PUAFER008 - Confine Small Emergencies In A Facility

This course covers the skills and knowledge for preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility's emergency response.

If you are an occupant of a facility who is required to have first attack firefighting skills for small emergencies, such as small fires that can be controlled using a fire extinguisher; chemical spills that can be controlled using facility personal protective clothing and equipment and a spill kit; or a vehicle accident where there is no significant injury or damage, then this course is a must for you.

All aspects of this course will be undertaken in accordance with legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures and accepted safe practices including those covered in Australian Standard (AS) 3745 and AS4083 for facilities and occupants.

Occupants are people attending a facility on a permanent or temporary basis such as an employee, contractor, student or resident, but not a visitor or patient and a facility is a building, structure or workplace that is, or may be, occupied by people (occupants).

Participants will learn:

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

Communicating with occupants, emergency personnel and stakeholders

Complying with facility policies and procedures

Confining emergencies safely

Giving and following instructions

Identifying and acting to avoid or control any associated hazards

Identifying and assessing an emergency

Implementing facility emergency response procedures

Preparing for emergency situations

Reporting facility emergency response

Restowing initial response equipment

Using initial response equipment

Utilising risk management processes

Category              Fire and Emergency Category

Refresher min. duration N/A

Blended min. duration   N/A

Face-to-face min. duration           180 minutes

Online with Face-to-Face (up to 5 students) Min. duration             30 minutes

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