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 | About Fire Alert |  |
| We are a fire safety training business located in Ocean Reef, Western Australia providing flexible fire safety training at competitive rates throughout the state. We believe that unless your employees require nationally accredited training then non accredited training with a Certificate of Participation will suffice. Our 2 hour training is identical to the unit of competency PRMPFESOB. However we will soon provide accredited training once we gain Registered Training Organisation status. Quite simply we provide professional fire safety training backed up with experience and tertiary qualifications that enable your employees to safely extinguish fires or to react as part of a competent emergency control organisation. The principle trainer has over 29 years experience as an officer in firefighting, incident command, Breathing Apparatus 7000 and BG96, vehicle rescue, confined space rescue, CBR and hazmat. He has also gained a BA degree from Edith Cowan University, Graduate Certificate in Career Development, St John's Senior First Aid and is also a Certificate IV qualified trainer and assessor. * New: As we develop our RTO status we have already completed the Cross Cultural Awareness program as part of our professional and quality development process, and look forward to providing training for Indigenous groups. Our principle trainer was also a member of a reconciliation action plan committee and is currently researching access and equity policies. Research Applicable legislation and fuel analysis Fire Alert will comply with applicable legislation that relates to its fire safety training including; Australian Standards Emergency control organisation and procedures for buildings, structures and workplaces AS 3745-2002, are established in accordance with AS. Fire Alert will comply with the standard in addition to the relevant training package requirements. Building Code of Australia The BCA Goal: The goal of the BCA is to enable the achievement of nationally consistent, minimum necessary standards of relevant, health, safety. Provisions under the code require the installation of fire equipment which has relevance to Fire Alert. Due to the requirement to install fire equipment there is an equal requirement to provide fire safety training When Fire Alert is contracted to provide a fire safety audit then the BCA and Australian Standards are referenced Occupational Safety and health The principal objective of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 is to promote and secure the safety and health of persons in the workplace. Fire Alert contacted WorkSafe in August 2010 seeking clarification that its training resources including the use of small amounts of flammable liquid and fire training props are adequate. As a result Fire Alert training conditions are: · Ensure flammable liquid containers are appropriately marked · Ensure trainees do no stand closer than 1m to fire tray when using extinguishers · Ensure a smaller training prop with no more than 10ml of flammable liquid is used for fire blanket training · All training is conducted upwind · PPE is to be worn on the fire ground including safety glasses and gloves · Fire Alert trainers are qualified in basic St John’s first aid. Environment Refers to environmental protection Authority (http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/) and Environmental protection Act 1986 guidance statements. A review of the guidance statements was conducted by Fire Alert in July 2010. It was found that the quantity of flammable liquid used in fire safety training is very small with regard to EPA legislation and there is little difference when compared to gas fired training props. Fire Alert believes that there is practical sense in using small quantities of flammable liquid for training purposes as this reflects real life fire situations rather than gas props or electronic training devices. The following research article presented by S.Nangle outlines Fire Alerts position regarding environment. Fuels and the environment Fire Alert uses a combination or fuel mix comprising 80% unleaded fuel and 20% diesel so that the ignition point of flammable vapours is kept very low. This is important for occupational health and safety concerns. The following outlines the emissions given off from both fuels and subsequent mixed fuels at a maximum capacity of 1 litre. Unleaded petrol Over the past decade Lead Replacement Petrol (Unleaded) has been replacing leaded fuel and Fire Alert uses ULP (High octane unleaded petrol). The gaseous emissions include carbon dioxide (CO2) and more recently there has been a move towards the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as it is believed to be a cleaner fuel than Unleaded Petrol (ULP) (Gamas et al., 1999). Research conducted by (Ristovski, Jayaratne, Morawska, Ayoko and M. Lim) that compared the emissions from vehicles operating on the two types of fuel, LPG was found to be the ‘cleaner’ fuel with respect to both particle and carbon dioxide