Senior First Aid

1. Principles of First Aid Senior First Aid Australian Lifesaving Academy Beach Management Program Welcome Module 1

2. Course outcomes This module must be completed in order to undertake the remaining modules: • Module 2 – Beach team management • Module 3 - Beach safety and risk management • Module 4 – Community relations • Module 5 – Beach operations management At the completion of all five modules and associated assessment tasks, you will gain Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue) PUA31304.

3. Module 1 Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management

4. Module Outcomes On completion of this module you will be able to: • Identify your responsibilities • Identify the responsibilities of others • Identify and use relevant regulations and legislation • Take responsibility for your own safety • Take responsibility for the safety of others • Operate communication equipment • Follow operating procedures

5. Where do I fit in the organisation? • What is my responsibility? • What is the responsibility of others? • What are the limits of my responsibility? • How do I call on others for assistance?

6. Tasks consist of • Prevention • Recognition • Rescue

7. Performing your duties • ensuring the safety of yourself and others is important • knowing what to do and who to go in emergency situations is crucial

8. Code of conduct • specifies appropriate behaviour in the workplace. • explains that you are expected to perform your duties with efficiency, fairness, impartiality, integrity, honesty and compassion • seeks to clarify for you the conduct expected while performing your duties.

9. Skills and knowledge What is required to be a: • Leader? • Manager? • Organiser? • Planner? • Motivator?

10. Legislation, policies and procedures • How do I apply relevant regulations and legislation while managing the beach? • How do I apply relevant organisational policies and procedures while managing the beach?

11. Accessing documents Documents can be accessed at • www.slsa.com.au • your local beach • from other team members

12. Equity, anti-discrimination and harassment • The purpose of the Surf Life Saving Australia's ("SLSA") equity statement is to set out strategies for dealing with issues of social justice, equal opportunity and discrimination. • Harassment is defined as unwelcome and unreciprocated behaviour.

13. Introduction to safety and risk • What is my duty of care? • What is my responsibility for personal protective equipment for myself and others? • How do I identify risks and hazards?

14. Duty of Care • Duty of care means accepting responsibility for the health and safety of people in the workplace. It applies to employers, employees and volunteers. • Clubs, services and individual Lifeguards have a duty of care while on the beach. This duty of care is not only to you but to others.

15. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) It is your responsibility • to ensure that team members are aware of where PPE is stored and when and how it is to be used. • that appropriate PPE is provided to suit the circumstances and to supervise and train your team in its use.

16. Hazards • include all potential sources of injury or damage to property or the environment including identified and potential hazards to person, equipment or the environment.

17. Risk • is the likelihood of injury or damage occurring and the potential consequences of any injury or damage.

18. Signage • You and your team use symbols often to communicate with the public and with each other in the event of a rescue situation

19. The Drowning Chain The four links in the chain: • Ignorance, disregard or mismanagement of danger • Uninformed or unrestricted access to the hazard • Lack of supervision or surveillance • Inability to cope once in difficulty

20. Communication for effective beach management • What is my role in conducting briefings and debriefings? • How do I communicate with my team and the public? • What networks do I need to be an effective beach manager? • How do I manage the flow of information?

21. Communication A two way process that involves: • Listening • Questioning • Giving and receiving feedback • Clarifying

22. Core interpersonal skills Consist of: • Clear communication • Assertiveness and empathy • Integrity • Encouraging and motivating • Respect for others • Ability to be a team player and work effectively with others

23. Briefing You are required to: • Prepare for the briefing • Collect and disseminate any information • Conduct and manage the briefing • Debrief after any incident and at completion of the day • Maintain relevant records

24. Debriefing There are three different types of debriefing: • One to one hand overs (non incident) at the end of a shift • Operational debriefs at the end of an incident or campaign • Critical incident debriefs, for managing acute stress situations.

25. Managing Information • Maintain logs • Complete incident reports • Verbally pass on information • Receive and pass on information from supervisors and team members

26. Privacy and Confidentiality • Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to keep their lives and personal affairs out of public view, or to control the flow of information about themselves • Confidentiality relates to the duty to maintain confidence and thereby respect privacy

27. This session • What are the set up, on duty and post duty procedures? • How are resources, human and equipment allocated safely?

28. Operating procedures • Setting up for duty • Finalising duty • Dealing with difficulties while on duty

29. Surveillance • Primary • Secondary

30. Module self check • Complete the module self check in your learner manual; • Questions • Where to from here? • Thank you