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Treatment

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Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Identify activities that will and will not be carried out by fire and rescue service personnel and equipment

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Ensure that where fire and rescue service personnel or equipment are requested to assist with any form of treatment activity a close liaison with the local environment agency and, where appropriate, specialist advisers is maintained

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Treatment

Understand:

The use of fire service equipment to assist environment agencies

Refer to Control measure – Access to specialist advice

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
Health and safety 2976
K Safe working practices of your organisation K Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination affecting people 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 Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination K Methods and techniques for communicating with others K Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in the workplace K Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents, their capabilities, limitations and safe use K How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to the hazardous materials incidents K How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials K How to apply methods and techniques for decontamination including avoiding further contamination
Health and safety
K 1 Safe working practices of your organisation K 2 Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination 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 Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination
Personal and Interpersonal
K 9 Methods and techniques for communicating with others K 13 Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 14 Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in the workplace
Technical
K 15 Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents, their capabilities, limitations and safe use K 16 How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to the hazardous materials incidents K 23 How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials K 24 How to apply methods and techniques for decontamination including avoiding further contamination

Practical application

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Treatment

Demonstrate the ability to:

Liaise and communicate relevant information when service resources are to be used for treatment of pollution

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
You must be able to - TO BE ARCHIVED 2947
P Agree with relevant others your tasks and duties at an incident in line with your role and responsibilities P Select equipment which can be safely used to minimise effects of hazardous materials in line with your organisation's guidelines P Operate equipment in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P Use appropriate control measures to mitigate risk in line with your organisation's procedures P Provide reports on hazardous materials to relevant others in line with your organisation's procedures, including: 6.1 The type 6.2 Location 6.3 Quantity 6.4 Physical properties P Use agreed methods and techniques to minimise the impact of risk from hazardous materials in line with your allocated tasks and duties at an incident P Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm
Minimise damage to the environment from hazardous materials
P 1 Agree with relevant others your tasks and duties at an incident in line with your role and responsibilities P 2 Select equipment which can be safely used to minimise effects of hazardous materials in line with your organisation's guidelines P 3 Operate equipment in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P 4 Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 5 Use appropriate control measures to mitigate risk in line with your organisation's procedures P 6 Provide reports on hazardous materials to relevant others in line with your organisation's procedures, including: 6.1 The type 6.2 Location 6.3 Quantity 6.4 Physical properties P 7 Use agreed methods and techniques to minimise the impact of risk from hazardous materials in line with your allocated tasks and duties at an incident P 8 Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm

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