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Highlight avoidance routes

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Ensure that all personnel are aware of the risk and correct procedures for avoidance routes

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Identify sub-surface voids and highlight avoidance routes at building collapse incidents
Establish clear routes to the scene of operations and confirm them to all personnel
Identify any utilities not isolated and communicate to all personnel
Identify and communicate routes avoiding unsuitable and hazardous areas
Identify clear avoidance routes to the scene of operations and confirm them to all personnel

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Avoidance routes

Understand:

The importance of identifying, monitoring and maintaining avoidance routes during rescue operations
How to establish, monitor and maintain effective communications with rescue personnel

Refer to Situational awareness – Incident command training specification

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
Health and safety
K 1 Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment in relation to search, rescue and casualty care operations
Organisational
K 6 Sources and availability of information
You need to know and understand: 2161
K Hazards associated with the features, construction and technology of the vehicle/machinery during the extrication process K The importance of establishing and maintaining communication with all persons involved K Hazards in the extrication process that may put the casualties/crew at risk
Extricate casualties from situations of entrapment.
K 1 Hazards associated with the features, construction and technology of the vehicle/machinery during the extrication process K 8 The importance of establishing and maintaining communication with all persons involved K 9 Hazards in the extrication process that may put the casualties/crew at risk
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 Methods and techniques for communicating with others
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
Personal and Interpersonal
K 9 Methods and techniques for communicating with others

Practical application

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Avoidance routes

Demonstrate the ability to:

Gather and evaluate information to locate and plan avoidance routes
Establish and communicate clear routes to relevant personnel

Refer to Situational awareness – Incident command training specification

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
For the whole standard
P 22 Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 23 Inform relevant others about potential risk to the safety of yourself and others in line with your organisation's communication procedures
You must be able to: 2146
P Contribute to dynamic assessment of risk to crew and casualties P Maintain on-going communication with incident commander and on-scene medical personnel in relation to condition of casualties and progress of extrication P Manage hazards associated with the extrication to minimise the risk to the casualty and those involved in the extrication P Use appropriate techniques and equipment to access casualties
Extricate casualties from situations of entrapment.
P 1 Contribute to dynamic assessment of risk to crew and casualties P 6 Maintain on-going communication with incident commander and on-scene medical personnel in relation to condition of casualties and progress of extrication P 8 Manage hazards associated with the extrication to minimise the risk to the casualty and those involved in the extrication P 9 Use appropriate techniques and equipment to access casualties
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 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 Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm P Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents in line with your organisation's procedures P Operate safely within your agreed role, responsibility and level of expertise and in line with your organisation's procedures
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 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 8 Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm
Support operational incidents
P 13 Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents in line with your organisation's procedures
For the whole standard
P 19 Operate safely within your agreed role, responsibility and level of expertise and in line with your organisation's procedures

Control measure
Secure access and egress routes
Hazard
Unstable ground