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Fire and Rescue ServiceOperational Guidance
GRA 3.5
Fighting resin farms
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Generic Risk Assessment 3.5
Fighting fires in farms
June 2011
London: TSO
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Contents
SECTION 1
Generic Risk Assessment 3.5
Fighting fires in farms 5
Scope 5
Significant hazards and risks 6
Access 6
The nature, construction and condition of farm buildings 7 Hazardous substances and materials stored or used on the farm 7
Machinery, workshops, silos, barns and stores 9
Water, pits, slurry pits and lagoons 9
Work at height 9
Animals and insects 9
Biological hazards including animal waste (solid, liquid)
and bioaerosols 10
Stacked materials 10
Non-Service personnel 11
Key control measures 11
Planning 11
Competence and training 12
Command and control 13
Safety Officer(s) 14
Personal protective equipment 14
Post incident 15
Standard operating procedure 15
Hygiene 16
Specialist equipment and teams 16
Stacked materials 17
Utilising farm machinery 17
Technical references 17
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SECTION 1
Generic Risk Assessment 3.5Fighting fires in farms
Scope
This Generic Risk Assessment examines the hazards, risks and control measures relating
to Fire and Rescue Service personnel, the personnel of other agencies and members of
the public when fighting fires in farms. This assessment considers a range of farms from
smallholdings to large farms undertaking a wide variety of activities.
Depending on the nature and scale of the operational incident a variety of significant
hazards may be present. Fire and Rescue Services may therefore need to consider the
contents of other specific generic risk assessments in this series.
This generic risk assessment should be considered in conjunction with all other relevant
assessments, which may include:
Introduction•
1 Emergency response•
2.1.2 Rescues from confined spaces – silos•
2.2 Rescues – From ice and unstable ground•
2.4 Rescues – Flooding and water safety•
2.5 Rescues – Of large animals•
3.1 Fighting fires – In buildings•
3.4 Fighting fires – In rural areas•
3.7 Fighting fires – In refuse•
5.1 Generic hazards – Electricity•
5.3 Generic hazards – Chemicals•
5.4 Generic hazards – Biological•
5.9 Generic hazards – Asbestos•
5.10 Generic hazards – Working at heights•
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Fire and Rescue Services must conduct their own assessments and produce their
own safe systems of work (which include standard operating procedures, training
programmes, provision of equipment, levels of response, etc.) within the context
of integrated risk management plans, local conditions, knowledge and existing
organisational arrangements.
This generic risk assessment is intended to assist Fire and Rescue Services in theassessment of risks at the planning and preparedness stage and is not designed to
be used at incidents. Fire and Rescue Services should ensure this assessment is
undertaken by a competent person(s).
Significant hazards and risks
The degree to which farm fires represent a risk to personnel may vary between each Fire
and Rescue Service area. Personnel from Services which serve predominantly urban
areas may occasionally attend fires in agricultural premises.
Significant hazards which face Fire and Rescue Service personnel at farm fires may
include:
access•
the nature, construction and condition of farm buildings and farms•
hazardous substances and materials stored or used on the farm•
electrical power supplies•
machinery, workshops, silos, barns and stores•
water, pits, slurry pits and lagoons•
work at height•
animals and insects•
biological hazards including animal waste (solid, liquid) and bio-aerosols•
stacked materials; and•
non-Fire and Rescue Service personnel.•
Access
Access to farm sites may be difficult. Fire and Rescue Service personnel may be
exposed to the risk of slippery, uneven and poor ground conditions.
Poor access may also increase risks due to manual handling, e.g. from handling hose and
portable pumps, sometimes over large distances.
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The nature, construction and condition of farm buildings
Construction of farm buildings varies from traditional timber to those using large insulated
sandwich panels. They often used for the storage of large quantities of tall stacks of
combustible materials. Many buildings have relatively lightweight combustible or fragile
materials used in their construction, such as corrugated metal or asbestos cement roofs.
