics of fire.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Level 3
Carry out the duties of a workplace emergency warden
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16799 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people who are required, through their conditions of employment, to carry out the duties of a workplace emergency warden. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . carry out the duties of a workplace emergency warden; . interact with responding emergency services; and . carry out post event requirements.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Take action to control small emergency situations in a workplace
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16800 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people in the workplace who are required to take remedial actions as necessary to attend, contain, and control small emergency situations in the workplace. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . identify and evaluate a small emergency situation in a workplace; . contain and control the small emergency; and . record and report on the small emergency, and reinstate the use of emergency equipment.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Participate in a workplace emergency response team
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16801 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is applicable to people who have an identified role in an established workplace emergency response team operated by a building owner/occupier or workplace employer. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . demonstrate knowledge of the role and functions of the workplace emergency response team; . respond to emergencies in the workplace and act to protect people from danger; and . establish and maintain communication during emergency events.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Act to protect people in situations of workplace danger
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16802 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: . take action in a workplace emergency to protect people from danger prior to being evacuated; and . initiate and conduct emergency workplace evacuations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Level 5
Coordinate workplace emergency response team activities in an emergency
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16803 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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This unit standard is for people in the workplace who are responsible for the coordination of workplace emergency team members. They may hold the position of Workplace Fire and Emergency Manager or a similar management position. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . respond to a workplace emergency and coordinate workplace emergency response team activities; . implement hazard management for the workplace emergency response team in an evolving emergency; and . supervise the well-being of workplace emergency team members during the emergency.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Establish a workplace emergency response team
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16806 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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This unit standard is for people who are required to establish, prepare and confirm the preparedness of an emergency response team in a specified workplace. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . establish a workplace emergency response team(s) for a specified workplace; . train workplace emergency response team(s) members to respond to workplace emergencies; and . conduct emergency simulation exercises for workplace emergency response team(s).
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Lead a workplace emergency response team to protect people in situations of critical risk
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16807 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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This unit standard is for people in the workplace who have the responsibility for applying resources, coordinating, controlling, and taking command at emergencies in a specified workplace. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . lead a workplace emergency response team(s) in a workplace emergency situation; . evaluate the likelihood of incident escalation during a workplace emergency situation; and . manage evacuation of non-essential personnel from the area at risk from the workplace emergency.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
Manage the workplace emergency response to an emergency
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16808 Unit Standard 7 Credits
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This unit standard is for people in the workplace who are responsible for the implementation of workplace emergency procedures. People credited with this unit standard are able to: . demonstrate knowledge of human behaviour and hazard characteristics during a workplace emergency; . manage activities in an emergency incident; . ensure emergency equipment is utilised in an emergency incident; . manage post-emergency recovery procedures for emergency resources; and . conduct debriefing and post-incident reporting.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 39
Standard-setting body:
Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council
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