About the Course

This course is suitable for anyone whose role may require the skills and knowledge to operate first-attack firefighting equipment such as fire extinguishers and fire blankets. This training relates to the Australian Standard AS 3745 Planning for emergencies in facilities which stipulates that facility owners, managers, occupiers, and employers provide relevant training to facility occupants as part of a facility’s emergency plan and emergency response procedures. 

The focus of this non-accredited course is on the skills and knowledge required to operate first-attack firefighting equipment such as fire extinguishers and fire blankets. Training is delivered by qualified and experienced facilitators with experience in emergency response. 

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be equipped with knowledge and skills to check and use first-attack firefighting equipment. Additionally, you will learn:

• Who the Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) are and their duties 
• Preparing for site specific fires 
• Evacuating from areas under danger 
• Identifying, reporting and correcting unsafe conditions 
• Reporting and responding to fire emergencies 
• Overview of the science of fire (how fire burns and spreads) 
• Identifying the classes of fire 
• Types of fire extinguishers 
• Determining if it is safe to use first-attack firefighting equipment 
• Selecting and safely using first-attack firefighting equipment 
• Procedures to be followed after first-attack firefighting equipment have been used 
• Post evacuation activities

Workplace Group Training

At Yarra Valley Institute, we specialise in emergency response training and support businesses like yours to prepare and take a proactive approach to fire emergency risk mitigation. Does your current provider offer the following benefits?

Benefits of partnering with Yarra Valley Institute

• Training facilitated by experienced emergency response specialists.
• We will work closely with you to create a training schedule that suits business needs. We understand training, it is in our DNA.
• We are agile and responsive so if you need ad hoc training, we will strive to make it work for you.
• We will support the employee training registration process, removing the headache of chasing staff to register for training.
• We take care of training logistics and let you know who has registered for what training. 
• We will provide records of training attendance within 24 hours of training completion.
• All participants who meet attendance and participation requirements will receive a Certificate of Participation within 24 hours of training completion.
• We will provide training related reports you require, just ask us.
• We are workplace training specialists so you can rest assured we understand the balance between meeting your compliance obligations and maintaining business operations.

We offer the following training and services

• Chief Warden Training.
• Fire Warden Training.
• Fire Safety and Emergency Response Training for General staff.
• Fire Extinguisher Training.
• Hostile Armed Intruder Response & Warden Training for Schools.
• Hostile Armed Intruder Response Training.
• Emergency Planning Committee (EPC) & Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) Training. 
• Emergency Response Procedures Manual Preparation.
• Fire Safety Risk Assessment.
• Evacuation Diagrams that meet Australian Standard AS3745 requirements.

For enquiries about group training in your workplace, please contact us via email ask@yarravalleyinstitute.au.