MRT – Rescue Specialist
What To Expect
Explore 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 and Assessment delivered under the auspices and in partnership arrangement on behalf of Health Security & Education Pty Ltd, RTO 40907.
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
- ** PUAFIR207 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