I apologise, I misread Emergency Services for EP's.
The rest of it still stands... anything work related he produces in the course of his employment remains the property of Qantas. As much as you may not like it, the manuals are pretty clear.
The other issue I imagine they have is that it is an uncontrolled document which details Qantas Emergency Procedures... and I'm sure you are all aware that the QF EP's manual is a controlled document, with its contents restricted to Qantas personel only.
I can see why the company is concerned about an unauthorised reproduction of some contents of the manual in an uncontrolled document.