emissions (http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1121/1/1121_2.pdf). Importantly, in most cases the differences were not statistically significant owing to the large variations between emissions from different vehicles. Deisel Australian diesel in the past has been allowed to contain up to 5,000ppm (0.5%) of sulphur compounds. Sulphur is present in crude oil and has to be removed so that diesel sulphur content will be limited to 500 parts per million (ppm), effective December 31, 2002, eventually going down to 50ppm, effective January 1, 2006. Diesel exhaust also contains nitrogen oxide (NOx) which is a precurser to ozone issues or smog. LPG It is known that vehicles using LPG emit the lowest levels of greenhouse gases and that LPG is a mixture of petroleum and natural gases that exist in the liquid state at normal temperature and pressure. LPG is a mixture of propane and butane. LPG produces about 30 per cent less Greenhouse gas, but it contains less energy than petrol, so more LPG is burned for each kilometre driven (NRMA 2010). It is clear that automobiles are significant producers of air pollution. The most widely reported pollutants in vehicular exhaust include carbon monoxide, nitrogen and sulphur oxides, unburned hydrocarbons (from fuel and crankcase oil), particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and other organic compounds. In a study conducted by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority May 1997, has shown that Taxis and company fleet vehicles had an LPG fuel consumption rate of approximately 18 L/100 km, whilst private vehicles operated at approximately 20 L/100 km http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/environment/emission/pdf/lpgvehicleemissionstudy.pdf This means that in 1997 in a capital city (Brisbane) some 13 years ago, the average vehicle used 19 litres of fuel per 100km. To take this into context, Fire Alert will use less than 1litre of flammable fuel in the important area of fire safety training. Conclusion Fire Alert has analysed data that has been conducted using motor vehicles which represent emissions caused from ignition of fuels from internal combustion engines. However the fuels used by our business are the same, namely ULP and Diesel mix. The emissions given off from the burning of less than 1 litre of flammable liquid in less than 30 minutes is minimal when compared to the emissions given off from 1 motor vehicle that has been driven to the workplace over an average time period of 25 minutes using 3-4 L of fuel. It can be concluded that pollutants given off from fire safety training using a mixture of ULP and Diesel fuels is minimal and is far less than that given off from one motor vehicle. However it is acknowledged that LPG is slightly better in terms of air pollution and as a consequence Fire Alert plans to introduce a gas fired training prop in conjunction with the fire tray by the end of 2011. Acces and Equity policy Working effectively with others The Western Australian government states that access to employment and training should be available regardless of gender, socioeconomic background, disability, ethnic origin, age or race. Australia is a diverse nation and businesses need to reflect this through a focus on access and equity policy. For example it has been identified that there are two main groups of people namely indigenous and those with disability that are under-represented. Fire Alert will provide training and assessment that subject to Training Package guidance, can be modified including the physical environment, equipment and training and assessment materials for learners. We believe strongly in the notion that the destination for all learners is the same but the journey may be different. Policy The Access and Equity Operating Principles 1. Fire Alerts training and assessment services are delivered in a non-discriminatory, open and respectful manner. 2. Fire Alert will ensure that the owner and trainers are appropriately skilled in access and equity issues, including cultural awareness and sensitivity to the requirements of clients with special needs. 3. The Organisation's will liaise with workplace management to ensure that facilities provide access to clients of all levels of mobility, and physical and intellectual capacity. 4. Client selection for training opportunities is conducted in a manner that includes and reflects the diverse client population. The Organisation actively encourages the participation of clients from groups traditionally disadvantaged in the labour market and, indeed, is currently researching services to those most in need of assistance. 5. Fire Alert is aware and will ensure that training is culturally inclusive subject to information provided by the client. 6. The Organisation is accountable for its performance in adhering to the principles of this policy, and welcomes feedback as part of its quality improvement system.
Enquiries and bookings: training@firefire.com.au admin@firefire.com.au Phone: 0417777811 |  |
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