MRT – Rescue Specialist
What To Expect
Embark on a transformative journey with ARG’s Rescue Specialist course, integrating a wealth of previously acquired skills to establish a robust, risk-based approach to working at height and confined space procedures, guided by regulatory protocols. This course equips MRT Rescue Specialists with a comprehensive understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks crucial for conducting high-risk work safely. Through focused learning streams, participants learn to assess rescue plans, strategize and execute timely response tactics before and after incidents. With a strong emphasis on rescue planning and preparedness, operators refine their abilities to interpret real-time data and navigate regulatory procedures effectively in vertical and confined space rescue scenarios, ensuring readiness for onsite worksite challenges.
Training Plan
Course Information
Course Outline
Course Length: 7 Days
Overview: This comprehensive course covers all skillsets related to pre-incident and rescue planning for vertical and confined space rescue operations.
Site Access: Access to site-based high-risk areas at height and in confined spaces is essential for delivering this course effectively.
Client-Specific Plans: Utilising client-specific rescue plans for onsite training enhances ARG’s ability to incorporate specific site documentation into the training process.
Plan Testing: Participants have the opportunity to test existing plans for high-risk areas and evaluate their operability in a controlled and streamlined environment, ensuring preparedness for real-world scenarios.
Course Outcomes
- Prepare and respond to vertical rescue
- Assess scene
- Establish vertical rescue system
- Perform vertical rescue
- Terminate vertical rescue operations
- Prepare and respond to rescue
- Contribute to a risk assessment at the scene
- Perform rescue
- Conclude rescue operations
- Prepare for confined space rescue operation
- Assess and manage confined space rescue
- Determine location and condition of casualties
- Gain entry to confined space
- Remove casualties
- Conclude rescue operations
- Assess hazardous materials incident
- Identify and assess hazards at incident
- Develop an entry plan
- Implement entry plan
- Review entry plan
- Plan and prepare for workplace communication using equipment and systems
- Communicate using communication equipment and systems
- Carry out face-to-face routine communication
- Complete written documentation
- Plan and prepare for risk management
- Identify and assess unacceptable risk
- Identify and recommend risk controls
- Contribute to the implementation of risk controls
- Review risk management documentation
- Access and apply site safety procedures
- Apply personal safety measures
- Apply operational safety measures
- Maintain personal wellbeing
- Identify and report incidents
Units of Competency
Following successful completion of this course, a statement of attainment will be presented to each successful student. An option to roll these units of competency into a complete RII30719 – Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue is available.
Students who attend and successfully meet all assessment requirements of the course will receive a nationally recognised statement of attainment for the Units of Competency listed below.
Units marked with an asterix (*) have pre-requisites that are not included in this course package.
- PUASAR032 – Undertake vertical rescue
- PUASAR022 – Participate in a rescue operation*
- PUASAR025 – Undertake confined space rescue**
- PUAFIR306 – Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident*
- RIICOM201E – Communicate in the workplace
- RIIRIS301E – Apply risk management processes
- RIIWHS201E – Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures
Pre-Requisites
- * HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
- ** PUAFIR207B Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
Entry Requirements
- Active member of an MRT or ERT
- Provide USI and Drivers Licence or proof of identity card
- HLTAID011- Provide First Aid (or can be completed by arrangement with ARG)
- Statement of attainment for other pre-requisite units not included in this course package
- Ability to read and interpret calculations, measurements and analog gauges
- Understand and comply with workplace instructions
- Be physically fit and able to work in confined spaces, heated environments, at height or depth, maintain excellent manual handling procedures and maintain safety during mentally challenging activities
- English language skills suitable to read and understand concepts and information for this course
- Ability to act as a team member and continuously strive for safety in a high risk setting
- Identify and assess risks, report hazards and clearly understand the JHA workflow process
- Climb ladders and stairs under load
- Be clean shaven as per AS 1715