Fire Warden Course (Australia) 2026
This course is for security officers and staff who may act as fire or floor wardens in an Australian workplace. It covers emergency plans under WHS law, the warden team, evacuation, extinguishers and what happens after. It is background knowledge only: your employer must still train you in your own site's emergency plan.
Respuesta rápida
Este curso gratuito tiene unos 30 minutos de lecciones y un test de 25 preguntas. Con un 80 % o más puedes descargar un certificado de finalización (privado, no acreditado). Contrastado con fuentes oficiales el 13 de octubre de 2026.
Qué aprenderás
- Explain who must prepare a workplace emergency plan and what it covers
- Describe the emergency planning committee, the warden team and their colours
- Keep exits, fire doors and equipment ready between emergencies
- Lead a floor evacuation and report to the chief warden
- Match fire classes to the right extinguisher and use the PASS method
- Give examples of state rules for evacuation instructions and drills
Obtén un 80 % o más para descargar tu certificado.
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Pregunta 1 de 25
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Respuesta: D. The PCBU, such as the employer
Regulation 43 of the model WHS Regulations places the emergency plan duty on the PCBU, such as the employer or business running the workplace.
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Pregunta 2 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Notifying emergency services quickly
Safe Work Australia says an emergency plan must cover an effective response, evacuation, prompt notice to emergency services, medical help, communication, testing and training.
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Pregunta 3 de 25
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Respuesta: A. Workers and any health and safety representatives
Under the model WHS laws the PCBU must consult workers, and any health and safety representatives, on the emergency plan.
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Pregunta 4 de 25
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Respuesta: B. After workplace changes and after testing
Safe Work Australia says plans must be kept up to date and reviewed after changes to the workplace, the workforce or the work, and after testing.
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Pregunta 5 de 25
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Respuesta: A. Planning for emergencies in facilities
AS 3745-2010 is titled Planning for emergencies in facilities. It covers the emergency planning committee, the emergency control organisation, procedures and training.
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Pregunta 6 de 25
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Respuesta: C. Writes and maintains the emergency plan
The EPC is the group responsible for documenting and maintaining the emergency plan. It appoints the emergency control organisation.
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Pregunta 7 de 25
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Respuesta: A. To direct and control the site's emergency response
The ECO is the team of wardens appointed to direct and control how the site's emergency response procedures are carried out.
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Pregunta 8 de 25
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Respuesta: C. White
Chief wardens and deputy chief wardens wear white so people can find them quickly.
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Pregunta 9 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Yellow
Floor and area wardens wear yellow. Wardens under them wear red, and chief wardens wear white.
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Pregunta 10 de 25
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Respuesta: C. Reports on whether their areas are clear
The chief warden goes to the control point, checks the fire panel and gathers reports from floor or area wardens to build a picture of the building.
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Pregunta 11 de 25
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Respuesta: A. To lead an orderly evacuation
Warden procedures state that the main duty of wardens is not to combat emergencies but to get people out in an orderly way and assist emergency services.
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Pregunta 12 de 25
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Respuesta: A. Every room they can safely enter, toilets included
Warden duties include checking every accessible room, toilets included, and directing people out.
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Pregunta 13 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Leave it closed and report it
Wardens must not open hot doors or doors with smoke coming through them. Report the location so emergency services know.
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Pregunta 14 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Who needs help and how, as their plan says
Emergency plans can set out help for people with hearing, vision or mobility impairments. Wardens report people who may need a personal emergency plan.
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Pregunta 15 de 25
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Respuesta: C. A fire door that does not close properly
Warden duties include reporting hazards such as blocked exits, fire doors that fail to close and missing extinguishers.
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Pregunta 16 de 25
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Respuesta: D. 2 metres
In Queensland, nothing may obstruct an evacuation route, including the area within 2 m of a final exit.
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Pregunta 17 de 25
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Respuesta: D. It is not allowed
The regulation forbids letting air from other spaces into evacuation routes, and gives chocking open a door as an example of a banned act.
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Pregunta 18 de 25
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Respuesta: C. Within 2 days of starting
Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 says new workers get general evacuation instructions within 2 days, then at least once a year.
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Pregunta 19 de 25
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Respuesta: B. At least once a year
Queensland requires evacuation practice at intervals of not more than 1 year, and WA Health guidance asks for at least 1 evacuation every 12 months.
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Pregunta 20 de 25
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Respuesta: C. High occupancy buildings
Occupiers of high occupancy buildings must appoint a fire safety adviser with a current building fire safety qualification.
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Pregunta 21 de 25
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Respuesta: C. Cooking oils and fats
Class F fires involve cooking oils and fats. Class A is ordinary solids, Class C is gases and Class D is metals.
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Pregunta 22 de 25
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Respuesta: D. Carbon dioxide
In Australia a black band means carbon dioxide (CO2), suited to electrical equipment and flammable liquids.
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Pregunta 23 de 25
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Respuesta: C. Wet chemical (oatmeal band)
The oatmeal-band wet chemical extinguisher is made for Class F fires in cooking oils and fats.
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Pregunta 24 de 25
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Respuesta: A. At the base of the fire
PASS means Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep. You aim at the base of the fire and sweep from side to side.
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Pregunta 25 de 25
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Respuesta: C. The chief warden
The chief warden keeps control until emergency services take over, then tells occupants when they can return and holds a debrief.
Teclado: 1–4 para responder, Intro para la siguiente pregunta.
Qué debes saber antes del examen
- Under regulation 43 of the model WHS Regulations, the PCBU must prepare, maintain and carry out an emergency plan, and train workers in it.
- The AS 3745 colour system uses white helmets for chief and deputy chief wardens, yellow for floor or area wardens and red for wardens.
- In Queensland, new workers must get general evacuation instructions within 2 days of starting, and evacuation practice is required at least once a year.
- Queensland bans obstructions within 2 m of a final exit and bans chocking open doors to fire-isolated areas.
- Class F fires involve cooking oils and fats; the oatmeal-band wet chemical extinguisher is made for them.
Preguntas frecuentes
What does a fire warden do?
A fire warden helps keep exits and equipment ready, and in an emergency leads an orderly evacuation of their floor or area, checks rooms and reports to the chief warden.
Is warden training required by law in Australia?
WHS laws require the PCBU to give workers information, training and instruction on the emergency plan, and some states add rules, such as Queensland's evacuation instructions. Your employer arranges this training; this course is background knowledge only and does not replace it.
What colour helmet does a chief warden wear?
White. Under the AS 3745 colour system, deputy chief wardens also wear white, floor or area wardens wear yellow and wardens wear red.
Should a fire warden fight the fire?
A warden's main duty is to evacuate people safely. Use an extinguisher only if it suits the fire, you are trained, the fire is small and you can get out safely.
¿El certificado está acreditado o reconocido oficialmente?
No. Es un certificado de finalización privado, solo para tus conocimientos. No está reconocido, acreditado ni aprobado por ningún gobierno, organismo de licencias, regulador ni institución educativa, y no sustituye ninguna licencia, certificación ni formación exigida por la ley.
Fuentes
- Safe Work Australia: Emergency plans, WHS duties
- Safe Work Australia: Emergency plans and procedures overview
- Queensland Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
- WA Health: Public buildings emergency evacuations (Regulation 26)
- Queensland Fire Department: Fire extinguishers information sheet
- University of Melbourne: Warden roles and responsibilities
- Greater Hume Council: Emergency planning policy (AS 3745:2010 terms)