Course Outline
- Accessing a casualty in a confined space
- Search and rescue
- Casualty care
- Casualty extrication
- Moving a stretcher
- Monitor gas atmospheres
Course Inclusions
- All necessary equipment can be provided (although we encourage you to bring your own)
- Training conducted by experienced Instructors
- Plenty of practical hands on training
Prerequisites
- You must hold a RIIWHS202E Enter and Work in Confined Spaces qualification.
- You must hold a MSMWHS217 Gas Test Atmospheres qualification
- You must hold a MSMWHS216 Operate breathing apparatus qualification. Participants must be clean shaven. The unit of competency demands that students use equipment according to manufacturer’s specifications. The manufacturer’s specifications for breathing apparatus state: “The sealing line between head and facepiece must be free of hair and foreign substances which could cause leakages”. Furthermore, AS 1715 requires users to be clean shaven.
- Be at least 18 years of age
Equipment
- We can supply all equipment necessary for you to undertake training including harnesses, descenders, breathing apparatus etc.
- Please contact us to discuss your equipment requirements.
- We actively encourage you to bring along your own equipment.
- This training is realistic and very physical. It is important that all personnel who attend this course are willing and capable of moving about in dark, possibly smoky, confined spaces while wearing 15kg breathing apparatus sets.
Students who are deemed competent will receive a Statement of Attainment recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This certification is nationally recognised. RTO 31425