Low Voltage Rescue and Provide CPR Training

Why Choose This Course

This course provides participants with the confidence and competence required to perform CPR on an unconscious casualty and is designed for any person who may need to perform CPR to utilise DRSABCD during the course of their employment. This course is taught according to the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines. Successful completion of CPR section is required prior to continuing on with the Low Voltage Rescue section of the course.

The LVR unit covers the performance of rescue procedures from a live LV apparatus, not including overhead lines and underground cable in the work place. It specifies the mandatory requirements of rescue from a live LV panel and how they apply in the context of transmission, distribution or rail work functions.

It encompasses responsibilities for health, safety and risk management processes at all operative levels and adherence to safety practices as part of the normal way of doing work.

Course Content:

Emergency procedures for the skills required to rescue a victim from a live LV panel encompassing:

• Assess the incident scene, conduct DRSABCD

• CPR techniques / recovery position

• Handover to medical personnel

• Placement and inspection of rescue equipment

• Assessing and controlling hazards to rescuer, victim and others

• Isolation procedures where appropriate

• Maintaining Safe Approach Distances (SAD’s) appropriate to rescue from
  a live LV panel

• Involvement of external emergency services as appropriate

• Practical demonstration of rescuing a person

• Removing victim / self to safe location / place of safety