This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to make decisions about the safety of occupants during a facility emergency and to give instructions on the priority order for responding to an emergency incident.
Duration
4 hours
Fees
$160
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 make decisions about the safety of occupants during a facility emergency and to give instructions on the priority order for responding to an emergency incident.
It includes leading the preparation of facility emergency response procedures; commanding, controlling and coordinating facility emergency response procedures and responses and concluding the facility emergency incident. Individuals who undertake this work may also act as the primary liaison with emergency services after their arrival.
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 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 approved safe practices. It applies to members of an Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) who are chief wardens, deputy chief wardens and communications officers.
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 an emergency in a facility |
Possible emergency situations in a facility are identified |
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Information on developments and characteristics of possible facility emergency situations is gathered, assessed, analysed and applied, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Emergency actions for facility emergency is identified, in accordance with the facility emergency plan |
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Undertake pre –emergency planning |
Emergency planning committee meetings, training and exercises are attended |
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Regular exercises are conducted |
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Facility emergency response procedures are maintained and updated |
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Emergency control organisational membership information is maintained and updated |
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Take appropriate actions in an emergency |
Emergency signals and warnings are identified or initiated |
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Action is taken to ensure emergency stations are attended and operated, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
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Emergency is assessed and the action plan is initiated, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
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Entry to affected areas is controlled, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
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Directions are given, decisions are made appropriate to the situation and others are kept informed |
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Evacuation progress is monitored and action taken is recorded |
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Reports of areas affected by the emergency are received or requested |
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Attending emergency services are briefed on their arrival and senior emergency services officer instructions are followed |
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Conclude emergency |
When emergency is safe and/or attending emergency services return control to building owner and/or manager ECO members are notified about when occupants can return to the facility |
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Process for occupants to return to the facility is implemented, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
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Reinstatement of emergency systems is reported to building owner and/or manager |
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Information for debriefing is provided and it is organised in a timely manner |
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Report is compiled for emergency planning committee and management, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
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Documentation is filed, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures |
Pre-requisite Unit
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PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation |
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
PUAFER006 – Lead an emergency control organisation
- applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements
- briefing emergency services personnel
- commanding, controlling and coordinating of facility emergency response procedures
- complying with legislation, industry standards, codes of practice and regulations concluding facility emergency
- giving clear directions and keeping others informed throughout the emergency in accordance with facility emergency plan
- identifying evacuation assembly areas
- implementing facility emergency response procedures
- interpreting information displayed on emergency control indicator equipment including fire indicator panel, building management system and security management system
- preparing for emergencies in a facility
- responding to emergency signals and warnings appropriately
- undertaking pre-emergency planning
- 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