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.

  • Curso
  • Austrália
  • 25 perguntas
  • Verificado em 13 de outubro de 2026

Resposta rápida

Este curso gratuito tem cerca de 30 minutos de lições e um teste de 25 perguntas. Com 80% ou mais pode descarregar um certificado de conclusão (privado, não acreditado). Verificado com fontes oficiais em 13 de outubro de 2026.

Comece pelas liçõesFire Warden Course (Australia): Lessons: cerca de 30 minutos de leitura. Todas as perguntas do teste são abordadas nas lições.

O que vai aprender

  • 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

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  1. Pergunta 1 de 25

    Under the model WHS Regulations, who must prepare, maintain and carry out a workplace emergency plan?
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    Resposta: 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.

  2. Pergunta 2 de 25

    Which of these must a workplace emergency plan provide for?
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    Resposta: 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.

  3. Pergunta 3 de 25

    Who must the PCBU consult when making or reviewing the emergency plan?
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    Resposta: 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.

  4. Pergunta 4 de 25

    When should an emergency plan be reviewed?
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    Resposta: 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.

  5. Pergunta 5 de 25

    What is the Australian Standard AS 3745 about?
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    Resposta: 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.

  6. Pergunta 6 de 25

    What does the emergency planning committee (EPC) do?
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    Resposta: 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.

  7. Pergunta 7 de 25

    What is the job of the emergency control organisation (ECO)?
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    Resposta: 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.

  8. Pergunta 8 de 25

    Under the AS 3745 colour system, what colour helmet does the chief warden wear?
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    Resposta: C. White

    Chief wardens and deputy chief wardens wear white so people can find them quickly.

  9. Pergunta 9 de 25

    Under the AS 3745 colour system, what colour helmet does a floor or area warden wear?
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    Resposta: D. Yellow

    Floor and area wardens wear yellow. Wardens under them wear red, and chief wardens wear white.

  10. Pergunta 10 de 25

    During an alarm, what does the chief warden collect from the floor or area wardens?
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    Resposta: 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.

  11. Pergunta 11 de 25

    What is a warden's main duty in an emergency?
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    Resposta: 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.

  12. Pergunta 12 de 25

    When a floor warden checks their floor during an alarm, which rooms should they check?
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    Resposta: A. Every room they can safely enter, toilets included

    Warden duties include checking every accessible room, toilets included, and directing people out.

  13. Pergunta 13 de 25

    While checking rooms, you find a door that is hot to touch. What should you do?
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    Resposta: 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.

  14. Pergunta 14 de 25

    A worker on your floor uses a wheelchair. What should a warden know before any emergency?
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    Resposta: 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.

  15. Pergunta 15 de 25

    Which of these should a warden report to the chief warden between emergencies?
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    Resposta: 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.

  16. Pergunta 16 de 25

    Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 bans obstructions near a final exit. Within what distance?
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    Resposta: D. 2 metres

    In Queensland, nothing may obstruct an evacuation route, including the area within 2 m of a final exit.

  17. Pergunta 17 de 25

    Under Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008, what is the rule about chocking open a door to a fire-isolated area?
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    Resposta: 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.

  18. Pergunta 18 de 25

    In Queensland, how soon must a new worker receive general evacuation instructions?
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    Resposta: 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.

  19. Pergunta 19 de 25

    Queensland rules and WA's public building guidance both set a minimum for evacuation practice. What is it?
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    Resposta: 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.

  20. Pergunta 20 de 25

    In Queensland, which buildings must have a fire safety adviser?
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    Resposta: C. High occupancy buildings

    Occupiers of high occupancy buildings must appoint a fire safety adviser with a current building fire safety qualification.

  21. Pergunta 21 de 25

    In Australia, a Class F fire involves which fuel?
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    Resposta: 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.

  22. Pergunta 22 de 25

    An extinguisher has a black band. What does it contain?
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    Resposta: D. Carbon dioxide

    In Australia a black band means carbon dioxide (CO2), suited to electrical equipment and flammable liquids.

  23. Pergunta 23 de 25

    Which extinguisher is made for a deep fryer fire?
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    Resposta: C. Wet chemical (oatmeal band)

    The oatmeal-band wet chemical extinguisher is made for Class F fires in cooking oils and fats.

  24. Pergunta 24 de 25

    Using the PASS method, where should you aim the extinguisher nozzle?
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    Resposta: 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.

  25. Pergunta 25 de 25

    After an evacuation, who tells occupants that they may go back into the building?
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    Resposta: 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.

O que saber antes do exame

  • 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.

Perguntas frequentes

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.

O certificado é acreditado ou reconhecido oficialmente?

Não. É um certificado de conclusão privado, apenas para o seu conhecimento. Não é reconhecido, acreditado nem aprovado por nenhum governo, entidade licenciadora, regulador ou instituição de ensino e não substitui qualquer licença, certificação ou formação exigida por lei.

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