This course is designed to train personnel in the use and application of Open Circuit Breathing Apparatus (OCBA). Students may be a member of an Emergency Response Team, or they may be required to respond to rescue situations within their workplace. Common occupations that would require this certification would be Emergency Response Team Members (ERT’S) and Team Leaders Supervisors, Prison Officers, Security personnel, Technicians who are working within the oil and gas, construction, industrial, and resources industries.
This course is comprised of two units of competency, which are delivered and assessed in sequence to satisfy pre-requisite requirements.
PUAFIR210 Prevent Injury.
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to identify and avoid workplace hazards and risks, to maintain personal safety and to report identified issues to supervisors and team members. It is designed as an introduction to safe work practices and is specifically relevant to a workplace requiring personnel to be involved in incidents, prescribed burns and/or operational aspects of emergency management. It includes identifying, implementing and monitoring effectiveness of workplace hazards and risk control procedures.
PUAFIR207 Operate Breathing Apparatus Open Circuit.
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to select, don, operate and maintain breathing apparatus equipment in a hazardous atmosphere. It includes conducting pre-donning checks and tests of breathing apparatus; donning and checking of breathing apparatus; operating breathing apparatus and concluding breathing apparatus operations.
The unit of competency PUAFIR210 Prevent Injury is a pre-requisite for the unit of competency PUAFIR207 Operate Breathing Apparatus Open Circuit.
All students must be deemed competent in the pre-requisite unit of competency mentioned above in order to continue with the operate breathing apparatus open circuit component of this course.
This course is delivered through classroom presentations and participant discussion. Practical demonstrations will be carried out by our expert trainer. Students will take part in exercises and drills that will simulate a workplace environment using specialised equipment. Students will be required to demonstrate their competence in both written and practical assessments.
Students who attend and successfully meet all assessment requirements of this course will receive a nationally recognised statement of attainment with the following units of competency:
PUAFIR210 Prevent Injury.
PUAFIR207 Operate Breathing Apparatus Open Circuit.
A government issued photo identification and valid USI is required for course registration.
All students must undertake a language, literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy test before commencement of this course to ascertain if support is required to assist you to successfully meeting your goals.
All students must complete a health and fitness declaration. Please note that students are required to declare any medical issue(s) that may prevent or exclude them from full participation of all units of competency.
Students must also possess the following:
If you have any questions or queries relating to any of the above, please contact Parabellum International Training directly for additional information.
We are sorry this course is fully booked, however if you would like to be placed onto a waiting list, please email training@parabellum.com.au
