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PUAFER008 - Confine small emergencies in a facility

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This course covers the skills and knowledge for preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment, and reporting on the facility's emergency response.

If you are an occupant of a facility who is required to have first attack firefighting skills for small emergencies, 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, then this course is a must for you.

All aspects of this course will be undertaken in accordance with legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures and accepted safe practices including those covered in Australian Standard (AS) 3745 and AS4083 for facilities and occupants.

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. A facility is a building, structure or workplace that is, or may be, occupied by people (occupants).

Participants in this course will also learn how to effectively:

  • Apply Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements

  • Communicate with occupants, emergency personnel and stakeholders

  • Comply with facility policies and procedures

  • Confine emergencies safely

  • Give and follow instructions

  • Identify and act to avoid or control any associated hazards

  • Identify and assess an emergency

  • Implement facility emergency response procedures

  • Prepare for emergency situations

  • Report facility emergency response

  • Restow initial response equipment

  • Use initial response equipment

  • Utilise risk management processes

Units Delivered

The following units will be included in your certificate:

  • PUAFER008 - Confine small emergencies in a facility

Course Delivery

This course can be delivered/assessed in the workplace or at facility organised by the training provider.

Information about the Delivery Options is summarised in the Course Duration below, and more information can be found here.

+ Course Durations

Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.

  • Online with face-to-face assessment (with pre-course online study + in-class electronic assessment) face to face contact time of at least 2 Hours

    • If you are familiar with using computers and online training and assessment. Select this “Online with face to face assessment” course

  • Face-to-Face Face to Face contact time of at least 3 Hours

    • If you are unfamiliar with using computers and online training and assessment. Select this “face to face” course.

    • The theory + Incident Report is delivered face to face (multiple choice delivered verbally, with the learner marking answer in writing), during the course. Hence if learners would have difficulty completing a pre-course on-line assessment, or who’s learning style is more kinaesthetic or practical focused, this modality better suits these learners, and is the preferred modality when we deliver training on community.

      More information can be found here.

+ Entry Requirements

Participants must have the physical capacity to complete all practical demonstrations, such as being able to safely confine emergencies using initial response equipment.

Pre-course study: Students may be required to undertake online pre-course work prior to attending the face to face session depending on the course delivery mode.

Online study (if applicable):  Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic devices with a current browser, as well as access to the internet and skills sufficient to follow a video learning program, to complete the on-line pre-course work, as well as assessments in-class.

+ Assessment Requirements

Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.

+ Certificate Renewal Requirements

This certificate does not require renewal

+ Learner Rights, Responsibilities & Support

Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909. Please refer to the student handbook located on the RTO website allenstraining.com.au (https://allenstraining.com.au/students/student-handbook) for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.

+ Assessment Activities

Performance tasks:

  • Prepare for emergency situations

  • Manage a small chemical spill

  • Put out a small paper/wood fire

Documentation:

  • Incident/Emergency report

Theory assessment:

  • A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice and short answer questions. The student must complete all assessment questions