Control measure
Reduce exposure to hazards
Control measure
Reduce exposure to hazards
Control measure knowledge
If it is not possible to fully eliminate the hazard, then exposure should be reduced to limit the risk as far as reasonably practicable. Examples of ways in which this can be achieved include:
- Reducing the amount of time spent in the hazard area and avoid repeated exposure
- Increasing the distance from the hazard
- Specialist resources and vehicles to transport people and equipment
Strategic actions
Fire and rescue services should:
- Identify from pre-planning any risks that can be reduced by reduced exposure and communicate to personnel
Tactical actions
Incident commanders should:
- Consider implementing control measures that reduce the exposure of responders to a hazard
Consider requesting specialist resources to transport personnel and equipment
TRAINING SPECIFICATION
Knowledge and understanding
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Reduce exposure to hazards |
Understand:
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NOS knowledge and understanding
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You need to know and understand: 2258 |
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The range and sources of information required to evaluate and manage incidents and how to access this K
Your local community, its characteristics and associated risks K
Dynamic risk assessment and associated health, safety and welfare issues K
How to anticipate needs and requirements of the incident and of the personnel involved in its resolution |
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Lead, monitor and support people to resolve operational incidents |
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The range and sources of information required to evaluate and manage incidents and how to access this K 8
Your local community, its characteristics and associated risks K 9
Dynamic risk assessment and associated health, safety and welfare issues K 11
How to anticipate needs and requirements of the incident and of the personnel involved in its resolution |
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You need to know and understand: |
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Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment K
How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others in the workplace K
How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K
Applicable fire and rescue service or other relevant legislation K
How to access, interpret and provide relevant information, including feedback K
How to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of plans and objectives K
How to plan and prioritise work, including time management K
How to plan the use of physical resources |
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Health and Safety. |
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Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment K 2
How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others in the workplace K 3
How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk |
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Organisational. |
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K 4
Applicable fire and rescue service or other relevant legislation K 5
How to access, interpret and provide relevant information, including feedback K 6
How to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of plans and objectives K 7
How to plan and prioritise work, including time management K 8
How to plan the use of physical resources |
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You need to know and understand: 2920 |
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Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K
How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K
How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents K
How to recognise and support people in distress 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 |
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Health & Safety |
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K 1
Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K 2
How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K 3
How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents |
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Personal and Interpersonal |
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K 9
How to recognise and support people in distress |
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Technical |
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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 |
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You need to know and understand 3184 |
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Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to wildfire incidents K
How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K
Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk |
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Health and safety |
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K 3
Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to wildfire incidents K 6
How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K 8
Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk |
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Health and safety 3112 |
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Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to wildfire incidents K
Hazards and risks of wildfire affecting people, property 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
Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role in preparing for wildfire incidents K
Systems, tools, methods and templates suitable for preparing information for wildfire incidents K
Your organisation's requirements for maintaining wildfire plans K
Your role and responsibilities in preparing for wildfire including your area of responsibility K
Relevant others you may work with when preparing for wildfire incidents and their role in wildfire incidents 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
How to access and use different sources of information relevant to wildfire K
Types of wildfire environments in your area and their impact K
The Wildfire Prediction System and how to use in the planning process K
Methods and techniques of wildfire risk reduction K
Different resources available to respond to wildfire K
How resources can be used to control wildfire incidents |
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Health and safety |
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Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to wildfire incidents K 2
Hazards and risks of wildfire affecting people, property 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
Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role in preparing for wildfire incidents K 7
Systems, tools, methods and templates suitable for preparing information for wildfire incidents K 8
Your organisation's requirements for maintaining wildfire plans |
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Personal and interpersonal |
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K 9
Your role and responsibilities in preparing for wildfire including your area of responsibility K 10
Relevant others you may work with when preparing for wildfire incidents and their role in wildfire incidents K 11
Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 12
How to communicate clearly and effectively with others K 13
How to treat others with respect and consideration, taking account of and accepting diversity |
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Technical |
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K 14
How to access and use different sources of information relevant to wildfire K 15
Types of wildfire environments in your area and their impact K 16
The Wildfire Prediction System and how to use in the planning process K 17
Methods and techniques of wildfire risk reduction K 18
Different resources available to respond to wildfire K 19
How resources can be used to control wildfire incidents |
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Your organisation's procedures in dealing with water related incidents K
Your role and responsibilities in dealing with water related incidents K
Basic casualty care for those who have been involved in water related incidents |
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Provide a first response to water based incidents. |
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Your organisation's procedures in dealing with water related incidents K 2
Your role and responsibilities in dealing with water related incidents K 9
Basic casualty care for those who have been involved in water related incidents |
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Practical application
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Consider implementing control measures that reduce the exposure of responders to a hazard |
Demonstrate the ability to:
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NOS performance criteria
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Review and determine incident status 2236 |
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Obtain sufficient information from all available sources on incident progress, risks, deployment, resource availability and existing incident management P
Confirm that current action complies with relevant legislation and protocols P
Determine the current involvement of other agencies, their current activities and key contacts P
Determine and resolve discrepancies between information obtained at the incident and information provided pre-incident P
Confirm roles, responsibilities and communication channels with key personnel P
Confirm risks and implications for personnel, for the community and for the wider context P
Anticipate likely future resource needs including consideration of possible escalation of incident P
Confirm the priority actions for resolution of incident P
