VU23459 - Conduct, interpret and apply a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment

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Unit code: VU23459 | Study level: TAFE
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Location
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Sunshine
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to conduct, interpret and apply Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments to the design and construction of buildings.
It includes the ability to apply theoretical knowledge of fire and the national and Victorian regulatory frameworks to assess a location and consult with clients about the benefits of achieving the required fire resistance. It includes applying a methodical, stepped process to determine and assess the bushfire risk of the site and the determination of the BAL using Method 1 (the simplified bushfire risk method from AS 3959).This unit applies to building designers who conduct and apply the outcome of a BAL assessment to building design, material selection and construction methods so that buildings better withstand the effects of a bushfire and provide greater protection for occupants and buildings.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• undertake at least two separate BAL assessments on two different vegetation classifications and site slopes to determine the level of bushfire risk.
In completing the above there must also be evidence that the learner has:
• complied with the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, including OHS/WHS and environmental and workplace policies and procedures when undertaking and applying a BAL assessment to the design and construction process
• communicated effectively and work safely with others
• incorporated the outcomes of one of the BAL assessments conducted into the design of at least one building.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• national regulatory framework, including the NCC and Australian Standards and Victorian regulatory framework relevant to conducting BAL assessment
• OHS/WHS and environmental protection regulatory and certification requirements relevant to evaluating fire potential and prevention
• workplace policies and procedures for undertaking and applying a BAL assessment to the design and construction process
• bush fire behaviour, environmental risks and hazard prevention
• purpose and processes associated with undertaking a BAL assessment
• underlying principles for incorporating the outcomes from a BAL assessment into the design and construction process
• definitions associated with bushfires, including:
• BAL
• FDI
• Fire Resistance Level (FRL)
• Flame Zone (FZ)
• distance of vegetation
• slope
• vegetation classification and type
• vegetation exclusions
• procedures for recording, reporting and maintaining workplace records and information
• mathematical procedures for estimation and measurement.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the Victoria University Polytechnic e-Learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
22627VIC | Advanced diploma | Duration:

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