General evacuation training

Duration: 44 minutes

Overview: This course is designed to provide you with an understanding of why evacuations take place, what occurs during an emergency and your responsibilities concerning evacuation. In this topic, you will learn:

• what an emergency is and the need for emergency preparedness training
• some of the emergency prevention and preparation strategies used
• roles during an emergency
• emergency protection systems and emergency warning systems
• how to respond to an emergency, and
• actions to take during an emergency.

Why is this course important? You have a responsibility to keep yourself, and your work colleagues and visitors, safe during an emergency. You will need to be prepared to respond during an emergency and be aware of your evacuation procedures.

Suitable for: All employees

Note: This course does not cover role-specific emergency responsibilities, such as those of a warden or other members of the emergency control organisation (ECO).

Online Assessment: Yes

Workplace Activities: None

Disclaimer: The scope of this course is based on a general outline of evacuation procedures. It has been designed to comply with best practice national health and safety standards. Terminology has been chosen for clarity and ease of comprehension across jurisdictions. For example, ‘employer’ has been used to signify the broader term ‘Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU)’. While ‘WHS’ represents both work and occupational health and safety. The information in this course is intended only to provide a summary and general overview on the matters of interest, at the time of preparation. This course is not intended to be comprehensive, does not constitute legal advice and should be considered together with any relevant employment agreements, and workplace policies or codes of conduct. In the event of discrepancy between this course and your workplace policies, your workplace policies should be applied. OmniaCapture is not responsible for you or anyone else for any loss suffered in connection with the use of this information. You should seek legal or other professional advice before acting or relying on any of the information contained in this course.