ER Training Courses
We deliver Emergency Response practical skills using instructors from Professional Response Agencies with fire, rescue and emergency medical backgrounds.
We offer several Emergency Response training courses. Click any course below to jump to the course description.
| Breathing Apparatus (2 days) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| The Respiratory System |
Set Operation and Servicing |
| The Need for BA |
Duration Walk |
| Personal Safety Procedures |
Cylinder Change |
| Calculations |
Guide Line and Wall Search |
| BA Procedures |
Work Tasks |
| Entry Control |
Entry Control procedures |
| Search and Rescue Procedures |
Casualty Handling / Rescue / Stretchers |
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Search & Rescue |
| Introduction to Rope Rescue/Safe Work at Height (2 days) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Legislation & Reference Material |
Introduction to Descending |
| Vertical Rescue Terminology |
Introduction to Belaying |
| General Safety |
Stretchers |
| Equipment (Karabiners, Descenders, Ascenders, Slings, Ropes & Pulleys) |
Anchor selection |
| Mechanical Advantage Systems |
Raising/haulage systems |
| Anchorage Points |
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| Review |
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| Confined Space Entry and Rescue (2 days) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Legislation and training |
Equipment familiarization |
| Work in Accordance with an Issued Permit |
Confined Space Rescue Scenarios |
| Confined Space Identification |
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| Prepare for Confined Space Entry |
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| Confined Space Hazards & Control |
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| Atmospheric Controls |
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| Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment |
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| Respiratory protective equipment for use in a confined space |
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| Confined Space search and rescue techniques |
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| Operating principles and procedures for rescue lowering and raising systems |
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| Priorities for casualty management and casualty handling skills |
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| Key elements for emergency response planning and development |
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| Introduction to Team Leadership (1 day) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Team Leadership Principles |
Communication Exercises |
| Command & Control |
Incident Appreciation (size up) |
| Decision Making |
Lead Fire Emergency Teams (various scenarios) |
| Objectives, Strategies & Tactics |
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| Incident Command Systems (ICS) |
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| Briefings / Debriefings |
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| Communications |
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| Post Incident Analysis |
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| Special Risks (Refinery and Process Facilities, Aircraft Incidents) |
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| Stress |
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| First Response Firefighting (1 day) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Theory of Combustion |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| Fire Classifications |
Fire Blanket |
| Methods of Heat Transfer |
Hose reels |
| Principles of Fire Extinguishment |
Portable fire extinguishers (Operation, Range and Duration, Method of Application & Safety) |
| Portable fire extinguishers (Types, Colours, Methods of extinguishment & Safety) |
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| Discovering a Fire |
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| Raising the Alarm |
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| Actions to Prevent Spread |
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| Fire Suppression (1 day) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Extinguishing medium: water - methods of application, foam – types, methods of application (branches/foam carts) |
Lay-flat Hoses |
| Hoses |
Minor equipment operation |
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Use of Hydrants and Signals |
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Branches (Water – Methods of operation, Foam - Methods of operation) |
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Stance and movement |
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Roles and responsibilities of Fire Team Members |
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Hose drills |
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External extinguishment of combustible liquid fires, carbonaceous solid fires, simulated high pressure gas fires |
| Management of Major Emergencies for Process Control Rooms (1-3 days) |
| We can provide IMT MOME training for onsite/offshore personnel such as offshore installation managers, production superintendents, maintenance superintendents, chief engineers, tanker crew, field vessel crew, radio operators, control room operators, muster checkers/coordinators, on-scene commanders, fire team leaders and medics. We can provide CMT MOME training for offsite/onshore personnel including HR, support, media liaison and logistics teams, shore base managers, rig managers/engineers and safety engineers. MOME training is done in partnership with Command Solutions. |
