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Cordon control: Boil-over

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TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Cordon controls to protect from boil-overs

Understand:

The considerations when establishing cordons, exclusion zones and evacuation of the public

Refer to – Cordon controls: Hazardous materials

Refer to – Establish appropriate cordon controls – Incident command training specification

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816
K Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to fire and rescue incidents K Hazards and risks of fire and rescue incidents affecting people, property and the environment
Health and safety
K 3 Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to fire and rescue incidents K 4 Hazards and risks of fire and rescue incidents affecting people, property and the environment
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
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

Practical application

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Cordon controls to protect from boil-overs

Demonstrate the ability to:

Establish safe control and effective management of resources and the public
Confirm and continually monitor the risk for boil-over or slop-over
Identify, implement and communicate safe and effective cordons and protection zones

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents
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 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
You must be able to - TO BE ARCHIVED 2947
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 Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents 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
Minimise damage to the environment from hazardous materials
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 13 Maintain access, security and safe exit routes at operational incidents 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

Control measure
Prevent heat transfer to flammable liquid
Hazard
Flammable solids