Elements and Performance Criteria
- Recognise a hazardous materials incident
- Pre-incident plans, site control and containment plan and directives from supervisor are identified and implemented.
- Incident is approached using care and caution, and a safe distance is maintained, in accordance with organisationalprocedures or guidelines, and/or advice from appropriate authorities.
- Hazardous materials are identified from a safe distance and using a range of sources and information is conveyed to supervisor in accordance with organisational guidelines.
- Identify and assess hazards
- Assist with the development of a plan for the mitigation of a HAZMAT incident
- Incident objectives are identified in accordance with organisational policies.
- Risk control measures are identified and conveyed to supervisor.
- Entry objectives are identified and conveyed to supervisor.
- Entry plan is developed and documented in accordance with supervisor directives and organisational policies as required.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) is considered in accordance with organisational policies.
- Decontamination methods are identified in accordance with organisational policies.
- Requirement for detection and confinement/containment strategies are identified in accordance with organisational policies.
- Organisations required to assist with operations are identified.
- Assist with the implementation of the plan for mitigation of a HAZMAT incident
- Individual responsibilities within the organisation’s action plan are identified and followed.
- Scene is isolated and secured, and hazard control zones and decontamination corridor are established according to organisational guidelines.
- Entry plan is implemented in accordance with organisational policies.
- Response equipment is applied in accordance with organisational policies.
- PPE is applied in accordance with organisational policies.
- Decontamination procedures are applied as required in accordance with organisational procedures.
- Requirement for detection and confinement/containment strategies are applied in accordance with organisational policies.
- Results are recorded and reported in accordance with organisational policies.
- Assist with the review of the plan
- Plan is reviewed and safety of entry team is monitored in accordance with organisational guidelines.
- Contamination incidents are recorded and reported to appropriate personnel in accordance with organisational guidelines.
- Entry, decontamination, detection and mitigation effectiveness is reviewed in accordance with organisational guidelines.