BMU- Building Maintenance Unit Rescue

This course is applicable to personnel who are required to participate in a BMU rescue using a range of rescue methods such as First Aid cage from crane, stage transfers or assisting others to use a pre-rigged rescue kit, or for those required to supervise, manage, or provide safety role support to those workers.

It is delivered at your work location, subject to risk assessment.

The course is delivered in a 4 hour timeframe, where focus is on the team delivery of the site rescue plan and care, use & maintenance of pre rigged kit (when applicable), practice drills are included in the training.

 This course addresses legislative requirements including reporting, rescue planning, risk management, human factors, equipment and rigging checks and the operation of a nominated pre-rigged rescue kit in a range of scenarios. Training is contextualised for rescue from BMU's in a range of environments.

This is a competency-based industry training course that may provide PCBU’s and principal contractors with evidence of meeting parts of their general duty to ensure the workplace health and safety of themselves, workers, and other persons. This duty includes ensuring any person required to operate a pre-rigged rescue kit or assist as a first responder in a rescue is deemed competent through the provision of sufficient information, instruction & training. 

The skills taught and assessed in this course are applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation & guidance, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.