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Description People with physical, cognitive or sensory impairments affecting their ability to reach a place of safety unaided, but who still have the ability to move under their own power. General...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Stairs are an element of construction designed to carry a load. Stairs referred to in this section do not include firefighting stairs found in firefighting shafts. General...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A type of structure consisting of a membrane anchored to the ground and kept in tension by internal air pressure. General considerations There are two main types of air-supported...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription The mechanical circulation and renewal of air inside a building by a system of fans and ducting. General considerations A mechanical ventilation system will act to either: ...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription The circulation and renewal of the air inside a building is affected by a combination of air entering from outside the building and air currents generated inside. Air enters on the...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Pressurisation systems protect escape routes and firefighting shafts against the ingress of smoke by maintaining the pressure within the escape route higher than that in the adjacent...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A phenomenon caused by temperature differences between air inside and outside a building. Buoyant forces felt by the less dense warm air within a building cause it to rise and leave the...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Evacuation strategies in which the total building population is not expected to evacuate the building immediately upon discovery of a fire. General considerations These evacuation...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Foam systems are designed to provide a homogenous layer of bubbles of aerated firefighting foam concentrate and water over the surface of flammable liquids (class B fires) and/or...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsKnowledge and understanding Control measure element Learning outcome The considerations when selecting a communication method Understand: The types of information that should be...
Training – Multi agencyDescription Car parks may be considered as either open sided or enclosed. An open sided car park should have no basement storeys. Natural ventilation should be provided by permanent openings at...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Reduced oxygen (redox): Fire suppression achieved by maintaining compartment at reduced oxygen concentration of 10-12% (15% is required for combustion) Gaseous: Fire suppression...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription The use of steam as a suppression agent is more commonly used in ships but it is occasionally used where flammable liquids are stored. General considerations This is a rare and archaic...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription This is any person responsible for the security of a building. This may include airport security staff, prison security staff as well as staff responsible for the security of buildings...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Powered systems used to control or remove smoke from a building, allowing low-level escape routes to be kept clear of smoke, facilitating firefighting activities and reducing damage to...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Traditional or lightweight timber is typically 38-40mm thick. This can be used as the structural frame of a building and/or for partition wall studs. General considerations Modern...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A water mist system is a fixed fire protection system that uses water to control, suppress or extinguish a fire. The system comprises automatic nozzles attached to a piping system...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets1 Ensure you are authorised to prepare and drive the vehicle The student has accurate knowledge of service policies concerning driver training, competence and vehicle...
Emergency response driver and instructor frameworkAim Throughout the whole training course students can demonstrate an understanding of how physiological and psychological factors affect the ability to drive safely. Drivers learn to recognise and...
Emergency response driver and instructor framework