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Provide safety jets or other appropriate firefighting media

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Strategic actions

Refer to the responsibilities of fire and rescue services.

Tactical actions

There are no tactical actions associated with this control measure.

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Provide appropriate firefighting media for use at waste sites

Understand:

How the materials involved may affect the choice of firefighting tactic at waste sites
How waste containing mixed materials affects extinguishing media selection

Refer to National Operational Guidance: Fires and firefighting

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
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K 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 Fire service or other legislation relevant to carrying out search, rescue and casualty care K Record systems specific to your role and their use K Sources and availability of information K Methods and techniques for communicating with others K The importance of treating others with respect and consideration, taking account of, and accepting, diversity K How to recognise and support people in distress 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 relation to fire and rescue operational incidents 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 K Roles and responsibilities within incident command systems K Methods and techniques to control and extinguish fires K Causes, effects and behaviour of fire K Different fire types and fire classes K Different active and passive fire protection systems K Building fire protection systems, features and facilities that contribute to firefighter safety while responding to incidents K Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to incidents K How different building construction and design can affect fire development K How to identify safe means of egress in the built environment K The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at fire and rescue incidents K Different types of evidence relevant to fire and rescue incidents K How to preserve evidence at operational incidents K How to gain access, effect entry and maintain exit routes at fire and rescue incidents K The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment when resolving fire and rescue incidents
Health & Safety
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
Organisational
K 4 Fire service or other legislation relevant to carrying out search, rescue and casualty care K 5 Record systems specific to your role and their use K 6 Sources and availability of information
Personal and Interpersonal
K 7 Methods and techniques for communicating with others K 8 The importance of treating others with respect and consideration, taking account of, and accepting, diversity K 9 How to recognise and support people in distress K 10 Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 11 Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents
Technical
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 K 14 Roles and responsibilities within incident command systems K 15 Methods and techniques to control and extinguish fires K 16 Causes, effects and behaviour of fire K 17 Different fire types and fire classes K 18 Different active and passive fire protection systems K 19 Building fire protection systems, features and facilities that contribute to firefighter safety while responding to incidents K 20 Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to incidents K 21 How different building construction and design can affect fire development K 22 How to identify safe means of egress in the built environment K 23 The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at fire and rescue incidents K 24 Different types of evidence relevant to fire and rescue incidents K 25 How to preserve evidence at operational incidents K 26 How to gain access, effect entry and maintain exit routes at fire and rescue incidents K 27 The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment when resolving fire and rescue incidents

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Provide appropriate firefighting media for use at waste sites	Refer to Fires and firefighting training specification – Select appropriate firefighting media

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Respond to fire and rescue incidents
P 1 Confirm with relevant others your tasks and duties in relation to fire and rescue incidents in line with your role and responsibilities P 2 Establish key factors about fire and rescue incidents and inform others in line with your organisation’s procedures, including: 2.1 Extent 2.2 Nature 2.3 Location P 3 Establish risks affecting fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation’s risk assessment procedures P 4 Use agreed methods and techniques to control and reduce fire in line with your agreed tasks and duties at an incident 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
Respond to fire and rescue incidents 2889
P Use agreed methods and techniques to control and reduce fire in line with your agreed tasks and duties at an incident P 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 P Operate in a safe manner within your agreed level of responsibility and expertise P Work with others in ways that: 11.1 Encourages cooperation 11.2 Supports common understanding 11.3 Promotes a positive image of your organisation P Preserve evidence to meet the needs of investigations in line with your organisation's procedures P Inform relevant others when people's possessions and property are identified P Return equipment and resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures P Keep accurate records and provide these to others in line with your organisation's requirements
Support people involved in an operational incident
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
For the whole standard
P 10 Operate in a safe manner within your agreed level of responsibility and expertise P 11 Work with others in ways that: 11.1 Encourages cooperation 11.2 Supports common understanding 11.3 Promotes a positive image of your organisation P 12 Preserve evidence to meet the needs of investigations in line with your organisation's procedures P 13 Inform relevant others when people's possessions and property are identified P 14 Return equipment and resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures P 15 Keep accurate records and provide these to others in line with your organisation's requirements

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