Preliminary Exam Study Guide

Topics

OH&S and Responding to emergencies

First Aid

Coaching Principles and Practices (preparing & conducting sessions, providing equipment, legal and ethical responsibilites)


Content 

OH&S and responding to emergencies

Rights and responsibilities of employers and employees

Workplace occupational health and safety procedures relevant to the work being undertaken, including procedures for

  • recognising and reporting on hazards (eg, work area inspections)

  • work operations to control risks (eg, permit to work systems, isolation procedures)

  • responding to accidents, fires and emergencies

  • raising occupational health and safety issues

Hazards that exist in the workplace
The preferred order of ways to control hazards (known as the hierarchy of control)
The meaning of occupational health and safety symbols found on signs and labels in the workplace

RICER, TOTAPS, STOP techniques for sports injuries

Procedures for dealing with emergencies.


First Aid

Principles of first aid
DRABCD
Treating major illnesses and injuries

Required knowledge

Basic anatomy and physiology

Duty of care

State and territory regulatory requirements relating to currency

of skill and knowledge

Legal requirements


Required skills

Resuscitation

Bleeding control

Care of unconscious

Infection control

Airway management

Communication skills




Coaching principles and practices

Duty of care and legal and ethical responsibilities
Protecting children and keeping them safe

Elements of a coaching session

Teaching skill

Progressing skills

Stages of learning

Inclusive coaching

Coaching styles

Coaching philosophy

Goal setting

reviewing sessions and training programs