DENNIS

My name is Dennis Holden and I have been associated with fire services since 1983 when I joined the NSW Rural Fire Service. Since then I have been involved with NSW Fire Brigades, Military Fire Service and also Aviation Fire and Rescue. I moved to Townsville in 2007 where I became involved with mines rescue. I have worked in both hard rock and coal, including open cut and underground. I have been a trainer of emergency services for the best part of a decade and this is where I gain the most personal reward. I enjoy giving my knowledge and life experience to other people and watching them grow in an industry that has been my life.

I am considered to be a technical specialist in most forms of rescue, however my main passion is for Confined Space Rescue and Rope Rescue.

I am also well qualified to perform my role, I have two advanced diplomas (Work Health and Safety and Leadership and Management), One diploma (Quality Auditing), two certificate fours (Firefighting Supervision and Training and Assessing), two certificate threes (Firefighting Operations and Mines Rescue) and a certificate two in firefighting operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

CONFINED SMALL WORKPLACE EMERGENCIES

CONDUCT LOCAL RISK & APPLY INITIAL FIRST AID

CPR/LVR

COURSE IN DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING

DIPLOMA OF QUALITY AUDITING

ENTER & WORK CONFINED SPACE

ISSUE WORK PERMITS

OPERATE & MAINTAIN 4WD VEHICLE

PERFORM INSPECTIONS

PARTICIPATE IN A RESCUE OPERATIONS

WORK PLACE EMERGENCIES

PREPARE EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE

MAINTAIN & MONITOR SITE QUALITY STANDARDS

MANAGE AN EMERGENCY CONTROL ORGAISATION

ADVANCE DIPLOMA HEALTH & SAFETY

ADVANCE FIRST AID

CERT I IN ENGINEERING (FIRE EQUIPMENT)

CERT II AFAC FIRE FIGHTING

CERT II SECURITY GUARDING

CERT II PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS

CERT II SURFACE EXTRACTION OPERATIONS

CERT III FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS

CERT III MINES EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESCUE

CERT III PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS

CERT IV IN PUBLIC SAFETY (FIRE FIGHTING SUPERVISION)

CERT IV CCUPATIONAL SAFETY

MANAGE & MONITOR WORKPLACE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT & OTHER RESCOURCES