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Be able to review the health and safety
considerations during an emergency
response incident scenario
Assignment 4
https://www.slideshare.net/stesaf/12-p6-2-self-preservation
Self- preservation
Specialist clothing – apart from the standard uniform, the emergency services have specialist clothing to protect them.
This is known as Protective Personal Equipment (PPE).
All services wear high visibility jackets, especially when dealing with road traffic collisions or incidents.
Other services wear gloves, eye protection, head protection and specialist footwear.
In the first section of your assignment, you
need to go through each type of protective
clothing worn by the 3 emergency services
giving an example of when and why it might
be used.
Scene safety measures – protecting the
public services and the public
Emergency services have a duty of care in every incident. If the scene is not made safe someone else may have an injury.
The following safety measures are used-
• Warning signs – give examples of what types of warning signs might be used and in what scenarios
• Portable barriers – these may have to be requested by the first officer at the scene
• Cones – when do you typically see cones being used and why?
• Road closures and diversions
Consideration for public welfare
Some large incidents can affect public welfare, such as the Grenfell Tower incident. The safety of people in the immediate vicinity can be at risk.
Other incidents such as traffic collisions may have a wider affect on the motorway and road routes.
Use of the media to warn the public about incidents – such as?
Warning the public about the possible delays to public transport –through what means?
Warning the public about congestion – how?
Ensuring the public that the scene is safe and will not affect the local environment and its citizens
Task:
A large-scale traffic collision has taken place on a motorway.
All three lanes are blocked and petrol from several crashed
vehicles has spilled onto the carriageway.
What scene safety measures would you put in place and how
would you could you inform the public?
In the next section of your report, you ned to consider the scene
safety measures and consideration for public welfare.
Another aspect you will have to write
about is dangers at the scene
Chemical spillage e.g. hazardous chemicals- this could be a vehicle collision
Electrical cables- these run above and below the ground, they can be bought down by storms
Railways and railway crossings
Fires- people trapped, smoke inhalation, evacuation
Bombs and explosive devices – bomb warnings, targets, terrorist activity, searching, evacuation
Legislation and regulations
The emergency services, just like any organisation are
governed by legislation and regulations relating to
their health and safety at work.
The public services often are involved in risky and
dangerous jobs, however some legislation prevents
them doing the job they are trained to do- save lives.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The Reporting Of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995
The Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health
(COSHH)
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCPs)
Throughout your report you will need to
make reference to these legislation – for
example when talking about a specifc
example such as Grenfell Tower you should
mention these as reasons for specific
preservation techniques being used – e.g.
the Health and Safety at Work Act means
that…
To achieve D3, continue with your report and demonstrate an
understanding about key legislation and regulations and evaluate
how they impact on workers attending emergency incidents.
Using your knowledge of legislation, discuss how these can
help and hinder the work of the public services – to
evaluate means to consider both sides of the argument – so
you have to give reasons why legislation has had a positive
impact on the work of the public services as well as the
negative and come to an overall conclusion.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-
396597/Cat-tree-victim-regulations.html
Assignment- write a report
To achieve P6 review the personal safety measures and those for
others at an incident. Include an overview of current legislation.
To achieve M3, continue with your report and review the personal
safety measures taken into account in the Grenfell Tower incident,
include reference to current legislation.
To achieve D3, continue with your report and demonstrate an
understanding about key legislation and regulations and evaluate
how they impact on workers attending emergency incidents.