Control measure
Use intrinsically safe equipment
Control measure
Use intrinsically safe equipment
TRAINING SPECIFICATION
Knowledge and understanding
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Use intrinsically safe equipment to reduce the possibility of explosion |
Understand:
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NOS knowledge and understanding
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Health and safety 2976 |
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Safe working practices of your organisation K
Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination affecting people and the environment K
How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K
How to apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K
Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk K
Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination K
Your organisation's systems, tools and procedures for recording information and how to use them K
Types and sources of information about hazardous materials and decontamination and how to access these 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 when people are in distress K
How to support distressed people 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 the workplace K
Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents, their capabilities, limitations and safe use K
How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to the hazardous materials incidents K
Roles and responsibilities within the incident command system K
Different types of evidence relevant to hazardous materials incidents K
The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at hazardous materials incidents K
How to preserve evidence at hazardous materials incidents K
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment K
How to limit damage to property and the environment K
How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials K
How to apply methods and techniques for decontamination including avoiding further contamination K
How to use different decontamination agents and the materials they are suitable for |
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Health and safety |
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Safe working practices of your organisation K 2
Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination affecting people and the environment K 3
How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K 4
How to apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K 5
Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk |
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Organisational |
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K 6
Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination K 7
Your organisation's systems, tools and procedures for recording information and how to use them K 8
Types and sources of information about hazardous materials and decontamination and how to access these |
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Personal and Interpersonal |
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K 9
Methods and techniques for communicating with others K 10
The importance of treating others with respect and consideration, taking account of, and accepting, diversity K 11
How to recognise when people are in distress K 12
How to support distressed people K 13
Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 14
Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in the workplace |
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Technical |
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K 15
Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents, their capabilities, limitations and safe use K 16
How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to the hazardous materials incidents K 17
Roles and responsibilities within the incident command system K 18
Different types of evidence relevant to hazardous materials incidents K 19
The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at hazardous materials incidents K 20
How to preserve evidence at hazardous materials incidents K 21
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment K 22
How to limit damage to property and the environment K 23
How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials K 24
How to apply methods and techniques for decontamination including avoiding further contamination K 25
How to use different decontamination agents and the materials they are suitable for |
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Hazards and risks of fire and rescue incidents affecting people, property and the environment K
Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk K
Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role K
Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents |
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Health and safety |
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K 4
Hazards and risks of fire and rescue incidents affecting people, property and the environment K 7
Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk |
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Organisational |
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K 9
Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role |
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Technical |
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K 20
Resources available to respond to fire and rescue incidents |
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Practical application
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Use intrinsically safe equipment to reduce the possibility of explosion |
Demonstrate the ability to:
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NOS performance criteria
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You must be able to - TO BE ARCHIVED 2947 |
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Agree with relevant others your tasks and duties at an incident in line with your role and responsibilities 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
Provide reports on hazardous materials to relevant others in line with your organisation's procedures, including:
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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
Work with others to set up a decontamination area for people and property in line with your organisation's procedures P
Select equipment which can be safely used when decontaminating and operate it in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P
Apply chosen decontamination methods for people and property safely and in line with the decontamination guidance available P
Assist with the decontamination and safe disposal of contaminated items and materials in line with the decontamination and disposal guidance available P
Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents in line with your organisation's procedures P
Restrict the view of the incident in line with your organisation's procedures P
Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance P
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures P
Work with others including colleagues and other agencies in line with your organisation's communication procedures P
Provide support to others at the incident in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others P
Operate safely within your agreed role, responsibility and level of expertise and in line with your organisation's procedures P
Preserve evidence to meet the needs of an investigation in line with your organisation's procedures P
Inform others when people's possessions and property are identified and keep these safe in line with your organisation's procedures P
Return resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures |
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Minimise damage to the environment from hazardous materials |
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P 1
Agree with relevant others your tasks and duties at an incident in line with your role and responsibilities 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 6
Provide reports on hazardous materials to relevant others in line with your organisation's procedures, including:
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 |
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Decontaminate people and property |
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P 9
Work with others to set up a decontamination area for people and property in line with your organisation's procedures P 10
Select equipment which can be safely used when decontaminating and operate it in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P 11
Apply chosen decontamination methods for people and property safely and in line with the decontamination guidance available P 12
Assist with the decontamination and safe disposal of contaminated items and materials in line with the decontamination and disposal guidance available |
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Support operational incidents |
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P 13
Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents in line with your organisation's procedures P 14
Restrict the view of the incident in line with your organisation's procedures P 15
Identify risks which may affect the safety of other people or property in line with your organisation's risk assessment guidance P 16
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures P 17
Work with others including colleagues and other agencies in line with your organisation's communication procedures P 18
Provide support to others at the incident in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others |
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For the whole standard |
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P 19
Operate safely within your agreed role, responsibility and level of expertise and in line with your organisation's procedures P 20
Preserve evidence to meet the needs of an investigation in line with your organisation's procedures P 21
Inform others when people's possessions and property are identified and keep these safe in line with your organisation's procedures P 22
Return resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures |
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Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents |
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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 7
Implement safe tactical plans for incidents in your area of expertise in line with your organisation's requirements |
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Control measure knowledge
Any equipment that is not intrinsically safe can provide an ignition source for a gas within its flammable or explosive limits. This may cause combustion or explosion. The use of intrinsically safe equipment will preclude this.
In most confined spaces, it is impossible to classify the atmosphere present. For fire and rescue service operations, intrinsically safe equipment must meet the appropriate ATEX classification for more information on ATEX see HSE guidance.
For further information on fireground radios see: Fireground radios guidance: ATEX-approved radios
Strategic actions
Fire and rescue services should:
Ensure that communication equipment that meets the appropriate ATEX classification is available to personnel who are competent to work in confined spaces
Tactical actions
Incident commanders should:
Use only ATEX approved equipment in confined spaces if there is a risk of an explosive atmosphere
Use only ATEX approved equipment in flammable or explosive atmospheres
Use only ATEX approved communications equipment when crews enter any potentially explosive atmosphere
Use only ATEX approved equipment when crews enter any potentially flammable atmosphere