Ensure that information concerning change in roles and control of the incident reaches those who assist with its resolution P
Plan a response which takes account of all available information and anticipated risks P
Anticipate risks to health, safety and welfare and ensure adequate and timely control measures are implemented P
Obtain technical and professional advice from suitable sources to support decision making P
Provide information to other agencies to assist with their decision making |
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Review and determine incident status |
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Obtain sufficient information from all available sources on incident progress, risks, deployment, resource availability and existing incident management P 2
Confirm that current action complies with relevant legislation and protocols P 3
Determine the current involvement of other agencies, their current activities and key contacts P 4
Determine and resolve discrepancies between information obtained at the incident and information provided pre-incident P 5
Confirm roles, responsibilities and communication channels with key personnel P 6
Confirm risks and implications for personnel, for the community and for the wider context P 7
Anticipate likely future resource needs including consideration of possible escalation of incident P 8
Confirm the priority actions for resolution of incident P 9
Ensure that information concerning change in roles and control of the incident reaches those who assist with its resolution |
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Assume responsibility and implement action to support those involved in the incident |
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P 10
Plan a response which takes account of all available information and anticipated risks P 13
Anticipate risks to health, safety and welfare and ensure adequate and timely control measures are implemented P 15
Obtain technical and professional advice from suitable sources to support decision making P 16
Provide information to other agencies to assist with their decision making |
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Plan action to meet the needs of the incident |
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Collect information relevant to the known and anticipated risks to people, property and the environment P 2
Confirm information relevant to the known and anticipated risks to people property and the environment P 3
Plan action to lead and support your crew's response to the incident P 4
Develop your objectives through risk assessment P 5
Determine initial action against available resources P 6
Develop action plans that provide sufficient flexibility to meet the known and anticipated needs of incidents |
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You must be able to: |
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Plan action to lead and support your crew's response to the incident P
Develop your objectives through risk assessment P
Make appropriate adjustments to your plan based on an initial assessment of the incident P
Confirm your objectives and deploy your resources to meet priority needs P
Make decisions that continue to minimise risk and maximise progress towards your objectives P
Re-deploy your resources to meet the changing priorities of the incident P
Actively seek information to update your plan and progress action to meet your objectives P
Identify any unresolved risks and hazards and take action to minimise these within operational constraints P
Immediately address risk critical issues identified through performance of people, equipment, working practices and systems |
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Implement action to meet planned objectives. |
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P 7
Make appropriate adjustments to your plan based on an initial assessment of the incident P 8
Confirm your objectives and deploy your resources to meet priority needs P 9
Make decisions that continue to minimise risk and maximise progress towards your objectives P 10
Re-deploy your resources to meet the changing priorities of the incident P 11
Actively seek information to update your plan and progress action to meet your objectives |
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Close down the operational phase of incidents. |
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P 18
Identify any unresolved risks and hazards and take action to minimise these within operational constraints |
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Debrief people following incidents. |
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P 29
Immediately address risk critical issues identified through performance of people, equipment, working practices and systems |
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Respond to fire and rescue incidents |
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P 2
Establish key factors about fire and rescue incidents and inform others in line with your organisation’s procedures, including:
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Establish risks affecting fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation’s risk assessment procedures P 5
Operate within appropriate risk control measures in line with your organisation's procedures P 6
Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions |
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Respond to fire and rescue incidents 2889 |
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Operate within appropriate risk control measures in line with your organisation's procedures P
Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions P
Provide support to others at incidents in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others P
Restrict the view of incidents to avoid additional suffering in line with your organisation's procedures P
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures |
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Support people involved in an operational incident |
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P 7
Provide support to others at incidents in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others P 8
Restrict the view of incidents to avoid additional suffering in line with your organisation's procedures P 9
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures |
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You must be able to: |
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Agree your role and responsibilities for wildfire response with relevant others in your organisation P
Identify and interpret sources of information about wildfire within your role in wildfire response P
Gather information that is up to date, relevant and meets your organisation's wildfire knowledge requirements P
Gather information about wildfire environments in your geographical area of responsibility P
Assess risks of wildfire to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P
Identify control measures to reduce risk to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P
Monitor information to identify triggers of increased risk of wildfire in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P
Contribute to risk management plans as required by your organisation P
Develop wildfire plans using information gathered in line with your organisation's requirements for operational readiness P
Review wildfire plans to respond to changing circumstances in line with your organisation's requirements P
Establish the range of resources available to respond to wildfire incidents in line with your organisation's resource procedures P
Allocate resources to wildfire plans to meet your organisation's requirements for wildfire response and wildfire response strategy P
Share information about wildfire plans with relevant others in line with your organisation's policies and procedures |
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Prepare and plan for wildfire incidents |
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P 1
Agree your role and responsibilities for wildfire response with relevant others in your organisation P 2
Identify and interpret sources of information about wildfire within your role in wildfire response P 3
Gather information that is up to date, relevant and meets your organisation's wildfire knowledge requirements P 4
Gather information about wildfire environments in your geographical area of responsibility P 5
Assess risks of wildfire to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 6
Identify control measures to reduce risk to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 7
Monitor information to identify triggers of increased risk of wildfire in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 8
Contribute to risk management plans as required by your organisation P 9
Develop wildfire plans using information gathered in line with your organisation's requirements for operational readiness P 10
Review wildfire plans to respond to changing circumstances in line with your organisation's requirements P 11
Establish the range of resources available to respond to wildfire incidents in line with your organisation's resource procedures P 12
Allocate resources to wildfire plans to meet your organisation's requirements for wildfire response and wildfire response strategy P 13
Share information about wildfire plans with relevant others in line with your organisation's policies and procedures |
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You must be able to: 2172 |
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Contribute to the control of the incident area to reduce risk to self and others P
Remove casualties to a place of safety |
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Provide a first response to water based incidents. |
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P 1
Contribute to the control of the incident area to reduce risk to self and others P 8
Remove casualties to a place of safety |
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- HazardPhysiological stress
- Control measureTask rotation