Breathing Apparatus Training

Sydney Safety Training conducts breathing apparatus training for men and women in the workplace who may be exposed to atmospheric hazards.  These respiratory hazards may occur due to atmospheric contaminents or oxygen deficiency.  The main concern with this type of hazard is that it may be invisible, it may have no odour or taste giving warning of its presence, or it could attack the sense of smell giving the false sense of security that it has left the environment.  Obviously training in gas detection would also be critical.

The types of breathing equipment covered in this course to address the above hazards are:

  • Filtration – filters and canister type filter respirators
  • Compressed Air Escape Equipment – designed for short duration escape
  • Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) – compressed air supplied breathing apparatus worn by the user
  • Airline Systems – compressed air supplied equipment usually used for long duration work via an air line
  • Rebreather – this is a recycled system that eliminates CO2 and adds back O2 designed for long escape

Practical Training

The practical training in this course is centred around the use of SCBA.  At the end of the training all participants will be able to:

  • Be capable of explaining the basic principles of breathing apparatus operation
  • Be capable of calculating the expected duration of breathing equipment
  • Be capable of carrying out pre-use and post-use tests to ensure the safe of operation of equipment
  • Be capable of identifying emergency procedures to be adopted when compressed air apparatus is to be used in possible contaminated environments.
  • Be capable of using breathing equipment of your site in work and rescue situations that you may be exposed to

Training Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will be issued with a national accreditation in the competency:

PUAFIR207B                          Operate Breathing Apparatus open circuit

Training Dates

This programme is conducted upon request.  There are no scheduled dates, but this module is covered every week in our confined space training course.  Therefore we arrange for those people wishing to gain the competency, to join our confined space course for this segment of the training.  If you have a number of people requiring this training, we can set up a specific training time for you, either at our site or yours.

We provide all the training materials and equipment.  If  you have SCBA onsite, it would be beneficial if your attending staff could bring it along so we can train them on that unit.  We will supply all the air cylinders for training.

Course Paperwork

  • Print  Booking Form   - to be filled out when making a course booking.