Emergency Response Team Leader (Fire)

This course is for people who may need to lead the response to petrochemical emergencies as a member of an emergency response team at a petrochemical worksite, or as a member of a fire and rescue service.

Course Content

The course focuses on:

• Assessing a petrochemical emergency, selecting and applying petrochemical emergency strategies and tactics.
• Minimum manpower techniques.
• Decision making.
• Fire attack techniques.
• Demonstrating leadership in various selecting and applying petrochemical emergencies and rescue situations in a simulated environment.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Assess petrochemical emergencies.
• Select and apply petrochemical emergency strategies and tactics.
• Lead petrochemical emergency control.
• Ensure that recovery actions can proceed for petrochemical emergency operations.

Course structure

The course is a combination of theoretical and practical sessions. Students are assessed continuously during the course.