This unit covers the skills and knowledge needed by occupants to identify and prevent the development of a range of facility emergency situations or to minimise their consequences, and to report if emergency protection systems and/or equipment is compromised..
Course Overview
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required by occupants to identify and prevent the development of facility emergency situations or to minimise their consequences, and to report if emergency protection systems and/or equipment is compromised.
It applies to a broad range of emergencies and covers the work required before an emergency services and/or specialist response team arrives; it does not include the specific use of equipment to prevent facility emergency situations.
The unit has been developed to cover facilities as specified in Australian Standard 3745 and AS 4083. For this unit, as covered by AS 3745 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 approved safe practices. It applies to
Entry Requirements
Prerequisite Units: There are no prerequisite units required for entry to this course.
Other Requirements: There are no other requirements for entry to this course.
Topics
- Identify, monitor and report situations that could lead to facility emergencies
- Identify, report and correct situations that could prevent facility emergencies from being safely handled
