PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety

Firefighting and Emergency Operations

The PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) provides participants with the practical skills and operational capability required to respond to complex firefighting, hazardous materials, rescue and emergency incidents.

Baseline Training delivers an intensive, practical program covering urban and wildfire suppression, hazardous materials response, breathing apparatus and personal protection, pump operations, road crash rescue, vertical rescue, advanced resuscitation, incident scene safety and operational vehicle activities.

The qualification is suited to firefighting and emergency response personnel working across emergency services, mining, resources, infrastructure and high risk industrial environments.

Duration: 20 Days
Course Fee: $5,500 per participant
Maximum Participants: 12
Delivery: Face to Face, practical and scenario based training

Introduction

Firefighting and emergency response personnel may be required to respond to complex incidents that threaten life, property and the environment.

Effective response requires strong technical capability, situational awareness, teamwork, communication and the ability to operate safely in high risk and rapidly changing environments.

Baseline Training’s PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) develops operational capability across firefighting, hazardous materials response, rescue, emergency vehicle operations, incident scene safety and casualty management.

The 20 day program has a strong practical focus and requires participants to apply their skills through realistic firefighting, rescue, HAZMAT and emergency response scenarios.

Training can be contextualised to mining, resources, industrial and client emergency response environments while maintaining the requirements of the nationally recognised qualification.

Key Benefits

Advanced Firefighting Capability

Develop practical skills in urban and wildfire suppression, fireground operations, pump operation and specialist firefighting equipment.

HAZMAT Response Capability

Develop the capability to identify, monitor and control hazardous materials incidents while using appropriate breathing apparatus, chemical protective clothing and incident control procedures.

Specialist Rescue Capability

Develop practical skills in road crash and vertical rescue using specialist rescue systems, tools, equipment and casualty management techniques.

Nationally Recognised Qualification

Successful completion leads to the nationally recognised PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations).

Target Audience

This qualification is suitable for:

• Firefighting personnel seeking broader operational capability
• Emergency Response Team members
• Emergency Services Officers
• Mine site Emergency Response Team personnel
• Industrial fire and emergency response personnel
• Resources and infrastructure emergency response workers
• Personnel progressing from introductory firefighting and emergency response training
• Existing emergency response personnel seeking additional technical capability or formal recognition

Key Learning Outcomes

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

Suppress Urban and Wildfire Incidents

Apply appropriate firefighting tactics, operate pumps and firefighting equipment and work safely as part of a coordinated firefighting team during urban and wildfire incidents.

Respond to Hazardous Materials Incidents

Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials, select and use appropriate personal protection and implement control measures to safely manage HAZMAT incidents.

Perform Specialist Rescue Operations

Undertake road crash and vertical rescue operations using appropriate rescue systems, specialist equipment, casualty management techniques and team based procedures.

Maintain Safe and Effective Emergency Operations

Maintain safety at emergency incident scenes, operate vehicles under operational conditions and provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy when responding to emergencies.

Course Content

1. Fire Suppression and Pump Operations

Course content includes:

• Urban fire suppression
• Wildfire suppression
• Fire behaviour and incident hazards
• Fireground operations
• Fire suppression tactics
• Hose and branch operations
• Firefighting equipment
• Appliance mounted and portable pumps
• Water supply and pump operations
• Foam systems where applicable
• Team based firefighting
• Fireground communications
• Post incident activities and debriefing

2. Hazardous Materials Response

Course content includes:

• Identification of hazardous materials
• Dangerous goods and HAZCHEM information
• Safety Data Sheets
• Hazardous materials detection and monitoring
• Gas detection equipment
• Hazard assessment and control
• Breathing apparatus
• Chemical protective clothing
• HAZMAT entry control
• Personal protection at hazardous materials incidents
• Spill containment and control
• Decontamination
• Rendering hazardous materials incidents safe

3. Specialist Rescue Operations

Course content includes:

• Road crash rescue
• Vehicle stabilisation
• Vehicle construction and hazards
• Glass management
• Casualty access and extrication
• Hydraulic, battery and manual rescue tools
• Casualty protection and handling
• Vertical rescue
• Rope rescue systems
• Knots and anchor systems
• Hauling and lowering systems
• Harnesses and specialist rescue equipment
• Team based rescue operations

4. Incident Safety, Medical Response and Operational Capability

Course content includes:

• Maintaining safety at an incident scene
• Hazard identification and risk controls
• Scene management and safety zones
• Emergency communications
• Operational vehicle activities
• Vehicle readiness and safety
• Advanced resuscitation
• Oxygen therapy
• Casualty management
• Emergency response procedures
• Teamwork and operational decision making

Units of Competency

The PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) requires successful completion of 11 units of competency consisting of 5 core units and 6 elective units.

Core Units

• PUAFIR308 – Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
• PUAFIR309 – Operate pumps
• PUAFIR324 – Render hazardous materials incidents safe
• PUAVEH001 – Drive vehicles under operational conditions
• PUAWHS002 – Maintain safety at an incident scene

Elective Units Delivered by Baseline Training

• HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
• PUAFIR302 – Suppress urban fire
• PUAFIR303 – Suppress wildfire
• PUAFIR306 – Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
• PUASAR024 – Undertake road crash rescue
• PUASAR032 – Undertake vertical rescue

Baseline’s selected units provide participants with broad operational capability across firefighting, hazardous materials response, specialist rescue and emergency medical response.

Prerequisite Units

There are no formal qualification level entry requirements for PUA30622.

