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Select appropriate firefighting media: Flammable vapours

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This control measure should be read in conjunction with Select appropriate firefighting media

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Refer to the responsibilities of fire and rescue services.

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Consider the risks of unignited flammable liquids before extinguishing
Implement controls to stop or manage the release
Balance the risks between extinguishing and allowing a controlled burn

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Select appropriate firefighting media to extinguish or control fire	Understand: The considerations prior to extinguishing a leak of ignited flammable vapours The balance of risk between extinguishing and allowing a controlled burn Refer to - Select appropriate firefighting media – Fires and firefighting training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Select appropriate firefighting media to extinguish or control fire

Understand:

The considerations prior to extinguishing a leak of ignited flammable vapours
The balance of risk between extinguishing and allowing a controlled burn

Refer to - Select appropriate firefighting media – Fires and firefighting training specification

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
Health and safety 2976
K Safe working practices of your organisation K Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination affecting people and the environment K How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K How to apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk K How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials
Health and safety
K 1 Safe working practices of your organisation K 2 Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination affecting people and the environment K 3 How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K 4 How to apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K 5 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Technical
K 23 How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials
You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816
K Hazards and risks of fire and rescue incidents affecting people, property and the environment K How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K How to implement decisions based on the assessment of risk K Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Health and safety
K 4 Hazards and risks of fire and rescue incidents affecting people, property and the environment K 5 How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K 6 How to implement decisions based on the assessment of risk K 7 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Select appropriate firefighting media to extinguish or control fire	Demonstrate the ability to: Interpret risk information to determine whether to extinguish or control burning Interpret risk information to determine whether to stop or manage vapour release Interpret risk information to determine use of appropriate firefighting media Refer to - Select appropriate firefighting media – Fires and firefighting training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Select appropriate firefighting media to extinguish or control fire

Demonstrate the ability to:

Interpret risk information to determine whether to extinguish or control burning
Interpret risk information to determine whether to stop or manage vapour release
Interpret risk information to determine use of appropriate firefighting media

Refer to - Select appropriate firefighting media – Fires and firefighting training specification

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
You must be able to - TO BE ARCHIVED 2947
P Select equipment which can be safely used to minimise effects of hazardous materials in line with your organisation's guidelines P Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P Use appropriate control measures to mitigate risk in line with your organisation's procedures P Use agreed methods and techniques to minimise the impact of risk from hazardous materials in line with your allocated tasks and duties at an incident P Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm P Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance
Minimise damage to the environment from hazardous materials
P 2 Select equipment which can be safely used to minimise effects of hazardous materials in line with your organisation's guidelines P 4 Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 5 Use appropriate control measures to mitigate risk in line with your organisation's procedures P 7 Use agreed methods and techniques to minimise the impact of risk from hazardous materials in line with your allocated tasks and duties at an incident P 8 Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm
Support operational incidents
P 15 Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance
Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents
P 2 Identify and maintain awareness of risk for fire and rescue incidents within your area of expertise in line with risk assessment processes P 3 Identify control measures to reduce fire and rescue risks in line with risk assessment processes P 8 Identify tactics which allow effective control methods in line with your organisation's requirements

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Prevent firespread
Hazard
Flammable liquids: Unignited

Hazardous materials - Physical hazards

Control measure

Select appropriate firefighting media: Flammable vapours

Control measure

Select appropriate firefighting media: Flammable vapours

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816

Practical application

NOS performance criteria