Low Voltage Rescue
Duration:
5 hours - Max 12 Students
Designed for:
All students involved in electrical work who are required to maintain skill levels in low voltage rescue procedures as part of their duties.
This course is specifically designed to provide students with the knowledge and practical skills to perform a safe rescue of a casualty who has received an electric shock or other injuries while working on low voltage conductors or equipment.
Pre-requisites:
Nil
Co-requisites:
Nil
Description:
There are two components to this course: an accredited component which will provide students with the confidence and competence required to perform CPR on an unconscious casualty.
The non-accredited component focuses on the practical skills required of a students to perform a rescue from a low voltage equipment or conductors using a low voltage rescue kit.
Content:
- Switchboard Risk Management
- Legislation
- Electrical Injuries
- Switchboard Rescue Preparation
- Switchboard Rescue
- Scene Assessment and Management
- Low voltage rescue equipment
- Casualty Assessment
- Airway Management
- Management of the Unconscious Casualty
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Units of Competency
HLTCPR201A Perform CPR
For the Low Voltage Rescue component, successful students will be issued a certificate of attendance.
Pre-entry Requirements:
Students will require a level of Language, Literacy and Numeracy skills to enable the completion of workplace incident forms.
Assessment:
Assessment is through oral, written, questioning and simulated workplace emergencies.
Delivery Method:
The course is delivered through the use of PowerPoint, case studies and practical activities that simulate workplace emergencies.
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