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Control explosive materials not involved in fire

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TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Control explosive materials not involved in fire to prevent them becoming unstable	Understand: How explosives may become unstable Priority actions to prevent explosives becoming unstable

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Control explosive materials not involved in fire to prevent them becoming unstable

Understand:

How explosives may become unstable
Priority actions to prevent explosives becoming unstable

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 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk K How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials
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 5 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Technical
K 23 How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Control explosive materials not involved in fire to prevent them becoming unstable	Demonstrate the ability to: Identify, assess and communicate the likely involvement of explosive materials Select and implement appropriate tactics to prevent explosive materials being involved in fire Identify where explosive materials present a risk to people, infrastructure and the environment

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Control explosive materials not involved in fire to prevent them becoming unstable

Demonstrate the ability to:

Identify, assess and communicate the likely involvement of explosive materials
Select and implement appropriate tactics to prevent explosive materials being involved in fire
Identify where explosive materials present a risk to people, infrastructure and the environment

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
You must be able to - TO BE ARCHIVED 2947
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 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 P Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance
Minimise damage to the environment from hazardous materials
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 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
Support operational incidents
P 15 Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance
Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents
P 2 Identify and maintain awareness of risk for fire and rescue incidents within your area of expertise in line with risk assessment processes P 3 Identify control measures to reduce fire and rescue risks in line with risk assessment processes P 4 Assess factors affecting fire and rescue incidents for your area of expertise and in line with the organisation's procedures P 6 Formulate safe tactical plans for incidents in your area of expertise in line with your organisation's requirements P 7 Implement safe tactical plans for incidents in your area of expertise in line with your organisation's requirements P 8 Identify tactics which allow effective control methods in line with your organisation's requirements P 11 Maintain the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation's procedures for safe working

Control measure
Use intrinsically safe equipment

Hazardous materials Physical hazards

Control measure

Control explosive materials not involved in fire

Control measure

Control explosive materials not involved in fire

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

Practical application

NOS performance criteria

Control measure knowledge

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