Warden Training

Course description

AIM: To present training in fire safety and general emergency situations to the requirements of the Work Health & Safety Regulations 2012 Chapter 3, General Risk & Workplace Management - Part 2 General Workplace Management, Divisions 1 and 4 and Australian Standards 3745 – 2010/Amendment 1-2014 (Planning for emergencies in facilities).

OBJECTIVE: At the completion of this course the participants will be aware of their responsibilities in undertaking a Warden’s role.

Type of course

Workshop

Presenters

Who should attend

Note: For 1st and 3rd of May 2024, only occupants of the HMRB should attend.

Training will be held in Seminar Room 2, HMRB.

Staff, Research and Higher Degree Students and Wardens requiring warden training

What you will learn

FIRE SAFETY FEATURES

• Building Specific

EMERGENCY CONTROL ORGANISATION (ECO)

• Structure of the ECO
• Roles and Responsibilities of all ECO Personnel
• Procedures for Fire
• Procedures for Other Emergencies, as per the Emergency Codes

FIP & EWIS FAMILIARISATION

• Practical use of Fire Indicator Panel, Emergency Warning Intercommunication System and Warden Intercommunication Point phones

PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Theory Instruction in:

• Identification of Classes of Fire
• Types of Extinguishers

Practical use of Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets on a controlled fire situation