Course Overview

This course will provide participants with the knowledge, training and practical skills to effectively perform the role and responsibilities of workplace fire warden.

This fire warden training course is suitable for companies and organisations that require selected members of staff to be trained as workplace fire wardens, and will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage building emergencies. Participants will learn how to respond to a fire or other incident, raise the alarm, evacuate building occupants, identify themselves as fire wardens and how to assist with post-incident procedures.

Course Outline:

•     Identifying and responding to emergency signals and warnings
•     Fire, bomb threat, and other emergencies and their effects on the workplace
•     Human behaviour in fires and emergency events
•     Initiating and controlling the initial emergency response
•     Evacuation and assembly principles and procedures
•     Workplace fireboards and fire equipment location(s)
•     Making arrangements for people requiring assistance
•     Fire warden identification techniques
•     Accounting for all building occupants
•     Evacuation reporting
•     Assessing the incident response and applying learnings to improve workplace emergency procedures.

Course Inclusions:

• Training will be conducted by one of our experienced trainer / assessors who have resource industry currency and supported by a strong knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and industry standards.
• Practical and theoretical activities drive the training experience to ensure that the training is engaging, interesting and relevant.
• 4-hours of training. Up to 12 trainees per course. A typical course runs from 07:30-11:30

Participants must

Be at least 16 years of age

Equipment requirements

We supply all equipment necessary for you to undertake training.

For our public courses at our purpose-built training facility trainees must provide:

Transport

Lunch

Appropriate clothing, closed-in footwear.

Certification:

Students who are assessed as competent will receive a Statement of Attainment recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This certification is nationally recognised. The Statement is issued by Australian Operator Training (RTO 41351).

National unit of competency

PUAFER005 – Operate as Part of an Emergency Control Organisation

Course Duration

4 hours

Price

$175.00 pp for public courses.

For group bookings outside our public course schedule or at your location, please contact our office on 07 49822541