Purpose
This unit standard requires of learners to demonstrate the ability to monitor, report and advise on the application of health and safety principles regarding fire protection systems and the prevention of fires in a work place. Learners credited with this unit standard are capable of:
- Demonstrating knowledge pertaining to the definition of fire, principles and chemistry of combustion.
- Demonstrating knowledge pertaining to the main causes of fire, fire spread and the principles of heat transmission.
- Demonstrating knowledge pertaining to the effects of fire and the different methods of fire spread control in the workplace.
- Demonstrating knowledge pertaining to the classification of fires, the appliances to control fires and methods of detection.
