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

Unit code: VU23459 | Study level: TAFE
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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.

Required reading

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

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