Bogong Outdoor Education Centre
Crowthorne, Berkshire, United Kingdom
http://www.boec.vic.edu.au/

Travellers’ safety, security and first aid

This 4 hour course aims to educate business travellers about potential hazards, how to reduce the risks of becoming a victim and how to respond if you are caught up in an incident. The course is a practical guide to travelling safety and includes a health workshop, travel tips, the basics of first aid and how to get additional medical help. ...
 

Knowledge of your individual staff and how best they work in a team can be applied on a day-to-day basis. It can also be invaluable when managing an incident. This 1 day course uses MBTI to consider group and individual needs enabling the leaders and managers to review their leadership style in relation to their team’s needs. ...
 

The 2 hour course looks at the basics of manual handling. It starts with a summary of the potential injuries and how frequently they occur before moving on to industry best practice and the adaptations of lifting practices on site. ...
 

This 4 hour course introduces risk assessment and safe systems of work. The trainer will use case studies to underline the legal importance of risk assessment and documentation. The course is applied to the environment and working conditions of the staff and concludes with a risk assessment of the base camp and field conditions. ...
 

It is not only the teams in the field who need to be trained in the company procedures, it is vital that the office based support teams are familiar with company policy and able to manage a situation should it occur. This course includes information management, logistical planning and key decision-making and provides a strong basis for the support team enabling them to train in managing a remot......
 

Run by a rope access trainer with years of experience in mountain rescue and remote care, this course encompasses high angle rescue in mountainous areas and the use of ropes and specialist equipment. ...
 

For those working in remote countries where trained rescue teams are not available the basic skills of vehicle extraction can prove invaluable. ...
 

The course opens with a review of key hazards and mitigation strategies. This is followed by a review of two case studies, a workshop on key actions and the development of action / role cards. The system designed is then put to the test with two field scenarios....
 

Highlighting the need for an on-call nil response system, this course initially outlines four theories of search. The afternoon involves 2 search exercises initially for the vehicle and then the individual. ...
 

It is essential that each drill site or sampling region have an emergency plan. This course enables geologists to link the on-call system, communication, transport, local medical clinics and medical advice into an effective safety system....
 

It is essential that camp managers are able to gauge when evacuation to clinics are required. This 1-day course heightens the camp managers knowledge about long-term illness and injury enabling him to do this. This is critical in tropical areas and where good medical care is some way from the site....
 

Enabling candidates to use Oxygen and Entonox when following the company policy or under direct authorisation from a doctor. ...
 

This course enables staff to use specific defibrillators. The course needs to be refreshed every 12 months. ...
 

Designed with the ultimate aim of training geologists to teach their field teams, this course examines different training styles and designs whilst ensuring they are comfortable with the course content. All candidates leave confident to present a PowerPoint training package. ...
 

Through using scenarios and discussions to refresh knowledge and rebuild competence this course culminates in mass-casualty incidents and full evacuations. This course can be extended by a day to enable further field trials of the on-call system. ...
 

Based on the international first responder syllabus, this course is designed for team leaders and geologists working in remote locations with prolonged evacuation routes. The course covers life support techniques, incident management and search techniques. ...
 

The course takes field technicians and team leaders through basic life support looking at patient assessment (ABCDE) and the treatment of bleeding, breaks and burns. Illness and incident management are also introduced. This is a course focused on teams working with good access to medical aid and support. ...
 

This 4 hour course is designed to give local field workers the skills to support an advanced first-aider if an incident occurs. It deals with basic care, dispels inappropriate local remedies and starts to condition staff into the business’s safety systems. This can be taught through a translator as required. ...
 

The REC scheme was established in the 1980’s to provide practical, innovative and progressive medical training. The scheme was the concept of Dr Bob Phillips an A&E doctor and keen mountaineer. He fostered a group of trainers who were empowered to provide training under the scheme. Over the past two decades the scheme has become well recognised in the outdoor industry as one of the bes......
 

This 15-hour course concentrates on the need to plan, manage and evaluate any off-site visit. It is followed by a three-hour examination at an approved centre; leading to an OCR accredited qualification in ¡®Off-Site Safety Management’. This qualification is National Qualification Framework Level 3. This course is designed to provide the certificate holder with an understanding of the sa......
 

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