General Occupancy Awareness

OVERVIEW

Our General Occupancy Awareness training course is designed to provide the participant with skills and knowledge of fire prevention, building emergency procedures, reporting and immediate actions required from building occupants in the event of an emergency.

By training staff in site specific fire safety measures and building evacuation instructions the building occupants are prepared for workplace emergencies.

A brief evacuation walk-around followed by a de-brief with the wardens, chief wardens and first aiders assist to determine potential improvements and provide a refresh of their roles and responsibilities as members of the Emergency Control Organisation (ECO).

DURATION

1-2 Hour

COURSE NUMBERS

1-20

SUBJECTS COVERED

  • Overview of Australian Standards, WHS Legislation, the Building Code and other Legislation

  • Fire and Emergency Prevention for General Structures

  • Emergency Colour Codes as per AS3745

  • Overview of Building Emergency Systems and Alarms

  • Reporting of Incidents to the Emergency Control Organisation

  • General Role of the Emergency Planning Committee

  • Emergency Response Procedures for General Occupants

  • Evacuation Procedures for General Occupants

  • Emergency Points, Their Location, Use and Importance

PRE-ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • Fitness to Participate – the physical capability to meet the demands of the practical demonstration (i.e. using equipment assigned to assist with implementing the workplace emergency procedures and providing assistance to those in need during an evacuation).

  • Language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) skills are required to communicate, complete, undertake written and practical assessment activities. If you have any concerns regarding the LLN requirements, please contact our training department on 1300 144 653 for assistance.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the training and assessment for this course, participants will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance.

REFRESHER

Australian Standard AS 3745-2010 Planning for emergencies in facilities recommends that refresher training for General Occupancy should be completed every six months.

LOCATION

This training is conducted at your workplace.

PRICING

Please contact our office to obtain pricing for both our public courses and workplace training.

COURSE ACRONYM

GEN

CO2008 | Updated: 01/11/2020