Control measure
Manage the release of cryogenic materials
Control measure
Manage the release of cryogenic materials
Control measure knowledge
Strategic actions
Tactical actions
There are no tactical actions associated with this control measure.
TRAINING SPECIFICATION
Knowledge and understanding
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Manage the release of cryogenic materials |
Refer to hazard – Cryogenic materials |
NOS knowledge and understanding
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The importance of maintaining the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents K
Factors affecting personnel welfare during fire and rescue response K
Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to fire and rescue incidents 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 K
Communication and incident command systems used during fire and rescue incidents K
Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role K
How to use available systems, tools, methods and templates to assist in the planning process K
Your role and responsibilities in responding to fire and rescue incidents including your geographical area of responsibility K
Relevant others you may work with and their role in and responsibilities K
Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K
How to communicate clearly and effectively with others K
How to treat others with respect and consideration, taking account of and accepting diversity K
The importance of effective communication with others during fire and rescue incidents K
How to apply incident command relevant to fire and rescue incidents K
How to access and use different sources of information relevant to fire and rescue incidents within your area of expertise K
How to formulate tactical plans within your area of expertise K
Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents K
The importance of allocating personnel to tasks according to their level of experience, abilities and knowledge K
Suppression tactics and methods, their safe use and their impact on controlling fire and rescue incidents |
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Health and safety |
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K 1
The importance of maintaining the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents K 2
Factors affecting personnel welfare during fire and rescue response K 3
Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to fire and rescue incidents 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 |
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Organisational |
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K 8
Communication and incident command systems used during fire and rescue incidents K 9
Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role K 10
How to use available systems, tools, methods and templates to assist in the planning process |
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Personal and interpersonal |
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K 11
Your role and responsibilities in responding to fire and rescue incidents including your geographical area of responsibility K 12
Relevant others you may work with and their role in and responsibilities K 13
Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 14
How to communicate clearly and effectively with others K 15
How to treat others with respect and consideration, taking account of and accepting diversity K 16
The importance of effective communication with others during fire and rescue incidents |
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Technical |
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K 17
How to apply incident command relevant to fire and rescue incidents K 18
How to access and use different sources of information relevant to fire and rescue incidents within your area of expertise K 19
How to formulate tactical plans within your area of expertise K 20
Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents K 21
The importance of allocating personnel to tasks according to their level of experience, abilities and knowledge K 22
Suppression tactics and methods, their safe use and their impact on controlling fire and rescue incidents |
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Health and safety 2976 |
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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
Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination K
Your organisation's systems, tools and procedures for recording information and how to use them K
Types and sources of information about hazardous materials and decontamination and how to access these K
Methods and techniques for communicating with others K
The importance of treating others with respect and consideration, taking account of, and accepting, diversity K
How to recognise when people are in distress K
How to support distressed people 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 the workplace 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
Roles and responsibilities within the incident command system K
Different types of evidence relevant to hazardous materials incidents K
The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at hazardous materials incidents K
How to preserve evidence at hazardous materials incidents K
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment K
How to limit damage to property and the environment K
How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials K
How to apply methods and techniques for decontamination including avoiding further contamination |
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Health and safety |
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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 |
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Organisational |
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K 6
Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination K 7
Your organisation's systems, tools and procedures for recording information and how to use them K 8
Types and sources of information about hazardous materials and decontamination and how to access these |
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Personal and Interpersonal |
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K 9
Methods and techniques for communicating with others K 10
The importance of treating others with respect and consideration, taking account of, and accepting, diversity K 11
How to recognise when people are in distress K 12
How to support distressed people K 13
Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 14
Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in the workplace |
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Technical |
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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 17
Roles and responsibilities within the incident command system K 18
Different types of evidence relevant to hazardous materials incidents K 19
The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at hazardous materials incidents K 20
How to preserve evidence at hazardous materials incidents K 21
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment K 22
How to limit damage to property and the environment K 23
How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials K 24
How to apply methods and techniques for decontamination including avoiding further contamination |
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Practical application
| Control measure element | Learning outcome |
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Manage the release of cryogenic materials |
Refer to hazard – Cryogenic materials |
NOS performance criteria
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Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents |
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P 1
Gather information for fire and rescue incidents within your area of expertise in line with your organisation's procedures 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 4
Assess factors affecting fire and rescue incidents for your area of expertise and in line with the organisation's procedures 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 9
Monitor and review tactical plans on a continuous basis in line with organisation's procedures P 10
Communicate changes to tactical plans to relevant others in line with your organisation's communication procedures 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 |
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You must be able to - TO BE ARCHIVED 2947 |
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Agree with relevant others your tasks and duties at an incident in line with your role and responsibilities 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
Provide reports on hazardous materials to relevant others in line with your organisation's procedures, including:
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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
Work with others to set up a decontamination area for people and property in line with your organisation's procedures P
Select equipment which can be safely used when decontaminating and operate it in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P
Apply chosen decontamination methods for people and property safely and in line with the decontamination guidance available P
Assist with the decontamination and safe disposal of contaminated items and materials in line with the decontamination and disposal guidance available P
Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents in line with your organisation's procedures P
Restrict the view of the incident in line with your organisation's procedures P
Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance P
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures P
Work with others including colleagues and other agencies in line with your organisation's communication procedures P
Provide support to others at the incident in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others P
Operate safely within your agreed role, responsibility and level of expertise and in line with your organisation's procedures P
Preserve evidence to meet the needs of an investigation in line with your organisation's procedures P
Inform others when people's possessions and property are identified and keep these safe in line with your organisation's procedures P
Return resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures |
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Minimise damage to the environment from hazardous materials |
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P 1
Agree with relevant others your tasks and duties at an incident in line with your role and responsibilities 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 6
Provide reports on hazardous materials to relevant others in line with your organisation's procedures, including:
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 |
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Decontaminate people and property |
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P 9
Work with others to set up a decontamination area for people and property in line with your organisation's procedures P 10
Select equipment which can be safely used when decontaminating and operate it in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P 11
Apply chosen decontamination methods for people and property safely and in line with the decontamination guidance available P 12
Assist with the decontamination and safe disposal of contaminated items and materials in line with the decontamination and disposal guidance available |
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Support operational incidents |
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P 13
Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents in line with your organisation's procedures P 14
Restrict the view of the incident in line with your organisation's procedures P 15
Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance P 16
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures P 17
Work with others including colleagues and other agencies in line with your organisation's communication procedures P 18
Provide support to others at the incident in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others |
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For the whole standard |
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P 19
Operate safely within your agreed role, responsibility and level of expertise and in line with your organisation's procedures P 20
Preserve evidence to meet the needs of an investigation in line with your organisation's procedures P 21
Inform others when people's possessions and property are identified and keep these safe in line with your organisation's procedures P 22
Return resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures |
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