Course Overview:
This unit of competence applies to a person who is required to control the evacuation of personnel from the workplace to a muster point and includes moving mobility/sensory impaired people including persons with either temporary or permanent sensory impairment and casualties, or others who require assistance during an evacuation.
Contributing circumstances might include:
- fire or smoke spread
- hazardous releases – loss of containment
- earthquakes, severe storm damage, cyclones, floods and other nature and human-made disasters.
The individual would:
- control the evacuation
- conduct head counts
- instigate checks for missing persons
- relocate evacuated persons to other areas
Generally the person would be part of a team during the incident but may be required to act independently. At all times they would be liaising and cooperating with other members of the team.
This unit incorporates features from 145/01 React safely in emergency situations (level one), 145/06 Safeguard endangered persons (level three), 145/11 Coordinate actions to safeguard endangered persons (level four).
This competency comes under the Petrochemical courses offered. For more information Contact Us.