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Treatment of polluting materials

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Ensure relevant personnel understand what environmental protection activities will need to be delivered by an environmental agency or specialist contractor
Consider establishing memoranda of understanding for assisting environmental agencies and specialist contractors with the treatment of polluting materials

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Assist environmental agencies and specialist contractors with the treatment of polluting materials in line with local agreements or in response to a time-critical situation

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Aeration	Understand: The methods of increasing oxygen levels in bodies of water: Use of aeration techniques Use of chemicals That fire and rescue service equipment may be used to increase oxygen levels in bodies of water, preferably under the direction of the environmental agency
Chemical treatment	Understand: That the environmental agency or specialist contractor may treat pollution in a watercourse by using chemicals That fire and rescue services may be asked to assist in the emergency phase of incidents where polluting materials are being treated with chemicals
Memoranda of understanding	Understand: That there may be local agreements for assistance with the treatment of polluting materials, such as memoranda of understanding (MoUs), between: The fire and rescue service Environmental agencies Specialist contractors

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Aeration

Understand:

The methods of increasing oxygen levels in bodies of water:
- Use of aeration techniques
- Use of chemicals
That fire and rescue service equipment may be used to increase oxygen levels in bodies of water, preferably under the direction of the environmental agency

Chemical treatment

Understand:

That the environmental agency or specialist contractor may treat pollution in a watercourse by using chemicals
That fire and rescue services may be asked to assist in the emergency phase of incidents where polluting materials are being treated with chemicals

Memoranda of understanding

Understand:

That there may be local agreements for assistance with the treatment of polluting materials, such as memoranda of understanding (MoUs), between:
- The fire and rescue service
- Environmental agencies
- Specialist contractors

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
Assist environmental agencies and specialist contractors with the treatment of polluting materials in line with local agreements or in response to a time-critical situation	Demonstrate the ability to: Follow the arrangements detailed in local agreements, such as memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for the treatment of polluting materials Provide appropriate assistance to the environmental agency or specialist contractors for the treatment of polluting materials

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Assist environmental agencies and specialist contractors with the treatment of polluting materials in line with local agreements or in response to a time-critical situation

Demonstrate the ability to:

Follow the arrangements detailed in local agreements, such as memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for the treatment of polluting materials
Provide appropriate assistance to the environmental agency or specialist contractors for the treatment of polluting materials

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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Environmental protection

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Treatment of polluting materials

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Treatment of polluting materials

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

Practical application

NOS performance criteria