| Site exercises test functionality of company procedures under independent observation by experienced Crisis Practitioners. |
| MOME exercises are assisted by computer-generated scenario simulations. Performance is recordable to DVD and the simulation hardware can be mobilized to any location as per the client's request. |
| Training scenarios include blow-outs, vessel collisions, illegal boarding, man overboard, bomb threats, gas release, onboard fires, abandonment, natural disasters, oil/chemical spills, terror threats, helicopter crashes, medical & casualty evacuation and structural damage. |
| Objectives covered in MOME training include leadership and teamwork, communications, information management, resource management, stress management and command and control. |
| For more information, a PowerPoint presentation and flyer (PDF format) are available from Command Solutions. |
| Safety Inductions (As required) |
| We can present a company’s general safety induction (permits, tagging etc) and as such the duration depends on the company. |
| Structural Fire-Fighting (BA Pre-Requisite) (2 days) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Firefighting Hazards |
Boundary cooling |
| Fire risk areas |
Direct / indirect firefighting methods |
| Information aids to assist firefighters on arrival |
Demonstrate water / steam hazards during internal firefighting |
| Door / hatch entry procedures |
Internal extinguishment of carbonaceous solid fires |
| Firefighting strategies (Rescue, Exposures, Containment, Extinguishment, Direct, Indirect, Overhaul, Ventilation) |
Ventilation techniques |
| Vehicle Rescue/Heavy Industrial Rescue (1½ days) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Roles and considerations of emergency services |
Vehicle stabilization |
| Eight stages of rescue operations |
Use of mechanical devices |
| Hazards of vehicle rescue |
Use hydraulic devices |
| Rescue equipment and their uses |
Casualty protection |
| Maintenance |
Casualty extraction |
| Hazardous Materials (1 day) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| HAZMAT Definitions |
Emergency Agency Roles and Responsibilities |
| Hazards during HAZMAT operations |
Correct procedure for dressing in Splash Suit / Fully Encapsulated Suit |
| Identifying Product |
Site setup and decontamination procedures |
| Product Information |
HAZMAT exercises with different scenarios |
| HAZMAT Procedures (Arrival, Product Identification, First Strike Action, Containment and Recovery, Decontamination) |
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| Manual Handling (1 day) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Legislation and injury statistics |
Safely lift and move a variety of materials at client discretion (square container, round container, barrel / drum |
| Anatomy of the Back (largest vertebrae and their function in the spine, function of the discs) |
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| Common back injuries |
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| Correct Lifting and Carrying techniques (five safe lifting principles, eight steps to correctly and safely lift an object) |
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| Emergency Driving (1 day) |
| Theory |
Practical |
| Introduction to emergency vehicle operations |
Steering course |
| Collisions involving emergency vehicles |
Parallel parking |
| Legal issues and liabilities |
Commentary driving |
| Principles of Defensive Driving |
Traffic hazards |
| Components of defensive driving |
Emergency response driving |
| Vehicle care and maintenance |
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| Defensive driving techniques |
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| Occupant safety devices |
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| Adverse Driving Conditions |
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| Road conditions |
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| Skids |
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| Principles of Vehicle Control (Braking, Roadway position) |
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| Emergency vehicle warning devices |
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| Driving tactics |
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| Roles and responsibilities |
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| First Aid (1 Day) |
| Mixture of theory and practical simulation |
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| DRABC action plan and recovery position |
| Respiratory system and chest injuries |
| Choking |
| Expired Air Resuscitation |
| Circulatory system and heart conditions |
| Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| Conditions affecting consciousness |
| Bleeding |
| Sprains and strains management |
| Fractures and spinal injuries |
| Burns |
| Poisons, bites and stings |
| Eye injuries |
| Oxygen therapy awareness |
| Defibrillation awareness |
| Fire Appliance Pumping (1 Day) |
| Practical |
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| Water supplies (Hydrants, Open) |
| Siting considerations |
| Power take off (PTO) |
| Priming |
| Suction Lift |
| Delivering water (Hose reels, Lay flat hoses, Combination) |
| Delivering Foam |
| Pump fault finding |
| Pump and ladder drills |
| After use maintenance |
