Fire Safety Officer

FIRE SAFETY OFFICER POSITION DESCRIPTION

– Monitors the day-to-day fire prevention and safety functions in the workplace.
A person who meets the Fire Safety Officer competencies and has been appointed as the Fire Safety Officer of a site would undertake the following duties:

• Ensure that appropriate written fire safety and fire emergency response procedures are available.

• Provide advice and assistance to Management to ensure that all employees participate in fire safety education and that when required, records of education are maintained.

• Liaise with maintenance and service personnel and/or contractors to ensure all fire safety equipment and fire protection systems are tested and maintained in accordance with relevant standards and regulations. Ensure related records are maintained.

• Monitor day-to-day fire prevention, protection and fire safety functions within the facility. (Regular utilization of the Workplace Fire Safety Inspection, Appendix 7, or similar should be used.).

• Develop a working relationship with the local Fire Brigade and related emergency services.

• Conduct orientation for new staff members.
 

 1 DAY ONSITE COURSE

3 YEARS ACCREDITATION

 

Emergency Coordinator

EMERGENCY COORDINATORS – PERSON TO TAKE CHARGE IN AN EMERGENCY

– To take the lead role during a Fire or other Emergencies in the workplace.

Emergency coordinators are those employees that as a part of their normal duties attend and take the lead role at fire and other emergencies at their place of work in line with AS 3745 and AS4083. These standards give different titles to those in charge during an emergency. The roles are essentially the same for Chief Wardens AS3745 and Emergency Coordinators AS4083.

A Fire Safety Officer if on site at the time of a fire or other emergency would assist by providing information and advice to the Emergency Coordinator. However, the Emergency Coordinator is the person with overall control of the facilities’ emergency management organisation.

The above does not preclude the Fire Safety Officer from acting in the role of Emergency Coordinator when they are on site and officially appointed by the facilities management to perform this role.

 

2 HRS ONSITE TRAINING-CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION

Warden

PUAWER001B- Identify, prevent and report potential workplace emergency situations

PUAWER005B- Operate as part of an emergency control organisation

PUAWER008B- Confine small workplace emergencies

CPPFES2005A- Demonstrate first attack fire fighting equipment

 

 2 HRS ONSITE TRAINING-CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION

 

Chief Warden

PUAWER006B- Lead an emergency control organisation

 

2 hour course - MUST BE A WARDEN ALREADY

4 hour course - COMPLETE COURSE

 

2-4 HRS ONSITE TRAINING-CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION