Chief Warden

Nationally Recognised Chief Warden Course Set The Chief Warden is the leader of the ECO and therefore, responsible for enacting the primary roles and duties of the ECO team. They play a key role in the success of emergency responses.

Course Overview:

The course applies to individuals who may be required to make decisions about the safety of occupants of a facility during an emergency and to give instructions on the priority order for responding to an emergency incident, including command, control and coordination of facility emergency response procedures and concluding the facility emergency incident.

They may also be required to act as the primary liaison with emergency services. Individuals who undertake this role will generally be members of an Emergency Control Organisation (ECO), acting as chief wardens, deputy chief wardens and communications officers.

Furthermore, it also involves the skills and knowledge required to confine small emergencies in a facility and it applies to individuals who are required to have first attack firefighting skills. It includes preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility's emergency response.

The course has been developed to cover a broad range of emergencies and facilities as considered in Australian Standard 3745 and Australian Standard 4083. It applies to employees in the workplace within all industries and in all contexts. A full course description can be seen at the end of this document.

Course Units

• PUAFER005 Operate as part of an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER006 Lead an emergency control organisation
• PUAFER008 Confine small workplace emergencies Accreditation Statement of Attainment for the above 3 units.