FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT TRAINING

This  accredited course – TLIF2018A Operate Firefighting Equipment – is partial completion of Certificate II in the Transport and Logistics Training Package TLI10

This is a course to familiarise employees with the fire fighting equipment provided in their workplace. It is important that ALL personnel are able to operate this equipment in the case of an emergency. In accordance with the WHS Act 2011 and WHS Regulations 2011 under Duty of Care, an employer must provide employees with instruction, training and supervision in the safe operation of any equipment used in the workplace.

In addition,Clause 43 of  WHS Regulation 2011 Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plan states that;
(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that an emergency plan is prepared for the workplace, that provides for the following:
(a) emergency procedures, including:
(i) an effective response to an emergency, and
(ii) evacuation procedures, and
(iii) notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity, and
(iv) medical treatment and assistance, and
(v) effective communication between the person authorised by the person conducting the business or undertaking to
coordinate the emergency response and all persons at the workplace,
(b) testing of the emergency procedures, including the frequency of testing,
(c) information, training and instruction to relevant workers in relation to implementing the emergency procedures.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual—$6,000, or
(b) in the case of a body corporate—$30,000.

Target Group

All workers at all levels in the workplace

Course Aim

Course participants will acquire the information, skills and confidence to

• act responsibly in case of fire
• ascertain the type of equipment best suited to contain and extinguish the fire
• behave in the best interest of all concerned in an emergency