RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue

The RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue provides participants with the practical skills and knowledge required to operate effectively as members of an Emergency Response Team within mining, resources, infrastructure and high risk industrial environments.

Baseline Training delivers an intensive, practical program covering emergency incident response, fire and hazardous materials incidents, breathing apparatus, confined space rescue, vertical rescue, road crash rescue, advanced first aid, risk management and specialist emergency response equipment.

For participants preparing for mining and resources Emergency Response Team roles, Baseline can also structure the program to include Standard 11 and additional first aid, resuscitation and emergency medical response units to provide a broader mine ready training pathway.

Duration: 15 Days for the RII30719 qualification
Course Fee: $4,950 per participant
Delivery: Face to Face, practical and scenario based training
Additional Training: Standard 11 and additional HLT units can be included where required. Additional days and fees apply.

Emergency Response Team members may be required to respond quickly and effectively to complex workplace emergencies where teamwork, technical rescue capability, communication and sound decision making are critical.

Baseline Training’s RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue is designed around the operational requirements of emergency response personnel working across mining, resources, infrastructure and high risk industrial environments.

The 15 day Certificate III program combines theoretical knowledge with extensive hands on training, specialist rescue equipment and realistic emergency response scenarios.

Participants develop capability across multiple emergency response disciplines including fire, breathing apparatus, hazardous materials, confined space rescue, vertical rescue, road crash rescue, casualty management, risk management and emergency incident response.

For participants entering the mining and resources sector, Baseline can deliver the qualification as part of a broader training pathway that incorporates Standard 11, first aid, advanced first aid, advanced resuscitation and other emergency response competencies relevant to mine site Emergency Response Team and Emergency Services Officer roles.

Key Benefits

Multi-Discipline Emergency Response Capability

Develop practical capability across fire, rescue, breathing apparatus, hazardous materials, casualty management, risk management and emergency incident response.

Extensive Practical Training

Apply emergency response skills through realistic exercises and simulated incidents using specialist rescue, firefighting and emergency response equipment.

Mining and Industrial ERT Preparation

Develop skills relevant to Emergency Response Team and Emergency Services Officer roles across mining, resources and high risk industrial environments, with the option to incorporate Standard 11 and additional emergency medical response training.

Nationally Recognised Qualification

Successful completion leads to the nationally recognised RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue, with additional Statements of Attainment issued for eligible units completed outside the qualification packaging.

Target Audience

This qualification is suitable for:

• Current Emergency Response Team members
• Prospective Emergency Response Team members
• Emergency Services Officers
• Mine site emergency response personnel
• Industrial emergency response personnel
• Fire and rescue personnel
• Resources and infrastructure workers with emergency response responsibilities
• Individuals seeking mining or FIFO Emergency Response Team roles
• Personnel seeking broader technical rescue and emergency response capability

Key Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the program, participants will be able to:

Respond to Workplace Emergencies

Assess emergency incidents, identify hazards, establish response priorities, communicate effectively and work safely within an organised Emergency Response Team.

Perform Technical Rescue Operations

Participate in and undertake rescue operations involving confined spaces, vertical environments, road crashes and other workplace emergencies using appropriate rescue systems and equipment.

Respond to Fire and Hazardous Materials Incidents

Undertake fire team operations, safely operate breathing apparatus and implement appropriate response and control procedures during hazardous materials incidents.

Manage Casualties, Risks and Emergency Equipment

Provide advanced first aid, manage casualties during emergency incidents, apply risk management processes and prepare, inspect and use emergency response and rescue equipment.

Course Content

1. Emergency Response and Risk Management

Course content includes:

• Responding to workplace incidents and emergencies
• Emergency response procedures
• Hazard identification
• Dynamic risk assessment
• Applying risk management processes
• Emergency communications
• Team based emergency response
• Incident reporting and documentation
• Emergency response planning and coordination

2. Fire, Breathing Apparatus and HAZMAT

Course content includes:

• Fire team operations
• Fire behaviour and emergency response
• Selection and use of emergency response equipment
• Operating open circuit breathing apparatus
• Personal safety in hazardous environments
• Identification of hazardous materials
• Hazardous materials detection and monitoring
• HAZMAT incident response
• Rendering hazardous materials incidents safe

3. Technical Rescue

Course content includes:

• Participation in rescue operations
• Confined space rescue
• Vertical rescue
• Road crash rescue
• Casualty access and extrication
• Rescue ropes and knots
• Anchor systems
• Hauling and lowering systems
• Stretchers and casualty movement
• Specialist rescue equipment
• Team based rescue operations

4. First Aid and Casualty Management

Course content includes:

• Advanced first aid
• CPR
• Casualty assessment
• Management of injuries and illness
• Casualty management during emergency incidents
• Resuscitation and oxygen therapy where included
• Communication and handover
• Incident documentation and reporting

Units of Competency

The RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue requires successful completion of 14 units of competency consisting of 5 core units and 9 elective units.