Examples include:
Dutch barns•
grain stores and silos•
grain processing buildings•
animal sheds•
food processing units; and•
independent factory units.•
The light and/or combustible construction of many farm buildings may render them liable
to early collapse. This risk of collapse is likely to be increased when attendance times are
extended due to remote location and/or poor access.
Roof loading from snow can be another factor in roof collapses during winter.
The types of structure and materials that may form a significant hazard include;
timber frame structures•
large steel pre-fabricated buildings•
large insulated sandwich panels•
asbestos cement roofing; and•
thatched structures.•
Some farm buildings may have been extended over time, have a complicated layout and
contain different construction materials. Some farms may have sub let part of the site for
industrial use including firework stores.
Poor water supplies may also present difficulties.
Hazardous substances and materials stored or used on the farm
A wide range of hazardous substances and materials may be present on farms, including:
Liquid petroleum gas and other fuel storage including underground tanks. It can•
be common to find diesel storage tanks made of plastic material which has a
tendency to rupture during fire conditions. This can cause a running fuel fire and
may compromise the safety of appliances and personnel. Diesel may be stored
but may be hidden or unmarked to prevent theft
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Pesticides, fertilisers and rodenticides. There is a growing trend in some areas•
to stockpile quantities of volatile agricultural fertilisers and chemicals such as
ammonium nitrate and double top nitrogen; these can create toxic smoke
production when involved in fire. Some products including ammonium nitrate
can carry an explosion risk as can pooling of molten products in hollows.
Further information can be gained from Generic Risk Assessment 5.3 – Incidents
involving chemicals and Fire Service manuals.
Run off water can be contaminated•
Cymag is a pesticide which contains sodium cyanide and although now banned•
for use may be illegally stored or dumped
Pressurised gas containers•
Toxic and flammable gases, methane and hydrogen sulphide•
Some farms may have an anaerobic digesting system on site (for producing•
biogases)Combustible dusts such as grain (inhalation risk, dust explosion risk);•
Asbestos•
Animal feedstuffs including meat and bone meal with the potential for viral•
infection
Veterinary medicines•
Zoonosis/infectious diseases•
Ammunition and percussive bird scarers; and•
Explosives, including storage of fireworks.•
2.4 Electrical power supplies
It is common for farms to be supplied from 11Kv overhead power lines. These lines are
not always apparent during the hours of darkness and may pose a risk to crews.
Power supplies feeding into or attached to the side of timber buildings may fall to the
ground if the building suspending them falls during a fire.
Temporary or non standard electrical systems may be in place and may pose additional
risks to crews.
Electrical installations may be in a poor state of repair. There may be live, exposed high
voltage conductors.
Electrical power supplies may be present in unlikely locations and there may be difficulty
in isolating power to particular buildings.
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Machinery, workshops, silos, barns and stores
Both fixed and mobile farm machinery is a hazard due to its physical size, weight and
diversity. Modern combine harvesters utilise radioactive sources. Farm machinery is built
to carry out a vast array of tasks. Some equipment may be old and not feature modern
safety equipment.
The wide variety of farm equipment presents different risks of injury whether in use or not.
Fire and Rescue Service personnel should be aware that some machinery may be time
controlled and start up automatically.
There is a risk of entrapment in unguarded machinery.
Many farms have workshops which can contain welding gear, fuel, flammables, etc.
Confined spaces may be present including grain drying and storage areas. Silos have
limited access and may present a work at height risk.
Barns may trap heat and smoke under the roof.
Anaerobic digesting systems produce methane and hydrogen sulphide.
Water, pits, slurry pits and lagoons
At some sites, there will be a risk from personnel working near to water or slurry pits.
Slurry pits look like waste ground due to a hard surface. These may not be evident and
could be covered in organic material such as algae, grass and weed growth. Poor light
will increase the risk of falling into a slurry pit.
Sheep dips contain chemicals which should be covered but the material covering the dip
may be a thin sheet of metal which will not support the weight of a person or equipment.
