Students completing this course will gain 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.
Upon completion of this course, the following unit(s) will be issued by ABC Licence Training Pty LTD – RTO 3399
To view full unit details please visit www.training.gov.au.
This course is offered as a face-to-face course. Pre-course learning is required.
Face to face minimum duration is 1.5 hours.
There are no formal prerequisite units required for entry into this course. Learners will require English language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) skills.
Face to face training consists of theory presentations and range of practical learning activities and scenarios.
Assessment activities will include a knowledge test and practical assessments including health and safety requirements, identifying hazards, and the completion of a report and checklist relevant to the outcomes of the course. Students will also complete scenarios in a simulated environment which will include containing a small fire.
There is no renewal recommendation set by the industry for this course.
Information can be found in the Student Handbook on the ABC Student Resources page.
Information can be found in the Student Handbook on the ABC Student Resources page.
