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Provide and maintain appropriate vehicles

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Ensure personally owned vehicles used in connection with fire and rescue service work conform to the appropriate legislation, regulations and standards
Ensure any fitting or retrofitting of equipment is subject to a risk assessment based on appropriate legislation, regulations and standards
Consider the potential effect of driver distraction from on-board technology

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Ensure personally owned vehicles used in connection with fire and rescue service work conform to the appropriate legislation, regulations and standards
Use vehicles that are appropriate for the incident, in line with fire and rescue service policy
Ensure vehicle checks and maintenance are carried out in line with fire and rescue service policy
Be aware of the potential distraction caused by the use of on-board technology

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Plan for, provide and maintain appropriate vehicles and their associated equipment, for attending the anticipated range of operational incidents	Understand: The responsibilities of employers when providing work equipment What an employer needs to do to protect employees in the workplace The British Standards that relate to fire and rescue service vehicles (if relative to role)
Technology on-board vehicles	Understand: The potential distraction of technology on-board vehicles

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Plan for, provide and maintain appropriate vehicles and their associated equipment, for attending the anticipated range of operational incidents

Understand:

The responsibilities of employers when providing work equipment
What an employer needs to do to protect employees in the workplace
The British Standards that relate to fire and rescue service vehicles (if relative to role)

Technology on-board vehicles

Understand:

The potential distraction of technology on-board vehicles

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
Legislative and organisational requirements
K 1 Your role and responsibilities in relation to health and safety in the workplace K 2 Legislation and organisational policy relevant to driving and emergency response K 3 How and when to apply exemptions from the road traffic act K 5 Your organisation’s polices, operating procedures and guidelines including risk assessment and control measures relevant to driving vehicles
Health & Safety
K 1 Safe working practices of your organisation K 2 Hazards and risks of the workplace 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
Organisational
K 6 How to access and interpret information from a wide range of sources, including feedback K 7 Your organisation's objectives, systems of work, policies and working practices K 8 Your organisation’s systems, tools and procedures for recording and sharing information and how to use them
Personal and Interpersonal
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 Lines of communication and reporting in the workplace K 12 Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority for self, others and other agencies in the workplace K 13 How to plan and prioritise work in response to work demands K 14 How to recognise signs and symptoms of stress K 15 How to recognise and support distressed people K 16 The importance of planning for contingencies and how to do so K 17 How to solve problems and make decisions
Technical
K 18 Different types and sources of information K 19 How to interpret different types of information K 20 How to access information about resource availability K 21 How to match resources to meet objectives K 22 Resources and support available and how to access them K 23 How to use mobilising systems and resources K 24 Your organisation’s geographical area of responsibility K 25 Sources of information about the community in your organisation’s area of responsibility K 26 Risks and hazards affecting your organisation’s area of responsibility K 27 The importance of keeping and providing accurate information K 28 The importance of preserving evidence and how to do so K 29 Your organisation’s resource requirements for operational readiness

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Ensure personally owned vehicles used in connection with fire and rescue service work conform to the appropriate legislation, regulations and standards	Demonstrate the ability to: Ensure personally owned vehicles being used for work purposes conform to the legislation and regulations for all road users
Use vehicles that are appropriate for the incident, in line with fire and rescue service policy	Demonstrate the ability to: Use vehicles that are appropriate to the incident
Ensure vehicle checks and maintenance are carried out in line with fire and rescue service policy	Demonstrate the ability to: Use vehicles that have been checked and maintained in line with service policies and procedures
Be aware of the potential distraction caused by the use of on-board technology	Demonstrate the ability to: Drive without being distracted by on-board vehicle technology

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Prepare to drive fire and rescue services vehicles
P 1 Check vehicles to make sure they are fit for purpose and ready to drive on public highways in line with your organisation’s requirements P 2 Familiarise yourself with vehicle controls before driving in line with your organisation’s requirements P 3 Plan your route, taking account of the purpose of the journey and local conditions, in the shortest time and with minimum risk P 4 Make sure vehicles are ready for the next operation on completion of incident duties in line with your organisation’s requirements P 5 Report any damage, defects and deficiencies affecting vehicles in line with your organisation’s procedures
Drive fire and rescue services vehicles for non-emergency purposes
P 6 Drive vehicles safely P 7 Drive, manoeuvre and site vehicles in line with relevant legislation and your organisation’s requirements
Support fire and rescue responses
P 1 Agree your tasks, duties and objectives in supporting fire and rescue responses with others in line with your role and responsibilities P 2 Monitor communications to support the ongoing needs of events in line with your organisation’s procedures P 3 Respond to requests for resources and information in relation to events in line with your role and responsibilities P 4 Confirm requirements when supporting incident responses with others in line with your organisation’s procedures P 5 Communicate new and changing information about incidents to attending resources to support operational response P 6 Provide others with reports about the support you provide in line with your organisation’s procedures P 7 Report to others when you have achieved your objectives in line with your organisation’s procedures P 8 Inform others of any problems when you are supporting responses in line with your organisation’s procedures P 9 Inform others of risk critical information and other key factors in line with your organisation’s risk assessment procedures
For the whole standard
P 10 Keep accurate records and provide these to others in line with your organisation’s requirements P 11 Work with others in line with your organisation’s guidance in ways that: 11.1 Provide practical support 11.2 Encourage co-operation 11.3 Promote a positive image of your organisation 11.4 Refer matters beyond your level of authority and ability to others in line with your organisation's procedures

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Provide and maintain appropriate vehicles

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Provide and maintain appropriate vehicles

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Strategic actions

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TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

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Practical application

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