FE – PUAFER008 Confine Small Emergencies in a Facility (Fire Extinguisher)
Introduction:
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.
Target Audience:
The unit has been developed to cover the facilities as specified in Australian Standard (AS) 3745 and AS4083. For this unit, as covered by AS3745 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).
Learning Outcomes:
- 1 Prepare for emergency situations
- 2 Identify and assess emergency
- 3 Safely confine emergencies
- 4 Use initial response equipment
Learning Methods:
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Face to face classroom
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Knowledge assessment
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Practical assessment
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No pre-course reading or homework is required
Program Benefits:
- Disaster Prevention: You gain the split-second decision-making skills to safely put out a small fire, be that a small fire in the office or an electrical fire before it engulfs the entire building.
- Equipment Confidence: You move past the hesitation of using emergency gear, learning exactly how to pull the pin and aim fire extinguishers, use a fire blankets, and a hose reels under pressure.
- Smart Risk Calculation: The training teaches you how to quickly size up a hazard, so you know exactly when it is safe to fight a fire and exactly when you need to turn around and evacuate.
- Skills: you learn how to use different types of fire extinguishers, hose reals, fire blankets etc. with confidence.
Content:
- 1.1 Possible facility emergency situations and responses are identified by the occupant
- 1.2 Emergency resources are identified and their location is ascertained
- 1.3 Problems with emergency resources are identified and reported to relevant personnel, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
- 2.1 Hazards are identified and effectiveness of initial response actions are assessed
- 2.2 Advice in relation to the emergency is sought, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
- 2.3 Where initial response actions are considered unsafe or inappropriate action is taken to discontinue, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
- 3.1 Facility emergency is confined to the immediate area, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures
- 3.2 Emergency resources are used, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures and safe work practices
- 3.3 Emergency resources are used, in accordance with facility emergency response procedures
- 4.1 Initial response equipment is checked to ensure its serviceability prior to use
- 4.2 Equipment is selected and used in response to the facility emergency
- 4.3 Use of equipment is coordinated with other emergency actions, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
- 5.1 Emergency and response is documented and reported, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
- 5.2 Use of initial response equipment is documented and reported, in accordance with the facility emergency plan
- 5.3 Initial response equipment is marked or positioned after use, in accordance with the facility emergency plan and a report to relevant personnel is completed to indicate if any equipment requires servicing and/or replacing
Upcoming Workshops
| Name | Date | Time | Location | Spaces | Cost | Enrol Myself | Group Booking |
| PUAFER008 Confine Small Emergencies in a Facility (Fire Extinguisher) | 19 August 2026 | 12:30 pm - 04:30 pm | LifeAid Moranbah | 9 | $225.00 |