GENERAL WORKPLACE
Including Government and General Industry
COMPLIANCE:
1.
AS 3745 2010
2.
WHS Regs Clause 43
3.
Safe Work Aust Code of Practice
Emergency preparation and response shall be based on emergencies likely to occur in the workplace, as per AS 3745 2010. PRM staff can assist to ensure the emergency procedures of the venue reflects the risk profile of the business. These emergency procedures shall provide the backbone to our workplace emergency response training.
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Evacuation exercise or skills maintenance exercises
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Provide Advanced Resuscitation techniques training HLTAID007
Checklist:
Do all staff participate in an annual evacuation exercise? Do you implement positive change based on the findings of these exercises?
Are staff trained in the use of on-site firefighting equipment?
Do you have enough Wardens for the size and complexity of your workplace? Don’t forget to cover all times the site is operational, and include redundancies for staff absences.
Do you have trained Chief Wardens to act as incident managers at all times, including redundancies for sickness or other leave?
Do you have enough first aid officers commensurate to the size of the workplace?
Do you have sufficient first aid resources commensurate to the workplace and risk?
Do you have evacuation diagrams through the facility at adequate locations? These must be A3 is size, to scale and include all essential fire safety measures installed in the building. Diagrams must be installed between 1200 and 1600 off the floor
Do you have comprehensive emergency procedures?
Have you nominated ‘lock down’ or ‘refuge in place’ areas for staff?
Do you conduct annual CPR refresher training as per Aust Resus Council guidelines?
