Render Hazardous Materials Incident Safe

PUAFIR306B – Render hazardous materials incidents safe

CERTIFICATE III

Overview

This learner resource provides you with an overview of the roles and responsibilities of each fire agency in a hazardous materials incident and the procedures that should be followed when responding to an incident and rendering it safe. The information and activities in this learner resource will assist an individual to gain the skills and knowledge to safely combat incidents involving hazardous materials.

Target

audience

The target audience for this training are individuals who are required to safely combat incidents involving hazardous materials.

Nominal

duration

40 hours

Relationship to PUA units

This document is part of the support materials for the unit of competency, PUAFIR306B Render Hazardous Materials Incidents Safe. PUAFIR306B is a core unit in Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) and an elective unit in Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations).

Course
content

This learner resource is divided into five sections.

·         Section 1 introduces common terminology used to describe incidents involving hazardous materials and outlines the roles and responsibilities of firefighting agencies in each state and territory and in New Zealand.

·         Section 2 describes the various methods for identifying dangerous goods and hazardous substances.

·         Section 3 outlines the procedures for responding to a hazardous materials incident.

·         Section 4 provides information on the establishment of control zones, containment, resources and support networks, decontamination and rendering the incident safe.

·         Section 5 explores a number of special hazards that may be encountered when responding to a hazardous materials incident and safe work practices.

Learning objectives

On completion of PUAFIR306B, participants will be able to:

·         safely combat incidents involving hazardous materials

·         describe agency roles and responsibilities under state or territory emergency planning and response legislation

·         explain and demonstrate the identification and classification procedures for hazardous materials

·         identify and demonstrate the various methods that may be used to contain and recover spilt hazardous substances to combat an incident

·         describe and demonstrate procedures for decontamination and documentation of equipment, clothing and personnel

·         describe the characteristics, identification details and safe handling procedures of ‘special risk’ hazardous materials.