Private: Rescue from Live LV Panel & CPR

Undertaking and successfully completing this course will provide students with the following two units of competency: 

• UETDRRF004 Perform rescue from a live LV panel
• HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

This course is the latest update for the competency formerly known as Low Voltage Rescue course LVR001, which is an industry recognised course designed to ensure that students continue to maintain currency, skills and knowledge with regard to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines and low voltage rescue (LVR) competencies.

This course applies to all workers who require knowledge and skill in performing rescue procedures from live Low Voltage (LV) apparatus in the work place and specifies the mandatory requirements of rescue from a live LV panel and how to apply it in the context of transmission, distribution or rail work functions. It includes knowledge and skill required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings. This course does not include high voltage overhead lines and underground cables.

Industry standards for refresher training vary from state to state, however, most states recommend refresher training for these two units every 12 months. Electrical Safety Regulation 2013 (Qld) requires this training to be undertaken at least every 12 months.

The following are some of the topics covered as part of this course:

LVR

• Emergency procedures for the rescue of a victim from a live LV panel
• Inspection of rescue equipment
• Assessing hazards to rescuer, victim and others
• Isolation procedures where appropriate
• Knowledge of Safe Approach Distances (SAD’s) appropriate to rescue from a live LV panel
• Involvement of external emergency services
• Emergency procedures for the skills required for the rescue of a victim from a live LV panel
• Placement of rescue equipment
• Controlling hazards to rescuer, victim and others
• Maintaining Safe Approach Distances (SAD’s) appropriate to rescue from a live LV panel
• Practical demonstration of rescuing a person
• Removing victim to safe location / place of safety

 CPR

• Recognise an emergency situation
• Identify, assess and minimise immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others
• Assess the casualty and recognise the need for CPR
• Seek assistance from emergency response services
• Perform CPR
• Display respectful behaviour towards casualty
• Operate automated external defibrillator (AED) according to manufacturer’s instructions
• Accurately convey incident details to emergency response services
• Report details of incident to workplace supervisor as appropriate
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies

To undertake this course, students need to have the ability to communicate in English, including the ability to read and comprehend instructions, as well as convey incident details to emergency response services.

Students must have sufficient physical ability to squat, kneel, bend, lift and carry objects and perform uninterrupted CPR continuously for 2 minutes on both an adult and infant mannequin on the floor during the practical scenarios.

For further information on this course call us on 1300 OHSA 00 (1300 647 200).