Core Units

• HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid
• RIICOM201D – Communicate in the workplace
• RIIERR301E – Respond to work site incidents
• RIIRIS301E – Apply risk management processes
• RIIWHS201D – Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures

Emergency Response and Rescue Units Delivered by Baseline Training

Baseline Training’s Emergency Response and Rescue program draws from competencies including:

• PUASAR022 – Participate in a rescue operation
• PUASAR024 – Undertake road crash rescue
• PUASAR025 – Undertake confined space rescue
• PUASAR032 – Undertake vertical rescue
• RIIERR201E – Conduct fire team operations
• RIIERR302E – Respond to local emergencies and incidents
• PUAFIR207 – Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
• PUAFIR210 – Prevent injury
• PUAFIR306 – Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
• PUAFIR324 – Render hazardous materials incidents safe
• PUAEQU001 – Prepare, maintain and test response equipment

The final nine elective units included in a participant’s qualification will be confirmed by Baseline Training in accordance with the RII30719 qualification packaging requirements, participant credit transfers and intended vocational outcome.

Mining and Resources Training Pathway

Baseline Training can structure the RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue specifically for participants preparing for Emergency Response Team and Emergency Services Officer roles within mining and resources operations.

The program can be delivered in staged blocks so participants progressively develop mine site safety, first aid, firefighting, rescue and emergency response capability.

Block 1 – Standard 11 and First Aid

Where required, participants may commence with Standard 11 Surface Mining Induction and relevant first aid training before progressing into the main Emergency Response and Rescue program.

Standard 11

Baseline’s Standard 11 program includes nationally recognised units such as:

• RIIWHS201E – Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures
• RIIGOV201E – Comply with site work processes/procedures
• RIIRIS201E – Conduct local risk control
• RIICOM201E – Communicate in the workplace
• RIIERR205D – Apply initial response First Aid
• RIIERR302E – Respond to local emergencies and incidents

Standard 11 provides participants with foundation knowledge and skills relevant to working safely in Queensland surface mining operations.

Participants who already hold current equivalent units may be eligible for Credit Transfer, subject to verification.

Additional First Aid and Emergency Medical Response Training

Baseline can also incorporate additional nationally recognised first aid and emergency response units to strengthen participant capability for mine site ERT and ESO roles.

Additional training may include:

• HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
• HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid
• HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
• UETDRMP018 – Perform rescue from a live low voltage panel, where required

These units provide participants with broader casualty management, CPR, advanced resuscitation, oxygen therapy and emergency medical response capability relevant to mining and industrial Emergency Response Teams.

Blocks 2 to 4 – Certificate III Emergency Response and Rescue

Following completion or verification of relevant mining induction, first aid and prerequisite units, participants progress into the Emergency Response and Rescue component of the program.

Training includes:

• Emergency incident response
• Risk management
• Fire team operations
• Breathing apparatus
• Hazardous materials response
• Confined space rescue
• Road crash rescue
• Vertical rescue
• Rescue equipment preparation and maintenance
• Casualty management
• Team based emergency response scenarios
• Incident communication and reporting

Practical scenarios are designed to reflect the hazards, operational pressures, equipment and teamwork requirements experienced by Emergency Response Teams within mining, resources and high risk industrial workplaces.

Why Baseline Uses a Staged Mining Delivery Model

The staged training model allows participants to progressively build capability from mine site safety and first aid through to complex firefighting, rescue and emergency response operations.

This approach is particularly suitable for:

• Mine site Emergency Response Team members
• Emergency Services Officers
• New entrants seeking mining or FIFO emergency response roles
• Existing mine workers transitioning into ERT roles
• Employers establishing or developing site based Emergency Response Teams

Where participants already hold relevant nationally recognised units, Baseline Training will review their Statements of Attainment or authenticated USI transcript to identify Credit Transfer opportunities and avoid unnecessary duplication of training.

Learning Methods

Baseline Training uses a strong practical and scenario based approach to delivery.

Learning methods include:

• Trainer led face to face theory
• Practical demonstrations
• Hands on rescue skills development
• Use of specialist emergency response equipment
• Team based emergency response activities
• Fire response scenarios
• Breathing apparatus activities
• Confined space rescue scenarios
• Vertical rescue scenarios
• Road crash rescue
• HAZMAT response activities
• First aid and casualty management
• Knowledge assessments
• Practical competency assessments
• Direct observation by qualified assessors

Practical scenarios are designed to reflect the operational demands of an Emergency Response Team as closely as practicable within a controlled training environment.

