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Liaise with the responsible person (or appointed competent person) for the site

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Engage with site operators for familiarisation and pre-planning
Record the contact details of the responsible person (or appointed competent person) who can assist the responding fire and rescue service personnel at an incident
Obtain information through site visits and inspections; this should be regularly reviewed, updated and communicated to relevant fire and rescue service personnel

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Establish and maintain communication with responsible person on site
Record the details of the responsible person (or appointed competent person)
Record the advice given by the responsible person (or appointed competent person)
Consider inviting the responsible person (or appointed competent person) to attend command meetings

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Information that can be gathered from the construction or demolition site responsible/competent person	Understand: The accurate and relevant information a responsible/competent person may be able to provide in relation to construction or demolition sites Arrangements for gathering information from subject matter experts The information that may be available via site layout plans

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Information that can be gathered from the construction or demolition site responsible/competent person

Understand:

The accurate and relevant information a responsible/competent person may be able to provide in relation to construction or demolition sites
Arrangements for gathering information from subject matter experts
The information that may be available via site layout plans

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand: 2920
K Record systems specific to your role and their use K Sources and availability of information K Methods and techniques for communicating with others K Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K Different active and passive fire protection systems K Building fire protection systems, features and facilities that contribute to firefighter safety while responding to incidents K Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to incidents K How different building construction and design can affect fire development K How to identify safe means of egress in the built environment
Organisational
K 5 Record systems specific to your role and their use K 6 Sources and availability of information
Personal and Interpersonal
K 7 Methods and techniques for communicating with others K 10 Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 11 Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents
Technical
K 18 Different active and passive fire protection systems K 19 Building fire protection systems, features and facilities that contribute to firefighter safety while responding to incidents K 20 Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to incidents K 21 How different building construction and design can affect fire development K 22 How to identify safe means of egress in the built environment

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Information that can be gathered from the responsible/competent person	Demonstrate the ability to: Gather relevant information from a building site responsible/competent person Interpret site layout plans where available

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Information that can be gathered from the responsible/competent person

Demonstrate the ability to:

Gather relevant information from a building site responsible/competent person
Interpret site layout plans where available

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Respond to fire and rescue incidents
P 2 Establish key factors about fire and rescue incidents and inform others in line with your organisation’s procedures, including: 2.1 Extent 2.2 Nature 2.3 Location P 3 Establish risks affecting fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation’s risk assessment procedures
Respond to fire and rescue incidents 2889
P Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures P Work with others in ways that: 11.1 Encourages cooperation 11.2 Supports common understanding 11.3 Promotes a positive image of your organisation
Support people involved in an operational incident
P 9 Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures
For the whole standard
P 11 Work with others in ways that: 11.1 Encourages cooperation 11.2 Supports common understanding 11.3 Promotes a positive image of your organisation

Control measure
Cordon controls
Control measure
Seek specialist advice: Fires in buildings under construction or demolition

Fires in buildings under construction or demolition

Control measure

Liaise with the responsible person (or appointed competent person) for the site

Control measure

Liaise with the responsible person (or appointed competent person) for the site

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

Practical application

NOS performance criteria