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On completion of this unit, the learner will have the knowledge and be equipped with the application skills to function as a member of an emergency response team in order to implement the emergency response skills during an emergency incident in buildings. This includes:

Introduce or reinforce the relevant legislations surrounding the formations and activation of CERT.
Familiarize participants with the various possible fire hazards and the usage of fire protection systems in buildings.
Instruct participants on the proper donning and operating procedures of Breathing Apparatus (BA) sets.
Familiarize the students with the appropriate techniques for use during fire-fighting in high-rise buildings and snatch rescue operations.
Instruct participants on correct methods to conduct initial fire-fighting using various extinguishing mediums.

What You'll Learn

Interpret emergency response legislations and guidelines
Identify fire hazard scenarios and usage of fire protection system in buildings
Demonstrate use of breathing apparatus according to BA wearer guidelines and entrapment procedures
Assess the emergency situation and conduct firefighting to contain fire in high rise buildings
Participate in rescue and evacuation exercise
Handover incident and provide operational assistance to the appropriate body