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Undertake pre-planning

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Carry out risk assessments to identify foreseeable hazards within their area and identify control measures that eliminate or reduce risk
Pre-plan for the safety of operational personnel

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Implement appropriate control measures based on service risk assessment, procedures and training
Identify personnel who may require additional training on safety measures

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Risk assessments	Understand: The importance for risk assessments of operational activity based on risk management planning The need for strategic risk assessments
Pre-planning	Understand: The areas pre-planning should cover to protect employees The preparations for the safety of operational personnel at incidents
Regulations	Understand: Where further information about health and safety at work regulations can be found

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Risk assessments

Understand:

The importance for risk assessments of operational activity based on risk management planning
The need for strategic risk assessments

Pre-planning

Understand:

The areas pre-planning should cover to protect employees
The preparations for the safety of operational personnel at incidents

Regulations

Understand:

Where further information about health and safety at work regulations can be found

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
Plan implementation of organisational strategy to meet objectives
K 1 How to distinguish between strategic, tactical and operational issues and influences K 2 Principles of strategic performance management and methods of implementation K 3 The requirements, context and significance of the organisational strategy and related planning and reporting K 4 The range of measures of performance applicable to the organisation and their use at implementation stage. K 5 Principles and methods of project management and their application at implementation stage K 6 Principles and models of change management and their application K 7 The range of stakeholders, their respective interests and the significance of their commitment to implementation plans K 8 Sources and types of information relevant to implementation of strategic plan K 9 The range, type and use of resources required to meet organisational strategic objectives K 10 Methods and mechanisms of implementation, promotion and gaining commitment to organisational plans K 11 How to analyse trends, identify future needs and interpret information to assist with planning K 12 Principles of short, medium and long term planning and their application to implementation of organisational strategy K 13 Where and how to obtain specialist advice to support strategic planning and implementation K 14 Principles and methods of effective report writing in relation to planning, reporting and review K 15 How to present and communicate information to inform, promote and gain commitment to implementation plans K 16 How to determine measures and criteria for successful implementation and methods for their evaluation K 17 Methods of cost-benefit analysis and the evaluation of options for implementation plans within budgetary constraints K 18 Models of organisational structure and their applicability to organisation goals K 19 Representative bodies, their roles, responsibilities and interests K 20 Methods of procurement and related procedures K 21 Methods and techniques for analysis of data and their application to implementation planning K 22 Research and planning techniques associated with planning implementation of organisational strategy

You need to know and understand:

Plan implementation of organisational strategy to meet objectives

K 1

How to distinguish between strategic, tactical and operational issues and influences

K 2

Principles of strategic performance management and methods of implementation

K 3

The requirements, context and significance of the organisational strategy and related planning and reporting

K 4

The range of measures of performance applicable to the organisation and their use at implementation stage.

K 5

Principles and methods of project management and their application at implementation stage

K 6

Principles and models of change management and their application

K 7

The range of stakeholders, their respective interests and the significance of their commitment to implementation plans

K 8

Sources and types of information relevant to implementation of strategic plan

K 9

The range, type and use of resources required to meet organisational strategic objectives

K 10

Methods and mechanisms of implementation, promotion and gaining commitment to organisational plans

K 11

How to analyse trends, identify future needs and interpret information to assist with planning

K 12

Principles of short, medium and long term planning and their application to implementation of organisational strategy

K 13

Where and how to obtain specialist advice to support strategic planning and implementation

K 14

Principles and methods of effective report writing in relation to planning, reporting and review

K 15

How to present and communicate information to inform, promote and gain commitment to implementation plans

K 16

How to determine measures and criteria for successful implementation and methods for their evaluation

K 17

Methods of cost-benefit analysis and the evaluation of options for implementation plans within budgetary constraints

K 18

Models of organisational structure and their applicability to organisation goals

K 19

Representative bodies, their roles, responsibilities and interests

K 20

Methods of procurement and related procedures

K 21

Methods and techniques for analysis of data and their application to implementation planning

K 22

Research and planning techniques associated with planning implementation of organisational strategy

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Implement appropriate control measures based on service risk assessment, procedures and training	Demonstrate the ability to: Pre-plan for incidents Carry out risk assessments to support: Identifying hazards Applying appropriate control measures
Identify personnel who may require additional training on safety measures	Demonstrate the ability to: Take the appropriate action if personnel may require additional safety-related training

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Implement appropriate control measures based on service risk assessment, procedures and training

Demonstrate the ability to:

Pre-plan for incidents
Carry out risk assessments to support:
- Identifying hazards
- Applying appropriate control measures

Identify personnel who may require additional training on safety measures

Demonstrate the ability to:

Take the appropriate action if personnel may require additional safety-related training

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Develop and agree policies and processes to support achievement of organisation aims and objectives
P 1 Establish key stakeholders for the development of policies and processes P 2 Evaluate the effectiveness of current policies and processes in achieving organisation aims and objectives P 3 Consult with key stakeholders to establish factors which influence decisions regarding change to policies and processes P 4 Instigate action and reporting structures to review, update and develop policies and procedures P 5 Agree, with relevant stakeholders, the changes required to develop effective policies and processes P 6 Secure support for proposed changes from those responsible for resourcing and implementing new policies and procedures P 7 Determine methods and measures for evaluating the effectiveness of new policies and procedures P 8 Disseminate new policies and procedures to personnel who will be affected by the planned changes
Establish and agree the optimum organisation structure to support achievement of aims and objectives
P 9 Obtain sufficient information from available sources on the effectiveness and efficiency of current organisation structure P 10 Review the effectiveness of current organisational structure P 11 Evaluate the ability of current structure to meet new aims and objectives P 12 Determine the gap between current abilities and requirements of new aims and objectives P 13 Specify the changes required to achieve optimum structure to meet aims and objectives P 14 Identify the financial and other resource implications associated with required changes in organisational structure P 15 Prepare proposals for revisions to structure at a sufficient level of detail for those involved in the decision making process P 16 Agree changes required to establish the optimum organisation structure P 17 Develop measures to review the effectiveness of new organisational structure
Produce implementation plan to achieve organisation strategy
P 18 Prioritise strategic goals and their impact on the organisation P 19 Generate options for methods of implementation P 20 Evaluate options and prioritise according to influencing factors P 21 Determine the methods, timescales and success criteria for short, medium and long-term implementation P 22 Prepare a plan which ensures synergy with associated policies, procedures, processes and systems P 23 Produce a implementation plan at sufficient level of detail and in a format suitable for intended users P 24 Present and negotiate agreement to the implementation plan with key stakeholders and implementers P 25 Obtain and confirm commitment to the implementation plan from key stakeholders P 26 Generate ownership and commitment from those responsible for implementation P 27 Communicate relevant aspects of the plan to those responsible for its implementation

Hazard
Failing to manage health, safety and welfare
Control measure
Engineering controls

Operations

Control measure

Undertake pre-planning

Control measure

Undertake pre-planning

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

Practical application

NOS performance criteria