Qualified Responder

Course Content

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain decontamination procedures.
• Prepare and set up decontamination
  facilities in emergency situations.
• Decontaminate people, equipment and material in emergency situations.
• Carry out decontamination recording and reporting duties.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for safe working practices in confined spaces.
• Select and operate equipment for rescues from confined spaces.
• Carry out specialised rescues in confined spaces.
• Recommission confined space equipment and complete reports.
• Evaluate retrieval possibilities for recovery of a suspended individual after a fall in a particular work context and determine retrieval strategies.
• Prepare a rescue plan to recover an individual suspended in a safety harness after a fall (in a simulated environment under supervision).
• Review a rescue plan to recover an individual suspended in a safety harness after a fall (in a simulated environment under supervision).
• Perform search and rescue techniques and hose and branch handling.

Demonstrate skills and knowledge to lead and execute a rescue

The course focuses on:

• Air management.
• Assessment and packaging casualties.
• Vertical and horizontal rescue in a irrespirable atmosphere.
• Search and rescue in smoke, heated environment.
• Authentic rescue scenarios.

Course structure

The course is a combination of theoretical and practical sessions. Students are assessed continuously during the course.

Course prerequisites

• 3272 Wear and operate breathing apparatus.
• Evidence of annual signoff against Section 2.4 of AS/NZS 1715:2009 (refer page 23 of the Wood Training catalogue). We can provide a declaration document, please contact us.
• 23229 USe safety harness system when working at height(or equivalent).
• 18426 Demonstrate knowledge of hazards associated with confined spaces, and 17599 Plan a confined space entry (or equivalent).
• 25510 Operate an atmospheric testing device to determine a suitable atmosphere exists to work safely or 3058 Demonstrate knowledge of gas testing, and perform gas tests in an energy and chemical plant (or equivalent).
• A current first aid certificate consisting of 6402 and 6401 is required
• Participants are required to sign a declaration that they are in good health (have no medical, physical or psychological conditions that would affect their ability to succeed in this training).

Assessment process

Theory assessment followed by practical assessment which takes place when student is ready/has shown that they can perform all tasks required. The practical consists of multiple scenarios involving locating and rescuing a casualty from a confined space both vertically and horizontally, search and rescue from a smoke filled environment and provision of first aid to prevent further injury/trauma.

Revalidation/Refresher

To maintain current competency, it is recommended that refresher training occurs regularly. Depending on the industry you work in this may vary. Depending on the industry you work in this may vary. Current Wood Training recommendation is every two years.

Items to bring

• Photo ID.
• Comfortable clothing suitable for wearing under overalls.
• Socks.
• Covered-in footwear.
• Water bottle.
• Change of clothes and towel for available shower.