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Clean line principle

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Provide lines and equipment suitable for use in the water environment

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Use the clean line principle when working at incidents involving water

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Clean line principle

Understand:

The hazards associated with fixed lines attached to water incident responders
The protocols for using lines at incidents involving bodies of water

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2182
K Your organisation's procedures in dealing with water related incidents K Basic terminology used to describe the water environment K Risks and hazards associated with the water environment K Techniques and equipment used to effect a first response water rescue K Safety measures to take when working near water
Provide a first response to water based incidents.
K 1 Your organisation's procedures in dealing with water related incidents K 3 Basic terminology used to describe the water environment K 4 Risks and hazards associated with the water environment K 6 Techniques and equipment used to effect a first response water rescue K 8 Safety measures to take when working near water
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 K 2 How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk in the case of search, rescue and casualty care operations K 3 How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during search, rescue and casualty operations
Technical
K 12 Capabilities and limitations of personal protective and operational equipment used during search, rescue and casualty care K 13 How to select and use appropriate personal protective and operational equipment during search, rescue and casualty care K 17 Relevant search and rescue procedures

Practical application

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Clean line principle

Demonstrate the ability to:

Use the clean line principle at incidents involving bodies of water

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
You must be able to: 2172
P Contribute to the control of the incident area to reduce risk to self and others P Contribute to the deployment of rescue equipment for a water environment incident P Use rescue equipment and approved techniques to reach a target in a water environment
Provide a first response to water based incidents.
P 1 Contribute to the control of the incident area to reduce risk to self and others P 5 Contribute to the deployment of rescue equipment for a water environment incident P 6 Use rescue equipment and approved techniques to reach a target in a water environment
Rescue life involved in incidents
P 9 Select equipment which can be safely used to rescue life and operate it in line with its safety and operating instructions
For the whole standard
P 22 Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 24 Decide on appropriate control measures to mitigate risks affecting yourself and others in line with your organisation's procedures

Hazard
Entrapment and entanglement
Control measure
Remove entrapment and entanglement hazards