Disaster Site Worker (DSW) Course
Why Attend
Course Objectives
Target Audience
Course Methodology
Why Attend
Attending a Disaster Site Worker (DSW) course is essential for ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and effective response coordination during disaster situations. This training equips participants with life-saving skills, such as first aid and CPR, and prepares them to navigate hazardous environments while providing immediate assistance to victims. By learning about regulatory requirements and fostering effective communication and teamwork, participants contribute to community resilience and global disaster response efforts. Additionally, this course enhances personal and professional development, empowering individuals to play a vital role in building safer, more resilient communities worldwide.
Course Objectives
- Understand the hazards and risks associated with disaster response operations, including structural instability, hazardous materials, and environmental dangers.
- Develop essential life-saving skills, such as first aid, CPR, and basic medical triage, to provide immediate assistance to disaster victims and potentially save lives.
- Learn effective communication, coordination, and teamwork strategies to facilitate collaboration among responders and optimize disaster response efforts.
- Gain proficiency in hazard recognition and risk assessment techniques to navigate hazardous environments safely and mitigate risks to personal and team safety.
- Understand the principles of incident command systems (ICS) and emergency management protocols to effectively manage resources and coordinate response activities at disaster sites.
- Acquire knowledge of humanitarian assistance principles and practices to support the needs of affected populations and facilitate recovery efforts in disaster-affected communities.
Target Audience
- Emergency response teams
- Health and safety officers
- Field technicians
- Site managers
- Environmental engineers
- Regulatory compliance personnel
Course Methodology
- Offer theoretical lectures on disaster response procedures and safety protocols
- Conduct practical simulations of emergency scenarios relevant to the oil and gas sector
- Provide hands-on training with emergency equipment and personal protective gear
- Facilitate discussions on incident command structure and coordination with authorities
- Incorporate case studies of past disasters in the industry
- Administer assessments to evaluate understanding and readiness for disaster response duties
Course Outline
Day - 1
- Incident Command System/Unified Command
- Military and Industrial Chemical Agents
- Biological Agents
- Health Hazards
- Radiological Materials
- Decontamination & PPE level C,D (Respiratory systems during crisis )
- Victim Decontamination
- Separating People From the Hazard
- Physical Removal of Chemical Agents
- Chemical Removal of Contaminants
- Decontamination Methods for Specific Chemical Agents
- Worker Decontamination
- Equipment and Surface Decontamination
- Decontamination Facilities
- Field Decontamination
- Transport of Victims
- Hospital Decontamination Facilities
- Decontamination at Mass Care Facilities
- Disposal of Contaminated Clothing and Equipment
- Disposition of Contaminated Deceased
- Environmental Decontamination
Day - 2
- Decontamination Differences
- Purposes for Decontamination
- Decontamination Levels
- Decontamination Considerations
- Approaches to Decontamination
- Safety of Responders
- Isolate and Organize Ambulatory Victims
- Types of Decontaminants
- Absorbents
- Non-Aqueous Methods
- Ultraviolet Light
- The Decontamination Corridor
- Decontaminate Victims
- Non-Ambulatory Emergency Decontamination of Patients
- Technical Decontamination
- Safe Work Practices: Materials Handling, Heavy Equipment, Confined Space & Demolitions
- Traumatic Stress Management