Course Set PUAFER005 & PUAFER006 Warden and Chief Warden

Commonly referred to as the Warden and Chief Warden course, these units apply  to individuals who may be required to make decisions about the safety of occupants of a facility during an emergency and to give instructions on the priority order for responding to an emergency incident, including command, control and coordination of facility emergency response procedures and concluding the facility emergency incident.  They may also be required to act as the primary liaison with emergency services.  Individuals who undertake this role will generally be members of an Emergency Control Organisation (ECO), acting as chief wardens, deputy chief wardens and communications officers.

The course has been developed to cover a broad range of emergencies and facilities as considered in Australian Standard 3745 and Australian Standard 4083.   It applies to employees in the workplace within all industries and in all contexts.

Participants in this course will also learn how to effectively:

Apply Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements

Assist occupants who may require assistance

Assist with post emergency response activities

Contribute to facility emergency planning

Give clear directions to occupants and visitors

Implement safe work practice

Initiate and control initial emergency response

Take on a leadership role within emergency control organisation and/or a deputy role for other emergency control organisation positions

Undertake pre-emergency planning

Use communications systems

Wear required emergency control organisation identification

Brief emergency services personnel

Command, control and coordinate facility emergency response procedures

Comply with legislation, industry standards, codes of practice and regulations concluding facility emergency

Give clear directions and keep others informed throughout the emergency in accordance with facility emergency plan

Identify evacuation assembly areas

Implement facility emergency response procedures

Interpret information displayed on emergency control indicator equipment including fire indicator panel, building management system and security management system

Prepare for emergencies in a facility

Respond to emergency signals and warnings appropriately

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Category              Fire and Emergency Category

Refresher min. duration N/A

Blended min. duration   N/A

Face-to-face min. duration           360 minutes

Online with Face-to-Face (up to 5 students) Min. duration             45 minutes

Online with Face-to-Face (more than 5 students) Min. duration   120 minutes