PUAFER008 Confine small emergencies in a facility (Clustered Course)

Who this course is for

Anyone who may be called on to take first-attack action on a small fire, chemical spill, or minor incident before emergency services arrive. Suitable for commercial office floors, factories, warehouses, schools, aged-care, and tier-one construction sites.

What you’ll learn

• Identify the emergency resources on your site — extinguishers, hose reels, spill kits
• Assess an emergency quickly and decide whether first-attack is safe
• Confine a small fire, spill or minor incident using the right equipment
• Document the event and report equipment that needs servicing or replacing

Roles this course supports

• Floor Warden or Area Warden
• Deputy Warden
• Emergency response team member in a commercial or industrial facility
• First responder on a construction site
• Security officer or facilities officer with ECO responsibility
• Workplace health and safety representative

Further training to progress

CCT CPPFES2005 — Demonstrate first attack firefighting equipment — adds live extinguisher training on real fire props for more hands-on confidence

Official unit description (training.gov.au)

This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to confine small emergencies in a facility and it applies to occupants who are required to have first attack firefighting skills. It includes preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility’s emergency response.

Small emergencies in a facility include incidents 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.

The unit has been developed to cover the facilities as specified in Australian Standard (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 line with legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures, and accepted safe work practices.