PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation

Course duration

2-4 hours (experience, competency and class size dependent)

Location

Onsite or offsite, statewide

Price

$200.00 per person in Hobart (GST exempt)

$230.00 per person in Launceston/Devonport (GST exempt)

Please enquire about group booking rates and discounts

Partially funded by Keystone if eligible

Prerequisites

Individuals undertaking this course will need to demonstrate the following to be eligible for entry:

• Capability to complete the practical demonstrations for the course, including:
  • Contribute to facility emergency planning
  • Undertake pre-emergency planning
  • Take on a leadership role/ deputy within the emergency control organisation
  • Wear required emergency control organisation identification
  • Complete facility emergency documentation

Participants will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.

Must be 16 years of age and possess good language, literacy and numeracy skills

What to bring

USI number (Unique Student Identifier)

If you do not know it, search or create here

Photo ID must be provided on the first day of training

Biscuits, tea, coffee and drinks are provided. There are many takeaway food options nearby or feel free to bring your own lunch

PPE requirements Safety boots, long pants and Hi Vis short/long sleeve shirt

Course outline

• Undertake pre-emergency planning
• Take appropriate actions in an emergency 
• Assist with post emergency activities

Application

This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to work within the command, control and coordination structure of an Emergency Control Organisation (ECO). An ECO’s priority is the safety of facility occupants and visitors during an emergency which means ECO members are responsible for pre-emergency, emergency and post emergency actions. It includes undertake pre-emergency planning, taking appropriate actions in an emergency and assisting with post emergency activities.

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/or 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 accordance with legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures and accepted safe practices. It applies to members of an ECO who are floor or area wardens and/or wardens or deputy wardens.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Registered Training Organisation (RTO)

Training and assessment delivered on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909

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