Courses and Training we provide here at SHART
Safety Heights and Rescue Training (RTO: 52610) provides premier, hands-on safety education designed specifically for Australia’s heavy industries. Operating from a specialized facility at Unit 3, 1216 Rockingham Road, Naval Base, Western Australia, the team delivers nationally recognized training tailored to the mining, construction, shutdown, and heavy maintenance sectors.
By capping class sizes and prioritizing practical, muscle-memory-building exercises over static classroom lectures, the programs equip students with real-world skills that protect lives on high-risk worksites.
Below is a comprehensive guide to the training pathways, individual courses, combination packages, and refresher options offered by Safety Heights and Rescue Training.
1. Core Safety Competencies
Work Safely at Heights (RIIWHS204E)
Duration: 7 hours 30 minutes
Cost: $250 AUD
Primary Target: Shutdown crews, scaffolders, riggers, construction workers, and mine maintenance technicians.
Falling from heights remains one of the leading causes of severe traumatic injury in Australian workplaces. The RIIWHS204E - Work Safely at Heights course provides foundational knowledge for anyone required to work where a fall risk exists.
Students spend minimal time on theory, shifting rapidly into practical training on multi-tier towers and platforms that simulate actual site layouts. The curriculum covers hazard identification, the hierarchy of control, and Job Safety Analyses (JSA).
Practical applications place heavy emphasis on the proper selection, inspection, and fitting of full-body harnesses. Participants learn to calculate fall clearance margins, differentiate between fall-restraint and fall-arrest configurations, and establish temporary, certified anchor points. The training also covers tool tethering to eliminate dropped-object hazards and details the physiological risks of suspension trauma alongside corresponding rescue protocols.
Enter and Work in Confined Spaces
Duration: 7 hours
Cost: $250 AUD
Primary Target: Plant operators, boilermakers, inspectors, and mechanical fitters working within enclosed structures.
Confined spaces present hidden, fast-acting hazards, including toxic atmospheres, oxygen deficiency, and engulfment risks. This program trains workers to identify, assess, and control these specific dangers in strict accordance with Australian Standard AS2865.
The practical training walks students through the full lifecycle of a confined space entry. Participants draft and execute risk assessments, establish continuous communication methods, and master the mechanics of mechanical isolation and lock-out/tag-out procedures.
Hands-on drills focus on the operational mechanics of entry permits, using tripods, winches, and recovery lines, and utilizing escape lighting. Students gain direct experience working in low-visibility, restricted-mobility conditions to ensure calm, methodical execution during an actual site deployment.
Gas Test Atmospheres (MSMWHS217)
Duration: Half-Day
Cost: $200 AUD
Primary Target: Authorized gas testers, stand-by personnel, and site supervisors.
Atmospheric hazards cannot always be seen or smelled. The MSMWHS217 - Gas Test Atmospheres course certifies personnel to accurately sample and interpret air quality before and during high-risk tasks, such as hot work or confined space entry.
The curriculum covers the science of industrial gases, defining lower explosive limits (LEL), upper explosive limits (UEL), oxygen enrichment or depletion bounds, and toxic thresholds for gases like carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H₂S).
During practical rotations, students calibrate, bump-test, and operate electronic multi-gas monitors. Training includes clearing sample lines, taking stratified vertical readings within deep voids, interpreting detector alarms, and mandating work stoppages when atmospheric thresholds are crossed.
2. Specialist Rescue & Life Support Systems
Operate Breathing Apparatus (MSMWHS216)
Duration: 7 hours 40 minutes
Cost: $400 AUD
Primary Target: Emergency response teams (ERT), industrial rescue personnel, and workers operating in immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) atmospheres.
When an industrial environment suffers a catastrophic containment loss, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) becomes an essential lifeline. This course provides comprehensive training on the deployment, operation, and maintenance of open-circuit SCBA systems.
The coursework covers respiratory anatomy, air consumption mathematics, and cylinder duration calculations based on metabolic workloads. In the practical phase, students practice rapid donning procedures, facepiece seal checks, and pre-operational safety inspections.
Trainees navigate complex layouts while wearing full structural gear and blacked-out masks, learning to manage entrapment, practice bypass valve operations, and execute buddy-breathing techniques under physical stress.
Vertical Rescue
Duration: Advanced Modular / Contact for Scheduling
Cost: Custom Quotes Based on Scope
Primary Target: Dedicated emergency response groups, rope rescue teams, and technical site specialists.
When an incident occurs on an elevated tower, high crane, or deep structural shaft, standard emergency services may be too far away to provide immediate assistance. Vertical Rescue training builds the advanced mechanical capabilities required to retrieve incapacitated workers from high or deep locations.