Reservoirs which could be used for water supply may be lined with plastic sheeting on a
gradual slope. If someone fell in, this may make the task of getting out more difficult.
Some sites may have wells which present a risk of drowning, contact with contaminated
water or a fall from height
Work at height
Fighting fires on farms may involve work at height.
Animals and insects
Normal animal movement can be a hazard and some animals such as pigs can be
aggressive. Animals can kick, head butt, bite and tread on personnel causing significant
injury including crushing and impaling.
Animals may be affected by the sound or sight of the incident including flashing lights and
the sounding of audible warning devices. This may cause animals to stampede. This
may pose a risk to Fire and Rescue Service personnel, personnel from other agencies,
farm workers or the public.
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Animals are also susceptible to the effects of fire and smoke and can pose an increased
risk of causing an injury when in a state of panic.
There is a threat of potentially acute or chronic infections (zoonosis) from a variety of
diseases which can be transmitted from animals to humans, some of which may be fatal.
Infection is passed on through open wounds, bites and the ingestion or inhalation of the
animals’ body fluids. There may be risks from contact with animal carcasses at foodprocessing plants or storage units.
There are additional risks to pregnant firefighters from chlamydiosis, toxoplasomosis and
listeriosis.
Farms will attract insects and the risk of stings and bites will be present. Some personnel
may be at increased risk due to sensitivity to certain stings or bites.
Some sites may suffer a disease outbreak and have restrictions places upon them.
Biological hazards including animal waste (solid, liquid) andbioaerosols
Animal waste (solid, liquid) may present a hazard to crews.
A bioaerosol (short for biological aerosol) is a suspension of airborne particles that contain
living organisms or were released from living organisms which consist of virus particles,
bacteria, fungal spores and plant pollen. The atmosphere lifespan of the particles can
range from indefinite for some of the smallest virus particles to a few hours for larger
pollen particles.
There is the potential for the generation of bioaerosols on farms including the handling oflivestock manures and bio solids to land. Exposure to organic dusts (bioaerosols) can
lead to respiratory sensitisation and respiratory diseases.
A medical condition called Farmer’s Lung can be caused by inhaling dust from mouldy
hay, straw, corn, grain or silage.
Stacked materials
Stacked materials such as baled straw and hay may be present. These may be unstable
and collapse, particularly when wetted.
Stacked materials can also present a heat source and produce flammable gases or an
ignition point through decomposition of organic matter.
Some stacked materials may have considerable weight and be difficult to move.
Non-Service personnel
Farms are often family businesses and as such, farmers and their families stand to
suffer great losses (family, animals, property, and stock) in any fire. This may affect their
behaviour and they may be more likely to attempt fire fighting or rescues.
Some farms may have:
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sited caravans for hire (increased life risk) or for winter storage•
buildings converted to residential accommodation, holiday accommodation or•
function rooms
migrant worker accommodation; and•
tented camp sites.•
There may be several or large numbers of workers housed in staff accommodation/
buildings. Such accommodation/buildings may not fully comply with fire precautions.
Where migrant workers are employed as farm workers, there may be language barriers
when communicating information about the incident and some workers may not be as
familiar with health and safety/fire safety regulations..
Key control measures
Planning
Planning is key to enhancing the safety of firefighters and others likely to be affected by
Fire and Rescue Service operations. Each Fire and Rescue Service’s integrated risk
management plan will set standards and identify the resources required to ensure safe
systems of work are maintained.
Fire and Rescue Services should assess the hazards and risks in their area relating to
this generic risk assessment. The assessment should include other Fire and Rescue
Service’s areas where ‘cross border’ arrangements make this appropriate.
Site-specific plans should be considered for locations where the hazards and risks are
considered significant, taking into account and specifying any variation from the normal
operational capability of personnel, appliances and equipment. In particular, recognition
should be given to the physical effort and psychological pressures that an operational
incident may apply to Fire and Rescue Service personnel.
