This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to confine small emergencies in a facility and it applies to occupants who are required to have first attack firefighting skills. It includes preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility’s emergency response.
Duration
4 hours
Fees
$185
Delivered on site or offsite
Depending on industry requirements, accessibility and numbers
The course will be delivered via a face to face format in either DNA Kingston Training rooms or at your workplace, depending on numbers, client requirements and training facilities.
Locations of training rooms include: Busselton, Bunbury and Belmont (Perth)
Minimum and maximum participant numbers apply.
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to confine small emergencies in a facility and it applies to occupants who are required to have first attack firefighting skills. It includes preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility’s emergency response.
Small emergencies in a facility include incidents 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.
The unit has been developed to cover the facilities as specified in Australian Standard (AS) 3745 and AS4083. For this unit, as covered by AS3745 and/or AS4083, 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).
All aspects of the unit must be undertaken in line with legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures, and accepted safe work practices.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Assessment locations
Assessment maybe at the work place or simulated conditions that replicate operational workplace conditions
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Prepare for emergency situations |
Possible facility emergency situations and responses are identified by the occupant |
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Emergency resources are identified and their location is ascertained |
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Problems with emergency resources are identified and reported to relevant personnel, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Identify and assess emergency |
Hazards are identified and effectiveness of initial response actions are assessed |
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Advice in relation to the emergency is sought, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Where initial response actions are considered unsafe or inappropriate action is taken to discontinue, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Safely confine emergencies |
Facility emergency is confined to the immediate area, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
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Emergency resources are used, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures and safe work practices |
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Emergency resources are used, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
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Use initial response equipment |
Initial response equipment is checked to ensure its serviceability prior to use |
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Equipment is selected and used in response to the facility emergency |
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Use of equipment is coordinated with other emergency actions, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Report facility emergency response |
Emergency and response is documented and reported, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Use of initial response equipment is documented and reported, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Initial response equipment is marked or positioned after use, in accordance with the facility emergency plan and a report to relevant personnel is completed to indicate if any equipment requires servicing and/or replacing |
Pre-requisite Unit
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Not applicable |
Participants will be required to successfully complete an LLN assessment to confirm numeracy, reading, writing and language skills at least to ACSF Level 3 prior to enrolment into their selected course.
It is a requirements that participants wishing to attend this training be able to:
- enter and exit the work location safely and unaided
- have adequate mobility to be able to enter restricted /darkened work areas
- be able to conduct manual handling activities involving movement of persons
- have adequate mobility, eyesight and hearing to be able to observe their surrounding work area in all directions during activities.
Assessment requirements
Assessment will require a theory component and practical demonstration
Participants will undertake a theory assessment and a practical demonstration. The theory assessment consists of multiple choice, true or false and short answer questions, with a practical demonstration of skills to be observed. The practical assessment requires participants to demonstrate competence of this unit, including conducting CPR for a scenario provided.
Clothing requirements
- Steel cap boots
- Long pants
- Longs sleeve shirt
PUAFER008 – Confine small emergencies in a facility
- 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
- Learner resources and guides
- Assessment material theory and practical
- Appropriate equipment
- Power points
- Videos
- Protective personal equipment and Hi- Vis Vest, hardhat and other PPE currently used in industry for performing rescues from a live LV panel
- Documentation may include workplace requirements, relevant industry standards, equipment specifications and operation manuals to meet specific site needs of industry.
Learning and assessment materials, along with power points which can be accessed online as required.
Support of face to face Trainer