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Select appropriate firefighting media: Oxidising materials

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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 using water to either extinguish a fire or cool the oxidising material
Ensure firefighting activities are carried out from a safe location using structural protection and/or ground monitors

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Select appropriate firefighting media for oxidising materials	Understand: Methods and techniques to minimise risk from oxidising and combustible materials Refer to – Select appropriate firefighting media – Fires and firefighting training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Select appropriate firefighting media for oxidising materials

Understand:

Methods and techniques to minimise risk from oxidising and combustible materials

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

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816
K The importance of maintaining the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents K Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to fire and rescue incidents K Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk 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
Health and safety
K 1 The importance of maintaining the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents K 3 Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to fire and rescue incidents K 7 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Technical
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
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 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 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 K 23 How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Select appropriate firefighting media for oxidising materials	Demonstrate the ability to: Methods and techniques to minimise risk from oxidising and combustible materials Refer to – Select appropriate firefighting media – Fires and firefighting training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Select appropriate firefighting media for oxidising materials

Demonstrate the ability to:

Methods and techniques to minimise risk from oxidising and combustible materials

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

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
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 5 Liaise with others to discuss the detail of what will be included in tactical plans, using information available, in line with your organisation's requirements P 6 Formulate safe tactical plans for incidents in your area of expertise in line with your organisation's requirements P 7 Implement 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 P 11 Maintain the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation's procedures for safe working
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 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 P Work with others including colleagues and other agencies in line with your organisation's communication 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 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 P 17 Work with others including colleagues and other agencies in line with your organisation's communication procedures

Control measure
Cordon control: Oxidising materials
Hazard
Oxidisers contaminated with combustibles

Hazardous materials - Physical hazards

Control measure

Select appropriate firefighting media: Oxidising materials

Control measure

Select appropriate firefighting media: Oxidising materials

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