However, several units included within Baseline Training’s selected program have mandatory prerequisite units.

Depending on the units already held by the participant, prerequisite training may include:

• PUAFIR207 – Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
• PUAEQU001 – Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
• PUAFIR203 – Respond to urban fire
• PUAFIR204 – Respond to wildfire
• PUAFIR210 – Prevent injury
• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
• PUASAR022 – Participate in a rescue operation

Baseline Training will review each participant’s existing qualifications and Statements of Attainment during the enrolment process.

Where prerequisite units are not already held, additional training and assessment may be required before the participant can commence or complete the affected units.

Prerequisite units completed outside the 11 units packaged within PUA30622 will be issued separately where applicable.

Learning Methods

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

Learning methods include:

• Trainer led face to face theory
• Practical demonstrations
• Supervised skills development
• Firefighting exercises
• Pump operation
• Breathing apparatus activities
• HAZMAT response scenarios
• Road crash rescue scenarios
• Vertical rescue activities
• Operational vehicle exercises
• Advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
• Team based emergency response scenarios
• Workplace and simulated activities
• Knowledge assessments
• Practical competency assessments
• Direct observation by qualified assessors

Simulation is used where real emergency incidents cannot safely be reproduced.

Practical scenarios are designed to reflect the operational pressures, hazards, communications, equipment use and teamwork requirements participants may experience within firefighting and emergency response environments.

Delivery and Duration

Duration: 20 Days

Course Fee: $5,500 per participant

Maximum Participants: 12

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

The program is delivered through intensive practical training supported by trainer led theory, demonstrations, supervised skills development and realistic emergency response scenarios.

Practical training includes:

• Urban firefighting
• Wildfire response
• HAZMAT response
• Pump operation
• Road crash rescue
• Vertical rescue
• Advanced resuscitation
• Incident scene safety
• Operational vehicle activities

Training may be delivered at:

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

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

Participant Requirements

Although PUA30622 has no formal qualification level entry requirements, Baseline Training conducts a pre-training review to determine participant suitability and prerequisite requirements.

Due to the physical and operational nature of the program, participants must:

• Have the physical capacity to safely participate in firefighting and rescue activities
• Complete Baseline Training’s Language, Literacy and Numeracy requirements
• Attend scheduled practical training and assessment
• Read and understand workplace safety and emergency procedures
• Communicate effectively during emergency response activities
• Wear required personal protective equipment
• Participate safely in firefighting, rescue, HAZMAT and emergency response scenarios
• Meet breathing apparatus facial hair and face seal requirements
• Follow all trainer, assessor and WHS instructions
• Provide evidence of applicable prerequisite units where required
• Hold any required licence, workplace or site authorisation for operational vehicle activities

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
• Urban firefighting scenarios
• Wildfire response scenarios
• Pump operation
• HAZMAT detection and monitoring
• HAZMAT personal protection
• HAZMAT containment and decontamination
• Road crash rescue
• Vertical rescue
• Operational vehicle activities
• Advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
• Incident scene safety activities
• Workplace or simulated documentation
• Integrated emergency response scenarios
• Direct observation by qualified assessors

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

Qualification Outcome

Participants who successfully complete all required units of competency and meet all prerequisite requirements will receive the nationally recognised:

PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)

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

Where participants successfully complete additional nationally recognised prerequisite units outside the qualification packaging, a separate Statement of Attainment will be issued as applicable.

Career and Industry Outcomes

The PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety develops operational capability relevant to firefighting and emergency response roles across emergency services, mining, resources, infrastructure and high risk industrial environments.

Potential roles and operational pathways may include:

• Firefighter
• Emergency Response Team Member
• Emergency Services Officer
• Mine Emergency Response Team Member
• Industrial Firefighter
• Industrial Emergency Response Team Member
• Fire and Rescue Team Member
• HAZMAT Response Team Member
• Site Emergency Response Personnel

Completion of the qualification does not automatically provide appointment, employment or authorisation to undertake a specific firefighting or emergency response role.

Individual employers, mine sites and jurisdictions may require additional experience, medical assessments, licences, competencies, inductions or site specific training.

Further Training Pathways

Participants may progress to further training in areas such as:

• Firefighting supervision
• Emergency management
• Emergency response and rescue
• Incident management
• Specialist technical rescue
• Hazardous materials response
• Leadership and management
• Training and assessment

Further study is subject to the entry and prerequisite requirements of the relevant qualification.

Additional Information

This qualification includes physically demanding practical activities and exposure to simulated emergency conditions.

Participants may be required to:

• Wear structural firefighting PPE
• Operate breathing apparatus
• Wear chemical protective clothing
• Work in simulated heat and smoke conditions
• Operate firefighting hoses and pumps
• Use road crash rescue tools
• Work with rope rescue systems
• Participate in operational vehicle activities
• Lift and move rescue equipment
• Work as part of a team under simulated emergency conditions

All practical activities are conducted under controlled conditions using appropriate risk management and safety procedures.

Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer may be available for experienced firefighting and emergency response personnel who can provide appropriate evidence of existing competency.

Course Summary

Qualification: PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)

Duration: 20 Days

Course Fee: $5,500 per participant

Maximum Participants: 12

Delivery: Face to Face

Qualification Structure: 11 units consisting of 5 core and 6 electives

Primary Focus: Fire suppression, hazardous materials response, pump operations, road crash rescue, vertical rescue, incident scene safety and advanced resuscitation

Suitable For: Firefighting, emergency response, mining, resources and industrial emergency personnel

Outcome: Nationally recognised PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)