Course Objectives and outcomes.

By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the planning requirements for SCBA training.
• Demonstrate an understanding of record-keeping requirements.
• Correctly plan a training scenario using SCBA.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the different methods of SCBA training delivery.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to brief teams for training scenarios.
• Correctly brief a training scenario.
• Correctly deliver SCBA lessons.
• Correctly explain the SCBA system.
• Correctly demonstrate the operation of the SCBA system.

Course Outlines

Module 1

• Introductions and course objectives.
• Set Description.
• Testing.
• Don and start.

Module 2.

• Air management.
• Safe Movement.
• Exchange of air.
• Controller / Entry Control Officer.
• Emergency teams.

Module 3

• Set Defects.
• Searching.
• Emergency procedures.
• Gas-tight suits.
• Post-incident procedure.

Module 4

• Chemical Splash Suit.
• Team welfare.
• Risk Assessment.
• SCBA training planning & delivery.
• Student Assessment.

Module 5

• Management of SCBA training.
• Resource requirements.
• Feedback.
• Dealing with an emergency during training.
• Assessment.

Intended recipients and min max numbers

CBRN Academy has designed this course for people who require to be trained as self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) instructors to deliver training to their responders who are required to work in irrespirable atmospheres.

All attendees must be previously trained to wear and use SCBA. A separate course can be run before attendance to training the attendees in the use of SCBA.

Course Certification

Your CBRN Academy instructor will issue a signed certificate of training completion to all successful participants at the end of the course. To qualify for the official Certificate, the student must attend and complete all assessments and score 80% or more.

Course Methodology

Learning and development will be facilitated through practical sessions, scenarios, classroom lessons, case studies, videos, presentations, participant engagement and equipment familiarisation.

Course numbers and quotations

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