NOTE : THIS IS THE NEW LOW VOLTAGE RESCUE UNIT OF COMPETENCY - New pre-requisites apply

IF YOU DO NOT HOLD ONE OF THE NEW PRE-REQUISITES - PLEASE REFER TO THE CPR, LV RESCUE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY AWARENESS COURSE WHICH INCLUDES THE NEW PRE-REQUISITE UNIT.

• HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

• UETDRMP007 Perform Rescue from a Live Low Voltage Panel

Course Details

• Duration: 4.5 Hours

• Delivery Mode: Face to face

• Where: Unit 2, 84 Solomon Road, Jandakot WA 6164.

• Amenities: Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided. Kitchen facilities are available for those who wish to bring their own lunch. A lunch bar is 100m away.

• Group bookings are available at your site or ours. Please contact our office on 08 94178888 or email admin@stp.net.au for pricing and site requirements. Up to 12 participants per group.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform a rescue from live low voltage (LV) electrical apparatus in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the organisational workplace requirements for the inspection and use of live LV panel rescue equipment, and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

Student Requirements

• Students must have the language, literacy, numeracy (LLN) and physical capabilities to meet the performance criteria of this unit. (For further information or if you have any concerns regarding LLN and/or physical capabilities please contact the office)

• Participants must have the ability to read and write English and be able to perform practical and theoretical assessment as required.

• Students must wear standard work wear, enclosed safety shoes, long shirt and pants.

Pre-Requisites

• UEECD0007 Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

  or

• UETDREL006 Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus as a non-electrical worker (ELECTRICAL SAFETY AWARENESS)

  Note: Those holding an existing ESI or Electrotechnology qualification or equivalent meet the prerequisite unit requirements. Refer to the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide for equivalency definition.

IF YOU DO NOT HOLD THE PRE-REQUISITE UNIT PLEASE REFER TO CPR, LV RESCUE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY AWARENESS COURSE

Designed For
This course is for participants undertaking electrical work such as those working on power lines and in low voltage switchboard situations.

Upon Completion
Upon successful completion of this course, each participant will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment and wallet sized card for:

• HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

• UETDRMP007 Perform Rescue from a Live Low Voltage Panel

Course Outline

• Induction and enrolment

• Legal aspects

• Safety principles for approaching a casualty

• Risk Assessment

• ARC Guidelines D,R,S,A,B,C,D.

• Basic Life Support Flow Chart

• Infection Control, Personal Protective Equipment

• Chain of Survival

• CPR – Adult & Baby

• Casualty Assessment

• Safe Manual Handling

• Assessment must ensure access to:
  adult and infant resuscitation manikins following ARC guidelines for the purpose of assessment of CPR procedures
  AED training devices
  personal protective equipment (PPE)

• Safety principles for a rescue

• Risk Assessment

• Planning for a rescue

• Isolations

• Rescue equipment

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Communications

• Placing an unconscious casualty in a safe area

• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

• Fire Blankets

• Burns—Treatment and explanation

• Bleeding—Treatment

• Seeking medical assistance

• Assessment of students’ competence.