Delivery and Duration

RII30719 Certificate III Duration: 15 Days

RII30719 Course Fee: $4,950 per participant

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

For participants preparing for mining and resources Emergency Response Team roles, Baseline Training can provide a broader training pathway consisting of:

Block 1: Standard 11 and relevant First Aid / HLT training, where required

Blocks 2 to 4: RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue

Standard 11 and additional first aid or emergency medical response units are additional to the 15 day Certificate III where they are not included within the participant’s qualification packaging.

Additional training days and fees apply.

Training may be delivered at:

• Baseline Training facilities
• Approved client workplaces
• Mine and resource sites
• Other suitable emergency response training locations

Client site delivery is subject to suitable training areas, equipment, emergency arrangements and assessment conditions being available.

Participant Requirements

There are no formal qualification level entry requirements for RII30719.

Due to the physically demanding nature of emergency response and rescue training, Baseline Training conducts a pre-training review to determine participant suitability, support requirements, existing qualifications and applicable prerequisite or Credit Transfer requirements.

Participants are required to:

• Have the physical capacity to safely participate in emergency response and rescue activities
• Complete Baseline Training’s Language, Literacy and Numeracy requirements
• Attend scheduled practical training and assessment
• Wear appropriate clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment
• Follow trainer and workplace health and safety instructions
• Participate safely in practical emergency response scenarios
• Meet facial hair and face seal requirements when using breathing apparatus or respiratory protective equipment
• Provide evidence of relevant prerequisite or previously completed units where applicable

Participants should advise Baseline Training prior to commencement of any circumstances that may affect their ability to safely participate in practical training.

Assessment

Assessment is competency based and includes both knowledge and practical assessment.

Participants may be assessed through:

• Written or knowledge assessments
• Verbal questioning
• Practical demonstrations
• Emergency incident response scenarios
• Risk assessment and hazard control activities
• Fire response
• Breathing apparatus
• Confined space rescue
• Vertical rescue
• Road crash rescue
• Hazardous materials response
• First aid and casualty management
• Emergency response equipment
• Team based rescue activities
• Communication and incident reporting
• Direct observation by qualified assessors

Participants must demonstrate that they can safely and consistently apply the required skills under conditions that reflect realistic emergency response and rescue operations.

Qualification Outcome

Participants who successfully complete all required units of competency will receive the nationally recognised:

RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue

A Record of Results identifying the units completed as part of the qualification will also be issued.

Where participants successfully complete Standard 11, first aid or other nationally recognised units outside the final RII30719 qualification packaging, these will be issued separately on a Statement of Attainment as applicable.

This allows participants to complete the Certificate III while developing a broader portfolio of nationally recognised competencies relevant to mining, Emergency Response Team and Emergency Services Officer roles.

Career and Industry Outcomes

The RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue develops practical capability relevant to emergency response and rescue roles across mining, resources, infrastructure and high risk industrial environments.

Potential roles and operational pathways may include:

• Emergency Response Team Member
• Emergency Services Officer
• Mine Emergency Response Team Member
• Industrial Emergency Response Team Member
• Site Rescue Team Member
• Emergency Response and Rescue Operator
• Industrial Rescue Team Member

The broader mining pathway incorporating Standard 11 and additional first aid and emergency medical response training may assist participants to build a more comprehensive set of competencies relevant to mine site emergency response employment.

Completion of the qualification does not guarantee employment or appointment to a particular role. Employers and mine sites may require additional competencies, licences, medical assessments, experience, inductions or site specific training.

Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer

Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer may be available to participants who already hold relevant nationally recognised units or can provide sufficient evidence of current emergency response and rescue competency.

Baseline Training will review existing Statements of Attainment and authenticated USI transcripts as part of the enrolment process.

Credit Transfer may reduce duplication where identical nationally recognised units are already held.

Additional Information

Emergency response and rescue training involves physically demanding activities and participation in simulated emergency conditions.

Participants may be required to:

• Wear emergency response PPE
• Operate breathing apparatus
• Work in confined spaces
• Work at heights and in vertical rescue environments
• Use ropes, harnesses and rescue systems
• Operate road crash rescue equipment
• Participate in fire and HAZMAT exercises
• Lift and move rescue equipment
• Manage casualties
• Work as part of a team under simulated emergency conditions

All practical activities are conducted under controlled conditions and in accordance with Baseline Training’s safety and risk management requirements.

Course Summary

Qualification: RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue

Certificate III Duration: 15 Days

Course Fee: $4,950 per participant

Delivery: Face to Face, practical and scenario based

Qualification Structure: 14 units consisting of 5 core and 9 electives

Mining Pathway: Standard 11 and additional First Aid / HLT units can be incorporated where required

Primary Focus: Emergency response, fire, breathing apparatus, HAZMAT, confined space rescue, road crash rescue, vertical rescue, first aid and risk management

Suitable For: Emergency Response Team members, Emergency Services Officers, mining, resources and industrial emergency response personnel

Outcome: Nationally recognised RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue, with additional Statements of Attainment issued for eligible additional units completed outside the qualification packaging