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It is a legal requirement that all workplaces have an emergency plan.


This course is particularly suitable for the construction, heavy industry, marine and waterfront and manufacturing sectors

This course provides PCBU'S with the opportunity to test and rehearse emergency rescue plans on site, review their effectiveness and capture improvement opportunities in a structured manner with robust record keeping

An emergency plan is a written set of instructions that outlines what workers and others at the workplace should do in an emergency.

Emergency plans should be easy to understand and tailored to the specific workplace where they apply. 

An emergency plan must include:

  • emergency procedures
  • testing and rehearsal of emergency procedures
  • information, training, and instruction to relevant workers to implement the emergency procedures.

Units Delivered

The following units will be included in your certificate:

P00553 - Test & rehearse site emergency rescue plan

Course Delivery

This course can be delivered/assessed in the workplace or at facility organised by the training provider.

Course Durations

Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.

Face-to-Face Face to Face contact time of at least 4 Hours

An individual undertaking this course with Heightsafe Solutions will need to demonstrate the following to be eligible for entry: 

● Physical capability to be able to meet the demands of the practical demonstration skills  

● Capable of working under supervision in a team while being physically able to complete individual tasks relating to conducting a first response rescue operation, in a range of scenarios 

● English language communication skills in reading, writing and spoken language equivalent to ACSF L1 – to find more information on the Australian Core Skills Framework Levels go to https://research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=transitions_misc  for assistance with Literacy go to The Reading writing Hotline:  https://www.readingwritinghotline.edu.au/ 

This certificate does not require renewal

Practical assessments

Performance Tasks – Prepare for, undertake & complete first response rescue for entrapment 

Recognises, selects, correctly sets up and nominates maintenance requirements for nominated rescue kit

Uses a documented rescue plan

 Engages in a team safety meeting to plan the rescue scenario

Nominates local team and site safety personnel / rescue team leaders / external rescue & emergency services

Communicates understanding of signs of operational stress in self and others

Nominates appropriate risk controls for identified hazards and uses risk controls in rescue scenario

Responds to internal & external situational cues before, during & after rescue scenario

Contributes as part of a rescue team to recover an incapacitated/entrapped worker in nominated scenarios

 Applies basic casualty management & movement as part of first responder rescue team

Uses spoken communication to effectively communicate before, during & after rescue scenario

Uses two-way radios (trunked or UHF) to effectively communicate during rescue scenario - optional

Recover rescue equipment / makes rescue scene safe 

Participates & contributes to a rescue scenario debrief and report 

This course does not lead to a nationally recognised certificate