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Select appropriate firefighting media: Flammable liquids

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

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Provide procedures and support arrangements regarding the hazards that may be encountered and actions to take for selecting and using appropriate firefighting media with ignited flammable liquids

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Ensure sufficient resources are in place prior to commencing any foam attack
Consider using dry powder extinguishers to extinguish the fire at the source of the leak
Consider using fine water spray to cool flammable liquid fire where necessary

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 liquids Methods of containing, controlling and extinguishing flammable liquids 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 liquids
Methods of containing, controlling and extinguishing flammable liquids

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 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk K Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents, their capabilities, limitations and safe use K How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to the hazardous materials incidents
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 5 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Technical
K 15 Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents, their capabilities, limitations and safe use K 16 How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to the hazardous materials incidents
You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816
K How to formulate tactical plans within your area of expertise K Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents K Suppression tactics and methods, their safe use and their impact on controlling fire and rescue incidents
Technical
K 19 How to formulate tactical plans within your area of expertise K 20 Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents K 22 Suppression tactics and methods, their safe use and their impact on controlling fire and rescue incidents

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Select appropriate firefighting media to extinguish or control fire	Demonstrate the ability to: Interpret hazard 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 hazard 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 Operate equipment in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions 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
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 3 Operate equipment in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions 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
Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents
P 3 Identify control measures to reduce fire and rescue risks in line with risk assessment processes P 4 Assess factors affecting fire and rescue incidents for your area of expertise and in line with the organisation's procedures P 6 Formulate safe tactical plans for incidents in your area of expertise in line with your organisation's requirements P 8 Identify tactics which allow effective control methods in line with your organisation's requirements

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Control measure

Select appropriate firefighting media: Flammable liquids

Control measure

Select appropriate firefighting media: Flammable liquids

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