This high-consequence training covers industrial anchor selection, multi-point load sharing, and rope dynamics. Students learn to construct mechanical advantage haul systems (such as 3:1 and 5:1 configurations), manage friction descent controllers, and execute complex structural rigging.
Practical scenarios challenge teams to package injured personnel securely into stokes litters, manage taglines, execute pick-off rescues of suspended workers, and perform self-rescue changeovers while suspended on a rope system.
EEBD / ELSA Training (Emergency Escape Breathing Devices)
Duration: Specialized Unit
Cost: Component of Advanced Site Packages
Primary Target: Personnel working in chemical processing plants, offshore platforms, or marine engine rooms.
Unlike long-duration SCBA systems, Emergency Escape Breathing Devices (EEBD) and Emergency Life Support Apparatus (ELSA) are designed solely for rapid flight from sudden, lethal atmospheric threats. This training focuses on speed and split-second decision-making.
Students practice the rapid extraction, activation, and donning of constant-flow escape hoods within a target window of less than ten seconds. The course covers navigating escape paths under low visibility, managing air-duration limitations (typically 10 to 15 minutes), and transitioning from a localized hazard zone to a designated safe muster point.
3. Emergency Medical Response & Electrical Safety
Perform CPR (HLTAID009)
Duration: Concentrated Session
Cost: $100 AUD
Primary Target: All industrial workers, designated first aid officers, and general site personnel.
The HLTAID009 - Perform CPR unit delivers the national standard for cardiovascular resuscitation. Delivered via an official partnership with RTO 91222, this course ensures compliance with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.
The course focuses heavily on practical assessment. Students demonstrate proper chest compression depth and rates on adult and infant mannikins, practice effective rescue breathing, and manage airway obstructions.
The curriculum also includes the integration of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), showing students how to deploy the device, place pads correctly around injuries, and respond safely to verbal prompts during a cardiac event.
Low Voltage Rescue (LVR) + CPR
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Cost: $160 AUD
Primary Target: Electricians, electrical apprentices, spotters, and instrumentation technicians.
Working near live electrical infrastructure requires specialized safety protocols. The Low Voltage Rescue and CPR combination satisfies Western Australian regulatory mandates for electrical workers, preparing teams to safely manage electrocution incidents.
The LVR module trains students to rescue a casualty from a live low-voltage switchboard or open distribution panel without becoming a casualty themselves. Practical drills utilize a certified LVR kit, teaching students to check for hazards, use insulated rescue hooks to pull casualties clear of live sources, apply burns dressings, and manage the immediate impacts of severe electrical shock. This is paired with an immediate transition into high-frequency CPR management.
4. Fire Safety & Asset Protection
Portable Fire Extinguishers (PUAFER008)
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $160 AUD
Primary Target: Fire wardens, hot-work supervisors, and general industrial employees.
The PUAFER008 - Confine Small Emergencies in a Facility course trains personnel to respond to early-stage fires before they spread and threaten lives or infrastructure.
Students learn the chemistry of fire, studying the fire tetrahedron to understand how different elements fuel combustion. Practical assessments teach students to differentiate between fire classes (Class A through Class F) and select the correct suppression agent—whether water, foam, dry chemical powder, CO₂, or wet chemical.
Trainees gain hands-on experience using live fire simulators, practicing the PASS technique (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep) to approach and extinguish fires safely under controlled conditions.
Fire Warden Training
Duration: Custom Site Allocation
Cost: Packaged Option
Primary Target: Appointed building wardens, floor wardens, and safety compliance managers.
When a building emergency occurs, clear leadership is essential. This course prepares designated fire wardens to execute workplace emergency response procedures smoothly and efficiently.
The training outlines the primary duties of the Emergency Control Organisation (ECO). Topics include identifying alarm signals, coordinating orderly evacuations, searching common areas and facilities, and accommodating mobility-impaired personnel.
Students also practice clear, structured communication setups with emergency services, using fire control panels, and managing post-evacuation roll calls at designated muster points.
5. Ergonomics & Ergonomic Risk Management
Conduct Manual Tasks Safely (HLTWHS005)
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $150 AUD
Primary Target: Storepersons, riggers, fabricators, and workers performing repetitive physical labor.
Musculoskeletal disorders account for a significant portion of lost-time injuries across Australian industrial sites. The HLTWHS005 - Conduct Manual Tasks Safely course provides practical techniques to help reduce these strains.
Rather than just focusing on simple lifting advice, this course teaches comprehensive biometric risk assessment. Students learn to spot mechanical hazards like awkward postures, sustained forces, vibration exposure, and repetitive tasks.
During practical workshops, students practice safe posture controls, optimal load positioning, mechanical lifting aids, and team lifting coordination. This helps workers reduce spinal shear stress and joint strain during day-to-day operations.
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