This course is designed for individuals who work as part of an Emergency Response Team or who may be required to respond to incidents in an industrial workplace. Industrial environments may include locations that are potentially isolated from an external emergency service. Students may hold roles within ERT’s, volunteer organisations, or as part of a designated role within an organisation’s structure. Students attending this course can be new or experienced workers and hold varying levels of responsibility from a team leader to a team member. Common occupations that require this training are Emergency Response Team Members, Emergency Response Team Leaders, Operations Team Members, Maintenance Team Members, Instrumentation Electricians, Scaffolders, Crane Crew Members, or Deckhands.
This course is comprised of two units of competency, which are delivered and assessed in sequence to satisfy pre-requisite requirements.
PUASAR022 Participate in a Rescue Operation.
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to participate in rescue operations as a member of a rescue team; it underpins specialist rescue operations. This includes a wide range of rescue and environmental situations which may incorporate industrial, rural, bush and extreme environmental conditions.
Typically, personnel performing these roles have completed induction or recruitment training and are commencing work as a member of an operational team. It is applicable to personnel from the emergency services, volunteer organisations and/or associated industries.
PUASAR032 Undertake Vertical Rescue.
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to undertake vertical rescues in a range of emergency situations in a natural and manmade environment. It includes a range of vertical rescue situations, preparing and responding to rescue situations, assessing rescue scenes, establishing vertical rescue systems and performing in and terminating rescues.
The unit of competency HLTAID011 Provide First Aid is a pre-requisite for the unit of competency PUASAR022 Participate in a Rescue Operation.
The unit of competency PUASAR022 Participate in a Rescue Operation is a pre-requisite for the unit of competency PUASAR032 Undertake Vertical Rescue.
All students must be deemed competent in both pre-requisite units of competency mentioned above in order to continue with the vertical rescue component of this course.
This course is delivered through classroom presentations, group discussion and practical demonstrations and exercises. Trainees will demonstrate their competence through written and practical assessments. Assessments will occur in both the training centre classroom as well as various practical scenarios simulated within the training facility.
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:
PUASAR022 Participate in a Rescue Operation.
PUASAR032 Undertake Vertical Rescue.
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
