To provide those individuals who have already completed a breathing apparatus wearers course the opportunity to refresh their skills/knowledge when deploying breathing apparatus as part of their emergency response team.
Available on request
2 day.
Academies own training establishment.
- Learning objectives (dependent on the course)
• Identify when to adopt Breathing apparatus.
• Demonstrate the importance of effective team work.
• Understand the physical restraints of Breathing Apparatus.
Students should be physically fit and not suffer from any medical conditions. (This course can be strenuous). No pre course notes are required as literature is distributed during the course. All training is conducted in accordance with current Fire Service technical bulletins (1/97).
- Programme (dependent on the course)
• Physiology of Respiration (Theory presentation)
• Breathing Apparatus set description
• Breathing Apparatus cylinders / durations
• Breathing Apparatus General checks
• Donning and Start up procedures
• Doffing procedures
• The importance of Record keeping
• Technical Bulletin 1/1997 procedures
• Wearer Distress (Theory Presentation)
• Entrapped procedures
• Walk / Run / Climb exercise (Practical exercise)
• Breathing Practical exercise in restricted vision
The Training Academy staff would be happy to attend your own site to identify how we could adapt our training to reflect your site needs to attend your own site
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