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Safe system of work: Reduced visibility

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Provide personnel with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and equipment for operating in reduced visibility
Provide appropriate scene lighting equipment

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Review the tactical plan as visibility changes
Request sufficient lighting of an appropriate type for working in reduced visibility
Review the area before visibility reduces
Consider using physical barriers to define routes and indicate the presence of hazards in reduced visibility
Deploy additional safety officers to take into account the reduced visibility
Provide lighting to illuminate routes and hazards in reduced visibility
Ensure generators being used to provide lighting are located in an appropriate position to reduce the impact of noise and fumes

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Safe working in reduced visibility	Understand: The methods available to improve visibility at an incident The hazards associated with using some lighting in enclosed spaces and flammable atmospheres

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand: 2258
K The range and type of resources available at incidents, their capabilities and limitations K Dynamic risk assessment and associated health, safety and welfare issues K How to anticipate needs and requirements of the incident and of the personnel involved in its resolution
Lead, monitor and support people to resolve operational incidents
K 6 The range and type of resources available at incidents, their capabilities and limitations K 9 Dynamic risk assessment and associated health, safety and welfare issues K 11 How to anticipate needs and requirements of the incident and of the personnel involved in its resolution
You need to know and understand:
K Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment K How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others in the workplace K How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K How to plan the use of physical resources K Capabilities and limitations of personal and operational equipment
Health and Safety.
K 1 Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment K 2 How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others in the workplace K 3 How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk
Organisational.
K 8 How to plan the use of physical resources
Technical.
K 28 Capabilities and limitations of personal and operational equipment
You need to know and understand: 2920
K Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents K Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents
Health & Safety
K 1 Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K 2 How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K 3 How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents
Technical
K 12 Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K 13 How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Review the tactical plan as visibility changes	Demonstrate the ability to:   Ensure the tactical plan takes into account changes in visibility
Request sufficient lighting of an appropriate type for working in reduced visibility	Demonstrate the ability to: Request the appropriate type and quantity of lighting to illuminate: The scene The hazard Personnel Consider if the lighting needs to be suitable for use in explosive atmospheres
Review the area before visibility reduces	Demonstrate the ability to: Inspect the scene of operations if visibility may reduce during the incident
Consider using physical barriers to define routes and indicate the presence of hazards in reduced visibility	Demonstrate the ability to: Establish physical barriers if appropriate to indicate: Routes Presence of hazards
Deploy additional safety officers to take into account the reduced visibility	Demonstrate the ability to: Appoint additional safety officers if appropriate
Provide lighting to illuminate routes and hazards in reduced visibility	Demonstrate the ability to: Use appropriate equipment to Illuminate routes and hazards Consider the effects of using lighting equipment to ensure safe systems of work are maintained when working in reduced visibility
Ensure generators being used to provide lighting are located in an appropriate position to reduce the impact of noise and fumes	Demonstrate the ability to: Consider the potential for generators producing noise and toxic fumes Use alternative forms of lighting if noise or toxic fumes could impact on the incident

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Review and determine incident status 2236
P Obtain sufficient information from all available sources on incident progress, risks, deployment, resource availability and existing incident management P Confirm risks and implications for personnel, for the community and for the wider context P Implement the plan, and confirm roles, responsibilities, tasks, and communication channels P Anticipate risks to health, safety and welfare and ensure adequate and timely control measures are implemented P Review your incident plan to meet the emerging needs of the incident
Review and determine incident status
P 1 Obtain sufficient information from all available sources on incident progress, risks, deployment, resource availability and existing incident management P 6 Confirm risks and implications for personnel, for the community and for the wider context
Assume responsibility and implement action to support those involved in the incident
P 11 Implement the plan, and confirm roles, responsibilities, tasks, and communication channels P 13 Anticipate risks to health, safety and welfare and ensure adequate and timely control measures are implemented P 14 Review your incident plan to meet the emerging needs of the incident
Plan action to meet the needs of the incident
P 1 Collect information relevant to the known and anticipated risks to people, property and the environment P 4 Develop your objectives through risk assessment
You must be able to:
P Develop your objectives through risk assessment P Make appropriate adjustments to your plan based on an initial assessment of the incident P Confirm your objectives and deploy your resources to meet priority needs
Implement action to meet planned objectives.
P 7 Make appropriate adjustments to your plan based on an initial assessment of the incident P 8 Confirm your objectives and deploy your resources to meet priority needs
Respond to fire and rescue incidents
P 3 Establish risks affecting fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation’s risk assessment procedures P 5 Operate within appropriate risk control measures in line with your organisation's procedures P 6 Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions
Respond to fire and rescue incidents 2889
P Operate within appropriate risk control measures in line with your organisation's procedures P Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions

Control measure - Safe system of work: Reduced visibility

Control measure Safe system of work: Reduced visibility

Control measure Safe system of work: Reduced visibility

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

Practical application

NOS performance criteria

Control measure
Safe system of work: Reduced visibility

Control measure
Safe system of work: Reduced visibility