Site specific plans should include:
levels of response•
relevant standard operating procedures•
tactical considerations, including rendezvous points, appliance marshalling•
areas, access points as well as site specific hazards; and
identification and where necessary, the formal notification to the person(s)•
responsible for the site of any Fire and Rescue Service operational limitations.
Planning is underpinned by information gathering, much of which will be gained through
inspections or visits by Fire and Rescue Service personnel – for example, those covered
by section 7(2)d and 9(3)d of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.
Information should also be gathered and used to review safe systems of work from
sources both within and outside the Fire and Rescue Service, including:
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fire safety audits•
incident de-briefs•
health and safety events•
local authorities; and•
local resilience fora.•
Involving others in pre-planning is an effective way to build good working relations with
partner agencies and other interested parties, such as site owners.
Fire and Rescue Services should ensure systems are in place to record and regularly
review risk information and to ensure that new risks are identified and recorded as soon
as practicable.
Fire and Rescue Services must ensure that the information gathered is treated as
confidential, unless disclosure is made in the course of duty or is required for legal
reasons.
Fire and Rescue Services should consider the benefits of using consistent systems and
formats to record information from all sources. In order to support decision making,
consideration should be given to the efficiency and effectiveness of information retrieval
systems.
Specific planning for this generic risk assessment should include:
Advice and input from the Environment Agency•
Gaining information on the storage of chemicals and pesticides during site•
visits. These may be covered by regulations such as the British Agrochemical
Standards Inspection Scheme and Dangerous Substances, Notification and
Marking of Sites (NAMOS).
Competence and training
When formulating a competence and training strategy, Fire and Rescue Services should
consider the following points:
To enable a Fire and Rescue Service specific risk assessment of this incident•
type, Fire and Rescue Services must ensure those tasked with carrying out this
assessment and developing procedures are competent
Fire and Rescue Services must ensure their personnel are adequately trained•
to deal with hazards and risks associated with farm fires. Attendance at farm
fires in some Fire and Rescue Services may be rare and this lack of experience
should be considered and addressed
The level and nature of training undertaken should be shaped by an informed•
training needs analysis that takes account of Fire and Rescue Service guidance
on the competency framework, national occupational standards and any
individual training needs
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Training and development programmes should:•
follow the principles set out in national guidance documents–
should generally be structured so that they move from simple to more–
complex tasks and from lower to higher levels of risk
will typically cover standard operational procedures as well as ensuring–
knowledge and understanding of equipment and the associated skills that willbe required to use it; and
should consider the need for appropriate levels of assessment and provide for–
continuous professional development to ensure maintenance of skills and to
update personnel whenever there are changes to procedure, equipment, etc.
should also involve personnel involved in other processes that support the–
emergency response such as planners devising procedures and people
procuring equipment.
Specific training requirements for farm fires will include the standard operating procedure
and the equipment to be used.
Training outcomes should be evaluated to ensure that the training provided is effective,
current and it meets defined operational needs as determined by the Fire and Rescue
Service integrated risk management plan.
Command and control
The Incident Commander should follow the principles of the current national incident
command system.
Prior to committing personnel into any hazard area, the Incident Commander must take
account of the actual information available regarding the incident at the time. This willassist them to make effective operational decisions in what are recognised as sometimes
dangerous, fast moving and emotionally charged environments.
A thorough safety brief prior to deployment of personnel within the hazard zone should be
carried out.
Communication of new or changed risks should continue throughout the incident.
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Personal protective equipment should also take account of the need for rescuers to be
clearly visible against the operational background including night working and for the
Incident Commander and other managerial and functional roles (defined in the national
incident command system) to be distinguishable.
All personnel must use appropriate levels of service provided personal protective
equipment and respiratory protective equipment as determined by the safe system ofwork.
Post incident
The following measures should be considered to help eliminate or remove risks after an
incident, as appropriate to the nature and scale of the incident.
Any safety events that may include personal injuries, exposure to hazardous•
substances, avoidable equipment damage or near-misses should be recorded,
investigated and reported in line with legislative requirements such as Reporting
of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 1995, etc.
