Control measure

Controlled burning: Biological agents

Bookmark Control measure
Download Control measure
Print Control measure
Guidance
Training Specification
NOS
Version History
Feedback
Share Control measure

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Controlled burning of biological agents	Understand: The importance of specialist advice when performing a controlled burn of biological hazards The limitations of control systems to prevent escape of biological hazards Pollution control procedures to prevent spread of contamination

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Controlled burning of biological agents

Understand:

The importance of specialist advice when performing a controlled burn of biological hazards
The limitations of control systems to prevent escape of biological hazards
Pollution control procedures to prevent spread of contamination

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816
K The importance of maintaining the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents K Factors affecting personnel welfare during fire and rescue response 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 K Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk K Relevant others you may work with and their role in and responsibilities K Suppression tactics and methods, their safe use and their impact on controlling fire and rescue incidents
Health and safety
K 1 The importance of maintaining the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents K 2 Factors affecting personnel welfare during fire and rescue response 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 K 7 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Personal and interpersonal
K 12 Relevant others you may work with and their role in and responsibilities
Technical
K 22 Suppression tactics and methods, their safe use and their impact on controlling fire and rescue incidents

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Controlled burning of biological agents	Demonstrate the ability to: Perform a controlled burn in a safe, efficient and effective manner Implement pollution control procedures and communicate to relevant agencies Refer to – Controlled burning – Fires and firefighting training specification

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Controlled burning of biological agents

Demonstrate the ability to:

Perform a controlled burn in a safe, efficient and effective manner
Implement pollution control procedures and communicate to relevant agencies

Refer to – Controlled burning – Fires and firefighting training specification

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents
P 2 Identify and maintain awareness of risk for fire and rescue incidents within your area of expertise in line with risk assessment processes 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 5 Liaise with others to discuss the detail of what will be included in tactical plans, using information available, in line with your organisation's requirements 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 P 11 Maintain the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation's procedures for safe working

You must be able to:

Provide special advice to control fire and rescue incidents

P 2

Identify and maintain awareness of risk for fire and rescue incidents within your area of expertise in line with risk assessment processes

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 5

Liaise with others to discuss the detail of what will be included in tactical plans, using information available, in line with your organisation's requirements

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

P 11

Maintain the safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation's procedures for safe working

Control measure knowledge

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Controlled burning

Hazard group/class 3 and 4 materials are tightly controlled because they can spread through the population. Controls include systems that will capture any potential release before it is able to escape the confines of the building.

In the event of a fire these systems may be compromised and the biological agent could escape if not destroyed by the fire. The two most likely routes for the material to escape would be in the smoke plume and the firefighting water run-off.

Employing controlled burn tactics should be sufficient to kill the agents before they are released but this will need to be confirmed with specialist advice.

See National Operational Guidance: Fires and firefighting.

Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Develop procedures for controlled burns at incidents involving biological agents
Provide equipment for controlling fire-water run-off that has become contaminated with biological agents, e.g. equipment supplied by environment agencies
Establish links with other agencies who will need to be informed if biological agents are released either via a smoke plume or fire-water run-off (environment and/or public health agencies)

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Deploy appropriate pollution control equipment to contain any firefighting run-off that may have become contaminated with biological agents
Notify relevant agencies if biological agents are believed to have been released in smoke or run-off
Keep firefighting personnel away from biological agents when not in suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) or respiratory protective equipment (RPE), including away from contaminated, equipment, clothing, firefighting run-off and smoke plumes.

Control measure
Appropriate intervention: Biological agents involved in fire
Hazard
Radioactive contamination

Hazardous materials Health hazards

Control measure

Controlled burning: Biological agents

Control measure

Controlled burning: Biological agents

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand - TO BE ARCHIVED 2816

Practical application

NOS performance criteria

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions