Respond to Fire Emergency in Buildings
About This Course
On completion of this unit, the learner will have the knowledge and be equipped with the application skills to function as a member of an emergency response team in order to implement the emergency response skills during an emergency incident in buildings. This includes:
• Introduce or reinforce the relevant legislations surrounding the formations and activation of CERT.
• Familiarize participants with the various possible fire hazards and the usage of fire protection systems in buildings.
• Instruct participants on the proper donning and operating procedures of Breathing Apparatus (BA) sets.
• Familiarize the students with the appropriate techniques for use during fire-fighting in high-rise buildings and snatch rescue operations.
• Instruct participants on correct methods to conduct initial fire-fighting using various extinguishing mediums.
What You'll Learn
PETROLEUM AND FLAMMABLE MATERIAL REGULATIONS
CERT AUDIT GUIDELINES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
CAUSES OF FIRE AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SCENARIOS AND INJURY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
BREATHING APPARATUS
HIGH RISE FIREFIGHTING PROBLEMS AND FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
FIRE SAFETY COMMON FIRST AID EQUIPMENT AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
RESCUE AND EVACUATION TECHNIQUES
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
HANDOVER INCIDENT AND PROVIDE OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE APPROPRIATE BODY