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Term Acronym Explanation Appareils destinés à être utilisés en ATmosphères EXplosibles ATEX Two directives from the European Commission dealing with equipment for use in...

Term Definition Assessment of competence: Demonstrate Assessment of competence is undertaken by a qualified and sector competent assessor (see Assessor). The assessment will...

There may be occasions where people have moved away from the initial hazard but remain at risk from the environment in which they are located, for example when people at risk have evacuated from a...

Several factors may influence the safety advice that fire control personnel give to people at risk on a road network: The nature of the incident, for example: Road traffic...

Fire control personnel may receive calls from people at risk while they are still in their vehicle. If it is safe to do so, they should attempt to position their vehicle as far to the left as...

Fire control personnel may receive emergency calls during which they discover there are casualties losing blood or are unresponsive. The speed at which casualties are treated and moved from the...

Redirect calls to ambulance Calls from or about unresponsive casualties, or people losing a lot of blood, should always be redirected to ambulance control, once sufficient details have...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Share information with other agencies: People at risk   Providing care should not put zero responders in increased danger....

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Share information with other agencies: People at risk   The advice that fire control personnel give to callers about...

Aim To enable the student to demonstrate their ability to safely and effectively drive a vehicle at high speed, in a variety of different road, traffic and weather conditions. The definition of...

When attending incidents on canals, all lock gates and paddles should be completely closed before any rescue attempt. Personnel should not attempt to open the lock gates or paddles to empty...