Fire Safety Advisor

About this course

The Fire Safety Adviser Training course prepares personnel with the skills required to act as a fire safety advisor during day-to-day matters and also during an on-site emergency as required in the Building Fire Safety Regulations 2008.

Students will gain the skills and knowledge required to carry out:

  • Identifying potential workplace emergencies
  • Workplace reporting
  • Responding to the emergency including raising the alarm
  • Varied workplace emergency responses.
  • Fire principles includes fire triangle, classes of fires
  • Fire extinguisher training (including fire blankets) including types of extinguishers, maintenance and inspection, practical/simulated scenarios and spill kits (optional).
  • The emergency management plan and the roles/responsibilities and identification of the emergency control organisation
  • Fire Safety legislative requirements
  • Develop the emergency management plan
  • Evacuation coordination
  • Emergency Risk Management
  • Training and Auditing
  • Post – evacuation activities
  • Practical evacuation scenarios

Units of competency

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.

Course Details

Course delivery

This course is offered as a face-to-face course. Pre-course learning is required.

Course duration​

Face to face minimum duration is 2 days.

Pre-requisites​

There are no formal prerequisite units required for entry into this course. Learners will require English language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) skills.

Training requirements​

Face to face training consists of theory presentations and range of practical learning activities and scenarios.

Assessment requirements​

Assessment activities will include a knowledge test and practical assessments including health and safety requirements, identifying hazards, the completion of reports, and a range of checklists relevant to the outcomes of the course. Students will also complete scenarios in a simulated environment which will include managing a small chemical spill and containing a small fire.

Course renewal requirements​

It is recommended to renew this course every 3 years.

Course fees, payments and refunds

Information can be found in the Student Handbook on the ABC Student Resources page.

Student, support, complaints and appeals​

Information can be found in the Student Handbook on the ABC Student Resources page.

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