PUAFER008 - Confine Small Emergencies in a Facility
(Fire Extinguisher)

This course covers the skills and knowledge for preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility's emergency response.

If you are an occupant of a facility who is required to have first attack firefighting skills for small emergencies, such as small fires that can be controlled using a fire extinguisher; chemical spills that can be controlled using facility personal protective clothing and equipment and a spill kit; or a vehicle accident where there is no significant injury or damage, then this course is a must for you.

All aspects of this course will be undertaken in accordance with legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures and accepted safe practices including those covered in Australian Standard (AS) 3745 and AS4083 for facilities and occupants.

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).

Participants will learn:

  • Applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements

  • Communicating with occupants, emergency personnel and stakeholders

  • Complying with facility policies and procedures

  • Confining emergencies safely

  • Giving and following instructions

  • Identifying and acting to avoid or control any associated hazards

  • Identifying and assessing an emergency

  • Implementing facility emergency response procedures

  • Preparing for emergency situations

  • Reporting facility emergency response

  • Restowing initial response equipment

  • Using initial response equipment

  • Utilising risk management processes

Units Delivered

The following units will be included in your certificate:

PUAFER008 - Confine small emergencies in a facility

Course Delivery

This course can be delivered/assessed in the workplace or at facility organised by the training provider.

  • Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.

    Face-to-Face Face to Face contact time of at least 3 Hours

    Online with face-to-face assessment Face to Face contact time of at least 30 mins

  • Participants must have the physical capacity to complete all practical demonstrations, such as being able to safely confine emergencies using initial response equipment.

    Pre-course study: Students may be required to undertake online pre-course work prior to attending the face to face session depending on the course delivery mode.

    Online study: Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic device with access to the internet to complete the online/ pre-course studies.

  • Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.

  • This certificate does not require renewal

  • Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909. Please refer to the student handbook located on the RTO website allenstraining.com.au (https://allenstraining.com.au/students/student-handbook) for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.

  • Performance tasks:

    Prepare for emergency situations
    Manage a small chemical spill
    Put out a small paper/wood fire

    Documentation - The student must complete the following documentation:

    Facility emergency plan
    Incident/ Emergency report

    Theory assessment - A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice and short answer questions. The student must complete all assessment questions.

This course is delivered and assessed on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909

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