To provide guidance on a minimum standard for those involved in the emergency planning at an aquatic facility.
Incident Management Team Members
Initial Training
All Incident Management Team members (including deputies) should be trained to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to undertake the duties set out in the Emergency Plan.
The owner or operator of an Aquatic Facility should ensure there are sufficient personnel trained in all positions of the IMT to allow for absenteeism of staff.
The training should include exercises and formal assessment activities and address, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
The duties of the IMT as described in the emergency response procedures and/or emergency plan
Procedures for the specific emergencies contained in the emergency plan
Responding to alarms and reports of emergencies
Reporting emergencies and initiating the installed emergency warning equipment
Communication during emergencies
Pre-emergency activities
Emergency activities
Post-emergency activities
Occupants and visitors with disabilities. This may need to include training on personal emergency evacuation plans
Human behaviour during emergencies
The use of installed emergency response equipment including evacuation chairs, evacuation sheets and WIP phones where applicable
Individual employees who are delegated responsibility as part of an IMT to lead in the preparation of workplace emergency procedures; command, control and coordinate workplace emergency procedures and response; and conclude the incident should also have additional training in the following:
Their roles and responsibilities within the emergency plan
Duties of the EPC
Duties of the ERT, where it exists, as described in the emergency response procedures
Decision-making, command and control
Record keeping
Actions for the specific emergencies contained in the emergency response procedures
Coordination of communications(s) during emergencies, including use of any installed specialised communications equipment
Liaison with Emergency Services
Coordination of evacuation activities
Implementation of post-emergency activities in accordance with the emergency plan
Induction
All IMT member (including deputies) should participate in a skills session as part of their induction into any communication systems within the aquatic facility including but not limited to PA Systems, Radios, Speakers and Emergency Alarms.
Currency Training
All IMT members (including deputies) should participate in a skills currency session at intervals no longer than 6 months apart. At a minimum this should cover the following:
A revision of their roles and responsibilities in the Emergency Plan
Operations and use of any emergency control equipment
Emergency Response Team Members
When an Emergency Planning Committee at an Aquatic Facility deems it necessary for employees to undertake an emergency response team, employees should receive specific skills training that addresses the following
Command and control
Safe, effective actions to take control of workplace emergencies
Pre-emergency planning
Reacting safely to emergencies
Emergencies that may occur
Procedures for specific emergencies
Specialized equipment use
Pre- and post-emergency servicing requirements
Responding to identified emergencies
Currency Training
Emergency Response Team members should participate in a skills currency session in the above skills at intervals no longer than 12 months apart.
Staff and Contractors (Including Volunteers)
All staff, contractors and volunteers working at an Aquatic Facility should receive training to enable them to act in accordance with the emergency response procedures.
The training should include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
Staff, contractors and volunteer responsibilities within the facility emergency response procedures
The types of emergencies contained in the emergency plan
How to report emergencies including activation of alarm systems, if installed
Recognising and reporting unsafe conditions, and correcting unsafe conditions when appropriate
The authorities, roles, responsibilities and identification of IMT members
Reacting safely to emergencies and alarms
Evacuation procedures
The location of internal and external staging and assembly areas, as contained in the emergency plan
The location of egress routes
Post-emergency protocols
Procedures for specific emergencies
Currency Training
Staff, contractors and volunteers should participate in a skills currency session in the above skills at intervals no longer than 12 months apart.
Reference
AS 3745 – 2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities
PUA12 – Public Safety Training Package
SIS10 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package
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Purpose
To provide guidance on a minimum standard for those involved in the emergency planning at an aquatic facility.
Incident Management Team Members
Initial Training
All Incident Management Team members (including deputies) should be trained to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to undertake the duties set out in the Emergency Plan.
The owner or operator of an Aquatic Facility should ensure there are sufficient personnel trained in all positions of the IMT to allow for absenteeism of staff.
The training should include exercises and formal assessment activities and address, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
Individual employees who are delegated responsibility as part of an IMT to lead in the preparation of workplace emergency procedures; command, control and coordinate workplace emergency procedures and response; and conclude the incident should also have additional training in the following:
Induction
All IMT member (including deputies) should participate in a skills session as part of their induction into any communication systems within the aquatic facility including but not limited to PA Systems, Radios, Speakers and Emergency Alarms.
Currency Training
All IMT members (including deputies) should participate in a skills currency session at intervals no longer than 6 months apart. At a minimum this should cover the following:
Emergency Response Team Members
When an Emergency Planning Committee at an Aquatic Facility deems it necessary for employees to undertake an emergency response team, employees should receive specific skills training that addresses the following
Currency Training
Emergency Response Team members should participate in a skills currency session in the above skills at intervals no longer than 12 months apart.
Staff and Contractors (Including Volunteers)
All staff, contractors and volunteers working at an Aquatic Facility should receive training to enable them to act in accordance with the emergency response procedures.
The training should include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
Currency Training
Staff, contractors and volunteers should participate in a skills currency session in the above skills at intervals no longer than 12 months apart.
Reference
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