BTEC Nationals in Public Services

Unit 14Title : Responding to emergency

service incidentsView this in slide show now.

• The aim of this session is to enable you to understand the health and safety considerations when attending the scene of an emergency response incident.

• The objective is that upon completion of this session you will be able to :– List Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).– Discuss ESI operational PPE– Appraise what PPE is appropriate for given ESIs.

• Some of you may be able to:– Explain the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and

scene safety measures

• If you missed the lesson you should view this whilst you read page 53 -56 of course book 2.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Ambulance service:– Disposable aprons– Protective overalls– Face masks– Protective eyewear– Ear protection– High visibility jackets

In your groups appraise the case study and describe the need for PPE (Say what it is intended to prevent).

Ambulance Service: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Four were injured and one trapped inside a car following a crash that blocked the A47 Acle Straight near Great Yarmouth.

• The A47 between Acle and Yarmouth was blocked for almost two hours following a two-car crash near the Halvergate turning at about 1.35pm today.

• A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said four people were injured; one female and two adults were treated at the scene before two of those involved were taken to the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston for further treatment.

• Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service sent two crews to the scene. A spokesman said they used hydraulic rescue equipment to release casualties and provided scene safety.

• The road reopened at about 3.30pm.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Police:– Fire suits for specialist

units– Protective headwear– Goggles/visors– Riot equipment and

shields– High visibility jackets

In your groups appraise the case study and describe the need for PPE (Say what it is intended to prevent).

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Police drugs raid case study:

• Friday, 9.25am: Eight people were arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs after a raid was carried out in Peterborough.

• Cambridgeshire police officers arrested three teenagers from London and five men at an address in Robden Court in Woodston at about 4.15pm.

Scene safety measures • At an emergency the

emergency services has a duty of care to themselves and the public:– Warning signs– Barriers– Cones– Road closure– Diversion signs

In your groups briefly describe the purpose of these measures to protect emergency services and the public.

FRS Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• FRS:– Fire resistant suits,

gloves, boots– Protective headwear– Self-contained

breathing apparatus– Visors/goggles– Decontamination suits– High visibility jackets

In your groups appraise the case study and describe the need for PPE (Say what it is intended to prevent).

FRS Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• FRS crew attend burning car on M62.

Summary:

• In this session we have :– Described the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).– Discussed ESI operational PPE– Appraised what PPE is appropriate for given ESIs.

• Some of you may have:– Explain the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and

scene safety measures

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• For next session: On your own research a maximum of three ESI that have involved the:– Police service– Fire and rescue service– Ambulance service

• You will use the case studies to assess the health and safety equipment needed to ensure personal safety for public service workers at those incidents.

• For each incident you will need to say:– What PPE would have been worn at the incident– How that equipment works– What it is intended to do– What injury it prevents

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• For example. If you researched a house fire then it is likely that the fire fighters would have worn all the equipment shown in Table14.6 of course book 2. One of those is boots. Therefore when you come to write about the use of boots at the incident you would write it like this:

Safety boots. Fire-fighters needed to wear these to protect their feet from injury. The boots are reinforced with protective material that surrounds the toes, heel and sole. This absorbs impact, prevents sharp objects from penetrating the boot and prevents the conduction of heat. The complete boot is made from a fire retardant material that can withstand high temperatures and prevents the conduction of heat to the fire-fighters skin. The boots are also water proof. Relevant legislation is the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.