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Cordon controls: Radioactive materials

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This control measure should be read in conjunction with Cordon controls: Hazardous materials

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Provide procedures and support arrangements regarding the hazards that may be encountered and actions to take to prevent radioactive source contamination of public and emergency responders
Provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to control personal contamination from radioactive sources
Provide equipment to detect, identify and monitor the presence of radioactive contamination

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Establish exclusion zones, inner and outer cordons based on level of risk from the radioactive material
Consider evacuation routes or shelter-in-place tactics for members of the public
Ensure crews required to enter the hazard area wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
Withdraw all other personnel from the hazard area
Withdraw public and emergency responders to a safe position immediately on discovering a potential source of radiation.
Set up a monitoring and decontamination zone before committing crews

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Recognise the involvement of radioactive materials and implement appropriate cordons	Understand: Initial assessment of contaminated areas to identify appropriate hazard zones Procedures to manage, monitor and maintain personnel and public safety

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Recognise the involvement of radioactive materials and implement appropriate cordons

Understand:

Initial assessment of contaminated areas to identify appropriate hazard zones
Procedures to manage, monitor and maintain personnel and public safety

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816
K 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 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk 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 Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents
Health and safety
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 7 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Personal and interpersonal
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
Technical
K 20 Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Recognise the involvement of radioactive materials and implement appropriate cordons	Demonstrate the ability to: Establish safe control and effective management of resources and the public Implement cordons appropriate to the potential source of radiation Apply monitoring and decontamination procedures Refer to – Cordon controls – operations training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Recognise the involvement of radioactive materials and implement appropriate cordons

Demonstrate the ability to:

Establish safe control and effective management of resources and the public
Implement cordons appropriate to the potential source of radiation
Apply monitoring and decontamination procedures

Refer to – Cordon controls – operations training specification

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents
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 6 Formulate safe tactical plans for incidents in your area of expertise in line with your organisation's requirements 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

You must be able to:

Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents

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 6

Formulate safe tactical plans for incidents in your area of expertise in line with your organisation's requirements

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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Substance identification: Radioactive materials
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Warn, inform and advise people

Control measure Cordon controls: Radioactive materials

Control measure Cordon controls: Radioactive materials

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816

Practical application

NOS performance criteria

Control measure
Cordon controls: Radioactive materials

Control measure
Cordon controls: Radioactive materials