Arrangements should be in place to either remove all contamination from•
personal protective equipment or ensure it’s safe and appropriate disposal
and to check that the equipment maintains the agreed levels of integrity and
protection for the wearer throughout its lifecycle
When necessary, occupational health support and surveillance follow up•
including counselling and support services
Conduct a debrief to identify and record any ‘lessons learned’ from the incident.•
Debriefs will range in complexity and formality, proportionate to the scale of the
incident and in line with individual Fire and Rescue Service procedures
Consider any changes required to safe systems of work, appliances or•
equipment in the light of any lessons learned from debriefs or from safety events
Consider the need to review existing information held on a premises or location,•
or the need to add a new premises or location into future preplanning, e.g. by
adding to visit or inspection programme; and
When necessary, consideration should be given to arranging for staff to make a•
contemporaneous written record of their actions. This information may be used
to assist in any internal or external investigations or enquiries that follow anyincident, e.g. coroners court, public enquiry, etc.
Standard operating procedure
Fire and Rescue Services should prepare, communicate and implement a standard
operating procedure for farm fires utilising this generic risk assessment and other relevant
guidance documents. This should identify the necessary control measures, resources
and tactics to be adopted.
When communicating the standard operating procedure, Fire and Rescue Services
should ensure personnel receive, read and understand the information.
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The standard operating procedure should take account of the hazards from hazardous
substances that may be present and isolation of any electrical equipment in use.
Breathing apparatus should be worn when necessary.
Decontamination procedures should be implemented where necessary. Routine
decontamination and cleaning should help to prevent cross contamination from farm to
farm.
Local procedures for farms or procedures implemented during a time of outbreak of
disease may require crews to disinfect vehicles on entering and leaving farm land as a
precaution against the transmission of diseases.
Personnel close to water hazards should wear, where necessary, approved personal
flotation devices or use work restraints. This will be influenced by the nature of the water
hazard and the proximity to it.
It may be necessary to seek farm assistance should the movement of equipment oranimals be needed.
If individuals are deployed as lone workers, regular checks on their welfare should be
made via personal radio.
Hygiene
To prevent infection, crews should not eat, drink or smoke without washing their hands.
Any catering facilities should be sited away from the scene of the incident, where washing
facilities should be provided. Open wounds should be cleaned and covered/dressed.
Decontamination facilities should be provided where necessary.
Specialist equipment and teams
Fire and Rescue Services should identify the need for any specialist equipment or rescue
teams.
Farmers and farm workers have specialist skills such as expertise in herding which may
be utilised if command and control and supervision of the incident are maintained.
Should a controlled burn take place or a fire break be set up, consideration could be
given to utilising on site plant and machinery and the expertise of farm workers to carry
out the herding of animals.
Work at height equipment and working near water equipment, such as fall arrest or work
restraint systems and personal flotation devices, should be provided where necessary.
Some personnel may need to carry medication if they are sensitive to certain stings or
bites.
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Stacked materials
Walking over stacked hay or straw when involved in fire should not be permitted as the
fire may have burnt into the stack forming a burning hollow beneath the surface which will
not support the weight of an individual.
Some stacked materials may need to be moved by hand and great caution is advised.
Some stacked items such as baled straw may have considerable weight (up to 1 tonne).
Utilising farm machinery
Consideration should be made whether it is safe and effective to use agricultural
machinery. This should take account of factors such as operator competency and
machinery/vehicle condition.
With regard to farm incidents, any Fire and Rescue Service staff working in the vicinity of
working farm machinery should wear high visibility personal protective equipment.
Technical references1. Health and Safety Executive Information Sheet, Working Safely Near Overhead Power
Lines – Agriculture Information Sheet No 8 (revised)
2. Manual of Firermanship, Part 6B, Chapter 1
3. Manual of Firemanship, Part 6C, chapter 45, Fires in dusts
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T a s k – I n i t i a l s t a g e s o f t h e
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r o l m e a s u r e s
4 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g
F a r m b u i l d i n g s –
t y p e o f c o n s t r u c t i o n
e . g . t i m
b e r , p o r t a l
f r a m e ,
s a n d w i c h
p a n e l s
. F i r e c a n
s p r e a d
q u i c k l y
a n d b u i l d i n g s m a y
c o l l a p s e .
