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Where the facilities contain dangerous animals, personnel should liaise with on-site staff to determine locations with potential hazards and to identify safe access and egress routes. Personnel...

Personnel should not use the scaffolding if there is any doubt about its integrity. Other means of access and egress should be evaluated. If there are urgent circumstances where...

A cordon should be set up around a stacked materials if there is a danger of collapse or of materials falling. The radius of the hazard area should be big enough so that debris from the...

Arrangements for places of lawful detention will vary depending upon the site, its ownership and its population. Fire and rescue services should establish joint working arrangements with places...

It may be necessary to switch off, contain or isolate the power supply to the laser equipment. Until the laser equipment is isolated, it may be necessary to avoid the affected area. The...

If the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner is still emitting a strong magnetic field,  personnel should not enter the scanner room (beyond the demarcation line) with any metal or battery...

Unlike MRI scanners, isolating the electrical supply does not have a time delay and there is no cost implication or risk of damage to the instrument by operating the electrical isolation...

Information should be gathered about the strength of magnet and the size of the lifting zone; this may be available in Site-Specific Risk Information (SSRI), but personnel should liaise with...

Operators should be made aware of the presence of responders before personnel enter the hazard area. Isolating power supplies It may be necessary to isolate power supplies to pressure...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Cordon controls   An appropriate hazard area around a silo or storage tank should be identified and controlled, especially...

Discharge control mechanisms should be isolated in the closed position. This mechanism may be manually, mechanically or electronically operated. This will prevent contents from being...

If it is essential for personnel to access the silo or storage tank, this could be by using fire and rescue service ladders, or, subject to an assessment of their condition, ladders that are a...

An appropriate hazard area around a slurry pit or lagoon should be identified and controlled, especially if there is a risk that the contents will be released. Access into the hazard...

The working atmosphere of some incidents may not be safe to operate in without appropriate respiratory equipment (RPE), even if the atmosphere is initially found to be respirable. Portable or...

The likelihood of the presence of and type of munitions will depend on the use of the site. An appropriate hazard area should be identified and controlled, in liaison with the responsible...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Situational awareness   At incidents that involve working at height there may be instances where the incident commander...

Personnel need to regularly check the working area for anything that could present a risk to the integrity of the equipment. They should also avoid placing or storing equipment where it may be...

Avoiding entry into a confined space to deal with an emergency, should always be the preferred approach. The Confined Spaces Regulations and the Confined Spaces Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

Shoring can be described as temporary support to elements of a structure using metal or timber shoring systems and can be provided by urban search and rescue (USAR) teams. Shoring...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Effective communication   Incident commanders must establish contingency arrangements for alternative methods of...