COURSE TITLE: Basic Evacuation
UNIT STANDARD:
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to perform and manage the evacuation process in the workplace in case of an emergency.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Names and functions of emergency services;
Purpose of reporting incidents;
Attributes, Description, Characteristics and Properties:
Types of incidents;
Types of emergency procedures;
Roles and responsibilities of people involved in an accident;
Cause and effect, implications of:
Implications of not accurately reporting an incident;
Consequences of not adhering to emergency procedures;
Procedures and techniques:
Dealing with evacuation;
Reporting and recording of incidents;
Regulations, legislation, agreements policies, standards:
Applicable safety, health and environmental legislation and regulations;
Applicable company policies and standards
Relationship between evacuation procedures and dealing effectively with an incident in the workplace.