Unit 16800 - Take action to control small emergency situations in a workplace

Level	3
Credits	4
Purpose	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 assess the small emergency situations in a workplace; contain and control the small emergency in a workplace; and record and report the small emergency, and reinstate the use of emergency equipment.
Subfield	Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management
Domain	Workplace Fire and Emergency Response
Status	Registered
Status date	24 August 2006
Date version published	24 August 2006
Planned review date	31 December 2010
Entry information	Open
Accreditation	Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard Setting Body (SSB)	Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference	0039

This AMAP can be accessed at NZQA.

Special notes

Legislation applying to this unit standard includes the - Fire Safety and Evacuation of Buildings Regulations 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Fire Service Act 1975, and subsequent amendments.
A Workplace Emergency Management Plan refers to the workplace document that contains emergency procedures to be conducted in the event of an emergency. The plan may be referred to as a Disaster Management Plan, Emergency Plan, or Business Continuance Plan and will include the building Evacuation Scheme or Procedure.
Emergency procedures refers to the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency as stated in the Workplace Emergency Management Plan.
Emergency equipment refers to workplace equipment that is specifically designed and placed for the purpose of being used to control or contain an emergency. Emergency equipment may include - identifying clothing, fire extinguishers, fire hose reels, ropes, stretchers, first aid kits, and blankets.
Small emergencies refers to emergencies that can be contained by the use of workplace emergency equipment. It does not refer to emergencies where installed suppression systems have activated automatically.
Emergency conditions refers to the type and nature of identified signs of the development of an emergency, a situation or event.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1:

Identify and assess the small emergency situations in a workplace.

Performance criteria:

1.1

Emergency conditions are identified and evaluation is made to ascertain appropriate preliminary response actions.

Range:

may include but is not limited to - alarm, evacuation, response.

1.2

Assistance is sought from co-workers to aid in evaluating further risk of emergency growth.

Element 2:

Contain and control the small emergency in a workplace.

Range:

emergency equipment may include but is not limited to - doors, operating control valves, equipment shut downs, fixed installations, alarm systems, first aid equipment, portable fire extinguishers, hose reels, smoke ventilation systems, spill kits/systems.

Performance criteria:

2.1	Evacuation is initiated in accordance with the situation and emergency procedures.
2.2	Emergencies are confined to the area of origin.
2.3	Emergency equipment is used to isolate, contain, control or lessen the effects of the emergency.
2.4	Emergency equipment is used safely within the limitations of its design.

Element 3:

Record and report on the small emergency, and reinstate the use of emergency equipment.

Performance criteria:

3.1	Utilised and/or expelled fire and emergency equipment is reinstated or identified for refurbishment and replenishment.
3.2	Workplace emergency reporting procedures are followed in accordance with the Workplace Emergency Management Plan.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP).

The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

Comments on this unit standard

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