PUAFER005 Operate as Part of an Emergency Control Organisation

Course Title: Operate as Part of an Emergency Control Organisation
                             (Previously known as ‘Fire Warden Course’)

Course Code: PUAFER005 (supersedes PUAWER005B)

Award Issued: Statement of Attainment for Operate as part of an Emergency Control Organisation- PUAFER005

Pre-Requisites: Nil

Recertification: Recommended Yearly

Duration: 3 – 4 Hours

Course Description: Fire Warden Training course will equip your personnel with the skills required to act as a fire warden during an emergency. During the fire warden training course we will cover the duties of fire wardens during emergencies such as: Fires, Bomb threats, Chemical Incidents, Armed Holdups and many more. Fire warden training is only conducted by experience emergency services personnel.

Objectives: This unit has been developed to cover the broad range of emergencies and workplaces as considered in Australian Standard 3745-2010. This unit covers the competency required to implement the emergency response specified in the workplace emergency procedures or specified by a person at a higher level in the emergency control organisation. People who undertake this work will be working within the command, control and coordinate structure of the emergency control organisation.

Course Content:

– Fire Warden Legal and Regulatory Requirements
– Australian Standard 3745-2010 Requirements
– Investigating the fire / alarm / incident
– Raising the alarm
– Emergencies that may require evacuation
– Bomb Threat Procedures
– Fire Warden Training Requirements
– Building Fire Safety
– Fire Warden Identification
– Fire Wardens procedures & responsibilities
– Types of Evacuation
– Building Fire Alarms & Communications Systems
– Developing Evacuation plans & procedures
– Emergency Co-ordination
– Human Behaviour in emergencies
– Post-Evacuation Activities

Training is practically oriented to ensure particpants gain hands-on fire warden evacuation experience and utilise your on-site or training venues fire and emergency systems including the conduct of building evacuation drills.

Assessment: Assessment will be performed progressively throughout the course using demonstrations of practical skills, scenario’s and short answer theory questions.

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