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Emergency Warden and Evacuation Awareness

Wardens change every year and the new ones need to know the job before the drill, not during it. The warden system, the alarm tones, assembly and assisting people who need help, for every warden you appoint.
What You Will Learn
- Explain why workplaces must prepare an emergency plan under the WHS Regulations and the role of AS 3745
- Describe the structure of an Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) and the roles of the chief warden and area/floor wardens
- Identify warden tabard colours and the key duties a warden performs before and during an emergency
- Interpret standard alarm tones and follow evacuation procedures to an assembly area using evacuation diagrams
- Outline how to assist people with disability and describe the purpose and value of emergency drills
Course Content
- Being ready for an emergency is the law, not goodwill
- By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Any workplace can face an emergency, so the law says be ready
- The WHS Regulations require the PCBU to prepare and maintain an emergency plan
- The plan must fit this workplace: a generic download does not meet the duty
- In shared buildings, duty holders must coordinate
- AS 3745 turns the legal duty into a workable system
- An Emergency Planning Committee owns the plan
- The emergency plan contains five core building blocks
- AS 3745 is a national framework, not a state-by-state law
- How the legal requirement and AS 3745 fit where you work
- The ECO gives an emergency a chain of command, not chaos
- The ECO is a defined chain of command from chief warden down
- Colour-coded tabards show who is in charge at a glance
- A warden's duties fall into two phases: before and during
- Within the warden structure, the chief warden holds the authority to order an evacuation
- A fast, orderly response depends on recognising the signals
- Two distinct tones tell you to prepare, or to leave now
- On the evacuate signal, leave calmly and correctly
- Know your nearest exits and your assembly area before anything happens
- An evacuation plan only works if it works for everyone
- A PEEP is an individual plan made with the person who needs it
- Never evacuate someone by lift unless the plan provides an evacuation lift
- A plan on paper is untested until people rehearse it
- Every drill is a chance to find and fix problems
- Now put the whole warden system into practice
- On level 3: a floor warden's afternoon
- The five things to carry away
Who This Course Is For
Chief wardens, area and floor wardens, ECO members and all staff who need to understand what to do in a workplace emergency and how the warden system supports a safe evacuation.
Written by Kam Askari, Managing Director of Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. MBA, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, MAICD. Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources and Legal References
This course is aligned to 18 official sources. Legal and regulatory references checked between 31 August 2026 and 1 November 2026.
Sources and Further Reading
This course draws on the following official sources. Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Cth)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2022 (Tas)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (ACT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 (NT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)As at 31/08/2026
- Australian StandardAS 3745As at 03/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)As at 13/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)As at 13/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic)As at 01/11/2026
Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
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What You Get
Certificate of Completion
This is to certify that
has successfully completed
All learning modules and the final assessment
Kam Askari
Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd
This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.
Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.
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