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Joint working at animal facilities

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Establish joint working arrangements with animal facilities in their area
Provide operational personnel with information to assist with familiarisation

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Liaise with the responsible person for the animal facility
Refer to joint working arrangements for the animal facility
Ensure personnel are accompanied by on-site staff for the animal facility
Ensure there is no lone working in animal facilities
Consider using CCTV, if available, to monitor the location and behaviour of animals
Monitor and assess activity in the animal facility that could affect personnel
Consider contingency arrangements that could be implemented quickly if personnel become isolated in unsafe areas of the animal facility

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Joint working at animal facilities	Understand: Security features that may be present at animal holding facilities How CCTV can be used to assist operations at animal facilities Joint working arrangements at animal facilities Why lone working should be avoided

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand: 2920
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 Sources and availability of information K Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to 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 6 Sources and availability of information
Personal and Interpersonal
K 11 Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents
Technical
K 20 Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to incidents
Health and Safety
K 1 The importance of maintaining the safety and welfare of yourself and others at incidents involving animals K 3 Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to incidents involving animals K 5 Hazards and risks of incidents involving animals affecting people, property and the environment K 9 Your organisation’s control measures to mitigate risk
Organisational
K 11 Requirements of your role at incidents involving animals including; Policies and procedures to be followed Up to date legislation to be followed
Technical
K 18 Information available to inform your understanding of incidents involving animals and how to access it K 21 How to maintain situational awareness at incidents involving animals
You need to know and understand: 2778
K Your own competence in joint working and when to seek further support K Any formal agreements (e.g. partnership agreements) with other agencies and their implications
Develop and sustain effective working with staff from other agencies
K 8 Your own competence in joint working and when to seek further support K 9 Any formal agreements (e.g. partnership agreements) with other agencies and their implications

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Joint working at animal facilities	Demonstrate the ability to: Implement contingency arrangements for personnel committed into a hazard area Work with staff of the animal facility

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 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 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 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
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
Manage incidents involving animals
P 1 Confirm with relevant others your tasks and duties in relation to incidents involving animals in line with your role, responsibilities, ability and experience P 3 Identify factors affecting animal behaviour at fire and rescue incidents P 5 Operate safely at incidents involving animals in line with organisational procedures P 7 Maintain effective communication with relevant others at incidents involving animals in line with your organisation’s communication procedures P 8 Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at incidents involving animals in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions
You must be able to: 2765
P Agree the information that needs to be shared, the reasons for this and how to maintain the security of information discuss and agree how and when the joint work will be monitored and reviewed
Develop and sustain effective working with staff from other agencies
P 3 Agree the information that needs to be shared, the reasons for this and how to maintain the security of information discuss and agree how and when the joint work will be monitored and reviewed P 4 Undertake your role in the joint working in a way that is consistent with agreements made, your own job role and relevant policies and standards when: 5.1 Providing and obtaining information 5.2 Acting on information received 5.3 Adhering to time commitments 5.4 Achieving agreed objectives

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Animal facilities
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Joint working at animal facilities

Control measure

Joint working at animal facilities

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Strategic actions

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TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

Practical application

NOS performance criteria