Incident Response and Safety Skills Maintenance
Revisit & Maintain your Emergency Response & Rescue Skills
The purpose of ERGT Australia’s Incident Response Safety Skills Maintenance (IRS SM) program is to maintain and validate the currency of Emergency Response Team members, ensuring their skills and knowledge to respond appropriately in the event of an onsite emergency at an oil and gas facility.
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Learning Outcomes
The expected learning outcomes for this skills maintenance course are:
Height Safety
• Assess the task – choose correct technique
• Risk assessment – documentation, contingency management
• Select, inspect and install appropriate height safety equipment
• Demonstrate safe use of height safety equipment
• Demonstration of contingency management
• Conclude operations
Rescue from Height
• Identify potential incidents while working at height
• Identify incident
• Select, inspect and install appropriate equipment
• Demonstrate rescue – with documentation of plan
• Conclude operations
Confined Space Entry
• Risk assessment – documentation, contingency management
• Select, inspect and install appropriate confined space safety equipment
• Demonstrate safe use of confined space safety equipment
• Demonstration of contingency management
• Conclude operations
Breathing Apparatus
• Select, inspect and conduct checks on breathing apparatus equipment
• Demonstrate safe use of breathing equipment
• Conclude operations
Fire Fighting
• Select, inspect and conduct checks on firefighting equipment
• Demonstrate safe use of firefighting equipment
• Conduct search and rescue
• Conclude operations
ERGT Required Skills and Knowledge
Heights Safety:
RIIWHS204D Work safely at heights or equivalent or;
Rescue from Heights (Non Accredited)
Confined Space:
MSMPER205 Enter confined space or;
RIIWHS202D Enter and work in confined spaces or;
PUASAR025A Undertake confined space rescue or equivalent
Breathing Apparatus:
MSMWHS216 Operate breathing apparatus or;
PUAFIR207B Operate breathing apparatus open circuit or equivalent
Fire Emergency Responses:
PMAWHS213 Undertake fire control and emergency response or;
PUAFIR218 Respond to isolated structure fire or;
Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting STCW Reg VI/1 Code A–VI/1 Table A–VI/1–2 or equivalent
Medical and Health Standards
A health questionnaire and declaration of fitness will be required at course registration. Please contact ERGT for any concerns regarding completion of practical training and assessment requirements and to discuss options for reasonable adjustments.
Additional Requirements
Please read AS/NZS 1715 Appendix B: Facial Seal of Respirators. You will not be able to meet competency if you do not comply with the requirements of the standard. Please contact ERGT if you require further clarification.
Skills Maintenance
In alignment with industry expectations and to ensure ongoing competence and capability ERGT recommends skills maintenance be conducted every 2 years.
