Course Description
This interactive, online course empowers individuals and organisations with the essential knowledge and practical tools to identify, manage, and respond to asthma and anaphylaxis risks in workplace settings. Combining three critical focus areas—first aid response, risk management strategies, and communication planning—the course supports a holistic approach to protecting people with asthma and severe allergies in schools, offices, community services, and other group environments.
Learners will engage with text, video, graphics, and knowledge-check quizzes interspersed throughout, designed to deepen understanding and reinforce practical application. Real-world examples, templates, and current guidelines from expert bodies (e.g., ASCIA and Allergy Aware) help participants confidently develop plans and respond to emergencies with speed and precision.
This course promotes not only compliance and duty of care but also a culture of safety, preparedness, and inclusion.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognise the signs and triggers of asthma and anaphylaxis.
- Apply emergency first aid responses effectively, including the use of an adrenaline autoinjector.
- Develop and maintain individual management plans and communication protocols.
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and implement prevention strategies.
- Comply with organisational policies, privacy requirements, and national best practices.
- Evaluate incidents and implement continuous safety improvements.
Who Should Enrol?
This course is ideal for:
- Workplace Health and Safety Coordinators
- Teachers, Trainers, and Childcare Workers
- Community and Aged Care Providers
- HR Managers and Compliance Officers
- Anyone responsible for managing medical risk in group settings
Course Topics
The following topics are covered in the online course:
- Develop and Review Individual Anaphylaxis Management Plans
- Develop an Anaphylaxis Communication Plan
- Develop and Review Strategies to Minimise the Risk of Allergic Reactions, Including Anaphylaxis
- Complete Anaphylaxis Risk Management Documentation
- Allergic Reactions
- Asthma vs Anaphylaxis
- Adrenaline Autoinjectors
- ASCIA Action Plans
- First Aid for allergy and anaphylaxis incidents
- Following an Allergy or Anaphylaxis Incident
- What to do in unusual circumstances
- What is Asthma?
- Develop and document risk assessment and emergency response strategies
- Conduct a comprehensive asthma trigger audit
- Conduct a workplace asthma risk assessment
- Asthma risk minimisation strategies
- Asthma emergency management strategies
- Develop and document an asthma communication plan
- Asthma emergency management plan review
- Handling a workplace asthma emergency
- Assess the emergency situation
- Assess the asthma severity
- First aid for asthma episode or emergency
- Communicating details of asthma emergency incidents
- Evaluate responses to asthma emergencies
Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Assessment
This course includes a number of small quizzes throughout, designed to confirm your knowledge of the topics covered.
Course Duration
This course includes text, images, videos, and quizzes.
It is expected that it will take you approximately 3.5 hours to complete this course.
