Description
By the end of this two-day course, delegates are expected to have Understood:
• The breathing process,
• The different types of respiratory protection,
• Air management,
• The workings of a breathing apparatus set,
• How to test a breathing apparatus set,
• How to move safely in smoke and darkness,
• The signs and effects of heat and humidity,
• The need for correct breathing apparatus cleaning.
Practiced and demonstrated competence:
• Breathing apparatus set testing,
• Breathing apparatus set wearing,
• Moving in smoke and darkness,
• Casualty search and rescue.
Topics
Theoretical
Respiratory Protection Equipment, Air Management, Set Description, Set Testing, Working and Smoke and Darkness,
Heat and Humidity.
Practical
Set familiarization; Confidence building in cosmetic smoke;
Search and rescue in heat and smoke; valve isolation/search and rescue in heat and smoke.