D e a t h
B u r n s
S e r i o u s i n j u r y
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
I m p l e m
e n t s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
B r e a t h
i n g a p p a r a t u s
•
i m p l e m e n t I n c i d e n t C o m m a n d s y s t e m
•
d e f e
n s i v e fi r e fi g h t i n g t a c t i c s .
5 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g
E x p o s u r e t o
h a z a r d
o u s
s u b s t a
n c e s a n d
m a t e r i a l s
A c u t e a n d c h r o n i c
i l l n e s s e s
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
P u b l i c
I m p l e m
e n t s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
i m p l e m
e n t I n c i d e n t C o m m a n d s y s t e m
B r e a t h
i n g a p p a r a t u s
D e c o n
t a m i n a t i o n
S e e G e n e r i c R i s k A s s e s s m e n t s : 5 . 3 I n c i d
e n t s i n v o l v i n g
c h e m i c a l s , 5 . 4 I n c i d e n t s i n v o l v i n g b i o l o g i c a l h a z a r d s a n d 5 . 9
I n c i d e n t s i n v o l v i n g a s b e s t o s ,
H y g i e n
e p r o v i s i o n .
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R e
f .
N o .
A c t i v i t y
H a z a
r d
R i s k
P e r s o n s a t r i s k
C o n t
r o l m e a s u r e s
6
F i r e fi g h t i n g
P o w e r
s u p p l y –
o v e r h e
a d l i n e s ,
t e m p o
r a r y p o w e r
s u p p l i e s .
R i s k o f e l e c t r o c u t i o n ,
b u r n s
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
I m p l e m
e n t s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
I m p l e m
e n t i n c i d e n t c o m m a n d s y s t e m
•
i s o l a
t i o n
• r e s t r i c t i o n o f l a d d e r w o r k i n g
• s a f e
t y b r i e f
•
G e n
e r i c R i s k A s s e s s m e n t 5 . 1 d e t a i l s f u
l l c o n t r o l m e a s u r e s
f o r e
l e c t r i c i t y .
7 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g
U t i l i s a t i o n o f f a r m
m a c h i n e r y
S e r i o u s i n j u r y o r
f a t a l i t y
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
F a r m s t a f f
S u i t a b
l e a n d s u f fi c i e n t r i s k a s s e s s m e n t u n d e r t a k e n
C o m p e t e n t s t a f f o n l y t o o p e r a t e m a c h i n e r y
P e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m e n t / h i g h v i s i b i l i t y p e r s o n a l
p r o t e c
t i v e e q u i p m e n t
I n c i d e n t c o m m a n d s y s t e m
U s e o f c o r d o n s .
8 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g
W a t e r ,
p i t s , s l u r r y
p i t s a n
d l a g o o n s
W e l l s
D r o w n i n g
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
I m p l e m
e n t s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
I m p l e m
e n t i n c i d e n t c o m m a n d s y s t e m
P e r s o n a l fl o t a t i o n d e v i c e s
W o r k r e s t r a i n t
S a f e d
i s t a n c e s
O b s e r v a t i o n a n d c o n t r o l b y s a f e t y o f fi c e r s
.
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R e
f .
N o .
A c t i v i t y
H a z a
r d
R i s k
P e r s o n s a t r i s k
C o n t
r o l m e a s u r e s
9 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g
W o r k a t h e i g h t
a n d n e
a r s t a c k e d
m a t e r i a l s . S t a c k e d
m a t e r i a l s m a y
c o l l a p s e o n t o
p e r s o n
n e l
W a l k i n
g o v e r b a l e s
o f h a y
a n d s t r a w
i n v o l v e
d i n fi r e
S e r i o u s i n j u r y o r
f a t a l i t y
R i s k o f d e a t h i f
s t a c k e d b a l e i s
h o l l o w a n d a l i g h t
w h e n w a l k e d o v e r
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
I m p l e m
e n t s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
I m p l e m
e n t i n c i d e n t c o m m a n d s y s t e m
D o n o t c l i m b o n s t a c k e d m a t e r i a l s
O b s e r v a t i o n a n d c o n t r o l b y s a f e t y o f fi c e r s
.
