Are you interested in becoming a workplace first aider, including for fieldwork? Here's what you need to know:

Become a Workplace First Aider

If you have been nominated to become a University workplace first aider, including for fieldwork, follow the steps below. Standard Provide First Aid training does not include remote-area first aid for locations where medical support is more than one hour away.

1. Discuss with your supervisor: Discuss the opportunity with your supervisor and obtain their approval before enrolling. You must be able to provide evidence of this approval to Health and Safety Services.
2. Commitments: By accepting this role, you agree to fulfil the responsibilities of a workplace first aider and allow your contact details to be published in your building’s emergency information.
3. Obtain certification: First aiders must hold a current 'Provide first aid' certificate.
4. Inform the Chief Warden and Health and Safety Partner: Once certified, let your building's Chief Warden and your local Health and Safety Business Partner know. They will include your details on building emergency information posters.
5. Get familiar with emergency procedures: Familiarise yourself with the University’s emergency information, incident and hazard reporting process, and the locations of defibrillators around campus.

Note: Provide CPR is included in the Provide First Aid course and can also be taken as a standalone course after you complete Provide First Aid.

Annual CPR refresher training is recommended, but it is not required to keep the Provide First Aid qualification valid.

Eligibility

This training is for designated first aiders for the University of Melbourne workplace.

Our centrally funded First Aid training sessions are for:

• Employees of the University of Melbourne, in a continuing, fixed term or casual role who have been nominated as a first aider by their supervisor.
• Employees who have either never completed Provide First Aid training or completed it more than 3 years ago.
• On-campus staff or graduate research students participating in fieldwork.

You must attain appropriate approval from your supervisor before enrolment and agree to undertake the responsibility of a workplace first aider.  Workplace First Aiders will have their information published in our health and safety website.

Funding

Health and Safety Services covers the cost only for training courses it facilitates.

If you need an additional session through the University’s service provider or another provider, contact Health and Safety Services at ohs-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au for advice before making arrangements.

Reimbursement will not be provided for any costs associated with first aid training undertaken outside of the Health and Safety Services facilitated courses.

Enrolment

1. Eligible participants can enrol directly through TrainME.
2. Visit the TrainME course catalogue for training dates, enrolment, and session information.
3. Search for 'Provide First Aid' or 'CPR' and follow the prompts to self-enrol in the course.
4. First Aid training is offered regularly, with new training dates released for enrolment periodically.
5. If you cannot attend, withdraw from the course in TrainME as soon as possible so the place can be offered to someone else. Cancellations made within five days of the training date and non-attendance without cancellation, may result in a cancellation fee charged to your local area.

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Provide First Aid in Remote or Isolated Site (HLTAID013)

Eligibility

Funding

Enrolment

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Become a Mental Health First Aider

Eligibility

To be eligible, you need to be either:

• In a leadership position, meaning you supervise other employees
• A HR or Health and Safety Business Partner

However, alternative mental health training courses geared towards student mental well-being are also offered for academic faculty and student services personnel. For further information, please reach out to the Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) team.

https://services.unimelb.edu.au/counsel/staff/mental-health-training

Funding

Enrolment

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This 1-hour training session will educate participants on all aspects of portable fire extinguisher selection and use. Participants will become familiar with basic fire science, extinguishing agents, and different extinguisher types, as well as educated in the safe, appropriate, and effective use of each extinguisher type.

Participants will also take part in a practical session involving live fire in a contained and controlled learning environment – as such, close-toed shoes and clothes suitable for an activity located outdoors are recommended.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you need to be either:

• A building emergency wardens (Chief Wardens and Floor Wardens)
• Staff and students working or studying in high risk environment who might be expected to put out small (approximate 1m x 1m maximum or equivalent) fires when safe to do so also can undertake this training.

Funding

The health and Safety Services will only cover the costs of the training courses facilitated by them.

Reimbursement will not be provided for any costs associated with training undertaken outside of the Health and Safety Services facilitated courses.

Enrolment

1. Eligible participants can enroll via TrainME directly.
2. Visit the TrainME course catalogue for training dates, enrollment, and session information.
3. Search for 'Fire Extinguisher' and follow the prompts to self-enroll in the course.
4. All sessions throughout the year will be visible.
5. If you enroll but are unable to attend, please unenroll from the course so your place can be offered to another person.

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Become a Health and Safety Representative

The initial course is delivered over five days. This can be delivered over five consecutive days, or spread over a longer time with training delivered in ‘blocks’ of time no less than one day in duration.

The learning objectives of the course are to:

• interpret the occupational health and safety legislative framework and its relationship to the HSR
• identify key parties and their legislative obligations and duties
• establish representation in the workplace
• participate in consultation and issue resolution
• represent designated work group members in any OHS risk management process undertaken by the appropriate duty holder
• issue a provisional improvement notice (PIN) and direct the cessation of work

A one-day refresher training course provides HSRs with information to strengthen the knowledge gained from an initial course.

Become a Chief Emergency Warden

Chief and Deputy Chief Emergency Warden Training – Introductory Course

This training session is delivered by Fire Rescue Victoria’s (FRV) training department – Fire Equipment Services (FES) Training.

The training focuses on ensuring Chief and Deputy Chief emergency wardens:

• have the skills, confidence and knowledge required to lead effective emergency response to a wide range of emergencies,
• lead training (incl. drills and exercises), as part of the Emergency Control Organisation (ECO), and
• support effective emergency planning and preparedness more broadly through their local Emergency Planning Committee (EPC) or equivalent.

Each session will include training specifically focused on use of emergency alerting and communications systems equipment including Fire Indicator Panels (FIP) and Emergency Warning and Intercommunication Systems (EWIS).

Eligibility

To be eligible, you need to be either a nominated Chief or Deputy Chief Wardens.

Funding

The health and Safety Services will only cover the costs of the training courses facilitated by them.

Reimbursement will not be provided for any costs associated with training undertaken outside of the Health and Safety Services facilitated courses.

Enrolment

1. Eligible participants can enroll via TrainME directly.
2. Visit the TrainME course catalogue for training dates, enrollment, and session information.
3. Search for 'Chief and Deputy Chief Emergency Warden Training – Introductory Course' and follow the prompts to self-enroll in the course.
4. All sessions throughout the year will be visible. Sign up to the waitlist if no current session available.
5. If you enroll but are unable to attend, please unenroll from the course so your place can be offered to another person.

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