General Evacuation Instruction

Non accredited training

Target Participants
Building Occupants, Workplace Employees, Visitors and the Public at large

Authority
Qld Building Fire Safety Regulations: Part 4 (35) The occupier must give general evacuation instructions for the building to a person who starts working in the building, as soon as practicable but no later than 2 days after the person starts working in the building. AS 3745-2010 – Planning for emergencies in facilities. (Sect 6, Para 4) All occupants working at a facility shall receive training to enable them to act in accordance with the emergency response procedures. The training set out in this Clause should be provided for all new occupants including casual occupants/employees, at the commencement of their duties in a workplace or their occupancy of a structure.

Subjects Covered
The training should include, but not necessarily be limited to the following:

Theory

  • Occupant 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 ECO 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.

Venue
All sessions can be conducted On-site at your Facility or another location of your choosing. Every effort will be made to provide sessions that can be scheduled at a time and on a date to suit your requirements.

Duration
The duration of each General Evacuation Instruction session is approximately 35-40 minutes.

Session Size
Session numbers are normally determined by administrative and logistical considerations. Each session caters for up to 20 persons with a maximum of 30 persons per session subject to facilities available. Please check the First Response Fire Training information sheet for any additional costs associated with larger session numbers

Confirmation of Completion
Students who attend the session will receive a Confirmation of Completion.

This training is non-accredited. Please ask us about nationally recognised courses