1 0 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g
A n i m a
l s a n d i n s e c t s
A n i m a
l s m a y b e
d i s t r a u
g h t
C r u s h a n d i m p a c t
i n j u r i e s i n c l u d i n g
k i c k s a n d b i t e s
r e s u l t i n g i n c u t s
a n d c o n t u s i o n s a n
d
p o s s i b l e s e r i o u s
i n j u r y o r d e a t h
M u s c u l o s k e l e t a l
i n j u r i e s
C o n t r a c t i o n o f
i n f e c t i o u s d i s e a s e s
l e a d i n g t o a c u t e o
r
c h r o n i c i n j u r y
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
I m p l e m
e n t s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
I m p l e m
e n t i n c i d e n t c o m m a n d s y s t e m
C o r r e c
t h y g i e n e p r a c t i c e s
P e r s o n a l m e d i c a t i o n
S a f e p
o s i t i o n i n g
A s s i s t a n c e o f f a r m s t a f f i f m o v i n g a n i m a l s
.
1 1 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g
B i o l o g
i c a l h a z a r d s
S h o r t o r l o n g t e r m
i l l n e s s o r i l l h e a l t h
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
I m p l e m
e n t s t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
B r e a t h
i n g a p p a r a t u s
I m p l e m
e n t i n c i d e n t c o m m a n d s y s t e m
C o r r e c
t h y g i e n e p r a c t i c e s .
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R e
f .
N o .
A c t i v i t y
H a z a
r d
R i s k
P e r s o n s a t r i s k
C o n t
r o l m e a s u r e s
1 2 .
F i r e fi g h t i n g i n
c o n fi n e d s p a c e s
s u c h a s s i l o s a n d
h o p p e r s
E n t r a p
m e n t a n d
e n t a n g
l e m e n t
C r u s h i n j u r i e s ,
a m p u t a t i o n ,
s u f f o c a t i o n , p o s s i b l e
d e a t h
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e s t a f f
F u l l fi r e
fi g h t i n g p e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m
e n t
B r e a t h
i n g a p p a r a t u s
I m p l e m
e n t I n c i d e n t C o m m a n d s y s t e m .
T a s k
–
P o s t I n c i d e n t
1 3
P o s t i n c i d e n t
N o s i g
n i fi c a n t
h a z a r d
s i d e n t i fi e d
a t t h i s
s t a g e . L o c a l
a s s e s s m e n t s h o u l d
t a k e p l a c e
N o s i g n i fi c a n t
r i s k s i d e n t i fi e d a t
t h i s s t a g e . L o c a l
a s s e s s m e n t s h o u l d
t a k e p l a c e
F i r e a n d R e s c u e
S e r v i c e S t a f f
R i s k r e v i e w
a n d p r e v e n t i o n
• r e v i e
w a n y s a f e t y e v e n t i n f o r m a t i o n
• r e v i e
w d e b r i e f i n f o r m a t i o n
•
h e a l t h s u r v e i l l a n c e i f n e c e s s a r y
• u s e
i n f o r m a t i o n t o d e v e l o p / r e fi n e s t a n d
a r d o p e r a t i n g
p r o c
e d u r e
• u s e
i n f o r m a t i o n t o r e v i e w a n d u p d a t e c
o m p e t e n c y
s t r a t e g y
• r e v i e
w n a t u r e a n d f r e q u e n c y o f f a r m i n c i d e n t s a n d r e v i e w
a n d
u p d a t e p r e v e n t i o n s t r a t e g y .
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