Control measure

Personal protective equipment: Animal incidents

Fire and rescue services should:

Incident commanders should:

Control measure element	Learning outcome
The use of appropriate PPE when dealing with animals	Understand: The limitations of regular firefighting PPE to provide protection from animals Why regular PPE may cause distress to animals The type, use and benefits of specialist PPE at animal incidents Hygiene and decontamination procedures when dealing with animals Refer to – Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Operations training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

The use of appropriate PPE when dealing with animals

Understand:

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand: 2920
K How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents K Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents
Health & Safety
K 3 How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents
Technical
K 12 Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K 13 How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents

Control measure element	Learning outcome
The use of appropriate PPE when dealing with animals	Demonstrate the ability to: Risk-assess activities involving animals to determine the appropriate and safe use of PPE Use and wear appropriate PPE at animal incidents Use PPE in a way that it does not cause distress to the animal Apply hygiene and decontamination procedures when dealing with animals Refer to – Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Operations training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

The use of appropriate PPE when dealing with animals

Demonstrate the ability to:

Risk-assess activities involving animals to determine the appropriate and safe use of PPE
Use and wear appropriate PPE at animal incidents
Use PPE in a way that it does not cause distress to the animal
Apply hygiene and decontamination procedures when dealing with animals

You must be able to:
Respond to fire and rescue incidents 2889
P Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions
Respond to fire and rescue incidents
P 6 Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions