EMERGENCY RESPONSE

SKILLS TRAINING
TWO DAY COURSE - BREATHING APPARATUS
Theory
The Respiratory System
The Need for BA
Personal Safety Procedures
Calculations
BA Procedures
Entry Control
Search and Rescue Procedures
Practical
Set Operation and servicing
Duration Walk
Cylinder Change
Guide Line and Wall Search
Work Tasks
Entry Control procedures
Casualty Handling / Rescue / Stretchers
Search & Rescue

TWO DAY COURSE - INTRODUCTION TO ROPE RESCUE/SAFE WORK AT HEIGHT

Theory
Legislation & Reference Material
Vertical Rescue Terminology
General Safety
Equipment (Karabiners, Descenders, Ascenders, Slings, Ropes & Pulleys)
Mechanical Advantage Systems
Anchorage Points
Review
Practical
Introduction to Descending
Introduction to Belaying
Stretchers
Anchor selection
Raising/haulage systems
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TWO DAY COURSE - CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND RESCUE

Theory
Legislation and training
Work in Accordance with an Issued Permit
Confined Space Identification
Prepare for Confined Space Entry
Confined Space Hazards & Control
Atmospheric Controls
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Respiratory protective equipment for use in a confined space
Confined Space search and rescue techniques
Operating principles and procedures for rescue lowering and raising systems
Priorities for casualty management and casualty handling skills
Key elements for emergency response planning and development
Practical
Equipment familiarization
Confined Space Rescue Scenarios

ONE DAY COURSE – INTRODUCTION TO TEAM LEADERSHIP

Theory
Team Leadership Principles
Command & Control
Decision Making
Objectives, Strategies & Tactics
Incident Command Systems (ICS)
Briefings / Debriefings
Communications
Post Incident Analysis
Special Risks (Refinery and Process Facilities, Aircraft Incidents)
Stress
Practical
Communication Exercises
Incident Appreciation (size up)
Lead Fire Emergency Teams (various scenarios)

ONE DAY COURSE – FIRST RESPONSE FIREFIGHTING

Theory
Theory of Combustion
Fire Classifications
Methods of Heat Transfer
Principles of Fire Extinguishment
Portable fire extinguishers (Types, Colours, Methods of extinguishment & Safety)
Discovering a Fire
Raising the Alarm
Actions to Prevent Spread
Practical
Personal Protective Equipment
Fire Blanket
Hose reels
Portable fire extinguishers (Operation, Range and Duration, Method of Application & Safety)
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ONE DAY COURSE – FIRE SUPPRESSION

Theory
Extinguishing medium (Water - Methods of application, Foam – Types, methods of application
(branches/foam carts)
Hoses
Practical
Lay-flat Hoses
Minor equipment operation
Use of Hydrants and Signals
Branches (Water – Methods of operation, Foam - Methods of operation)
Stance and movement
Roles and responsibilities of Fire Team Members
Hose drills
External extinguishment of (Combustible liquid fires, carbonaceous solid fires, simulated high
pressure gas fires

COURSE - SAFETY INDUCTIONS. We can present a company’s general safety induction

(permits, tagging etc) and as such the duration depends on the company.
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TWO DAY COURSE – STRUCTURAL FIRE-FIGHTING (BA PRE-REQUISITE)
Theory
Fire-fighting Hazards
Fire risk areas
Information aids to assist fire fighters on arrival
Door / hatch entry procedures
Firefighting strategies (Rescue, Exposures, Containment, Extinguishment, Direct, Indirect,
Overhaul, Ventilation)
Practical
Boundary cooling
Direct / indirect firefighting methods
Demonstrate water / steam hazards during internal firefighting
Internal extinguishment of carbonaceous solid fires
Ventilation techniques

ONE – 1½ DAY COURSE - VEHICLE RESCUE/HEAVY INDUSTRIAL RESCUE

Theory
Roles and considerations of emergency services
Eight stages of rescue operations
Hazards of vehicle rescue
Rescue equipment and their uses
Maintenance
Practical
Vehicle stabilization
Use of mechanical devices
Use hydraulic devices
Casualty protection
Casualty extraction
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ONE DAY COURSE - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (BA PRE-REQUISITE)

Theory
HAZMAT Definitions
Hazards during HAZMAT operations
Identifying Product
Product Information
HAZMAT Procedures (Arrival, Product Identification, First Strike Action, Containment and
Recovery, Decontamination)
Practical
Emergency Agency Roles and Responsibilities
Correct procedure for dressing in Splash Suit/Fully Encapsulated Suit
Site setup and decontamination procedures
HAZMAT exercises with different scenarios

ONE DAY COURSE - MANUAL HANDLING

Theory
Legislation and injury statistics
Anatomy of the Back (largest vertebrae and their function in the spine, function of the discs)
Common back Injuries
Correct Lifting and Carrying techniques (five safe lifting principles, eight steps to correctly and
safely lift an object)
Practical
Safely lift and move a variety of materials at client discretion (square Container, round Container,
barrel/ Drum

ONE DAY COURSE - EMERGENCY DRIVING

Theory
Introduction to emergency Vehicle Operations
Collisions involving emergency vehicles
Legal issues and liabilities
Principles of Defensive Driving
Components of defensive driving
Vehicle care and maintenance
Defensive driving techniques
Occupant safety devices
Adverse Driving Conditions
Road conditions
Skids
Principles of Vehicle Control (Braking, Roadway position)
Emergency vehicle warning devices
Driving tactics
Roles and responsibilities
Practical
Steering course
Parallel parking
Commentary driving
Traffic hazards
Emergency response driving
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ONE DAY COURSE - FIRST AID

Mixture of theory and practical simulation
DRABC action plan and recovery position
Respiratory system and chest injuries
Choking
Expired Air Resuscitation
Circulatory system and heart conditions
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Conditions affecting consciousness
Bleeding
Sprains and strains management
Fractures and spinal injuries
Burns
Poisons, bites and stings
Eye injuries
Oxygen therapy awareness
Defibrillation awareness

ONE DAY COURSE - FIRE APPLIANCE PUMPING

Practical
Water supplies (Hydrants, Open)
Siting considerations
Power take off (PTO)
Priming
Suction Lift
Delivering water (Hose reels, Lay flat hoses, Combination)
Delivering Foam
Pump fault finding
Pump and ladder drills
After use maintenance