Level 3 Credits 64
This qualification is designed for people in the workplace and community who have a high level of accountability and responsibility in their part time role of Emergency Risk Manager, as part of their normal employment or voluntary work. This may include floor wardens, designated first aiders, and emergency response personnel.
COMPULSORY: 31 Credits
Unit Standard
|
Description
|
Level
|
Credit
|
|
3271 |
Suppress fire and hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels |
3 |
1 |
|
4647 |
Explain principles of fire science |
2 |
2 |
|
16797 |
Identify, prepare for, and take action in an emergency |
2 |
4 |
|
16798 |
Take preventative measures against emergencies in the workplace |
2 |
3 |
|
16799 |
Perform the duties of a workplace emergency warden |
3 |
4 |
|
16800 |
Take action to control small emergency situations |
3 |
4 |
|
16801 |
Participate in a workplace emergency response team |
3 |
4 |
|
16802 |
Protect people in situations of danger |
3 |
6 |
|
18516 |
Demonstrate knowledge of, and provide support at, urban search and rescue operations |
3 |
3 |
ELECTIVE A: A minimum of 10 credits is required, of which 6 credits are at level 3 or above, from the following unit standards.
Unit Standard
|
Description
|
Level
|
Credit
|
|
528 |
Demonstrate survival techniques for a Civil Defence emergency |
2 |
3 |
|
1312 |
Give oral instructions in the workplace |
3 |
3 |
|
3283 |
Protect personal safety at fire and emergency incidents |
3 |
4 |
|
7318 |
Rescue casualties using Civil Defence rescue techniques |
3 |
6 |
|
10616 |
Use knots and lines in fire and rescue situations |
2 |
2 |
|
11099 |
Develop strategies for communicating in a culturally diverse workplace |
4 |
4 |
|
14558 |
Organise and conduct a monitored building evacuation |
4 |
2 |
|
16936 |
Demonstrate knowledge of community risk management elements in fire and rescue services |
3 |
4 |
|
16939 |
Demonstrate knowledge of advocacy in fire and rescue services |
3 |
4 |
|
16943 |
Identify principles of fire development in structures and compartments |
3 |
5 |
ELECTIVE B: The balance of credits, to meet the qualification’s requirement for a minimum total of 64 credits of which 40 credits are at level 3 or above, may come from anywhere on the DAS.
