Rest Centre – Stage 2 training for volunteers (Cancelled)
Venue
Badminton Road F1007, Badminton Road Offices
Event Types
Course (daytime)
Course categories
Public Health & Wellbeing
Public Health & Wellbeing subcategories
Emergency Planning
Event description
A rest centre is a place of safety for the temporary shelter of people who have been displaced during an emergency. It will only run for a maximum of 48 hours. At the rest centre information is gathered from the evacuees in order to assess their immediate, as well as their longer term, needs.
Aim: To introduce South Gloucestershire Council volunteer staff to the set up and running of rest centres during emergencies
Objectives:
• Raise awareness of managing a rest centre
• Remind staff of the basics of the command, control and communications structure
• Explain various types of issue within a rest centre
• Explain basic rest centre requirements
• Familiarise staff with administration
Only council staff from the emergency planning new volunteer list, who have manager permission to take part and have completed stage 1 of the training.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session you should have gained knowledge and understanding of:
• Command and control
• How to set up a rest centre
• Staffing needs
• How to deal with certain issues in a rest centre
• Basic requirements of the evacuees
• How to register and de-register evacuees
Start Date
Thursday 21 June 2018
End Date
Thursday 21 June 2018
Closing Date
Wednesday 20 June 2018