BA.

Question 1

What should the ECO include in the “remarks Column”

Answer 1

1/ Task 2/ Ext. Media inclg weight of attack.3/ Turn around Pressure (TAP)
4/ TATime when appropriate 5/ other resources (eg TIC) 6/ Team Call signs.

Question 2

What conditions are to be met for a Re-Entry

Answer 2

After closing down and for short specific task only
1/ Team to have remained user eco supervision 2/ no doubt over fitness of crew3/ All have 190+4/ 190 on tally5/ Re-Entry and Task in remarks column 6/ Time of Warning 15 minutes. 7/ Manual calculations must be used.

Question 3

ECO

What additional requirements are needed when committing Emergency Team.

Answer 3

1/ Additional ECB
2/ ECB annotated BA Emergency Team
3/ Additional ECO when resources allow

Question 4

Cable Entanglement

What actions if wearer can’t be released by crew members

Answer 4

1/ ECO infd
2/ Info to be passed to ECO and Emergency Team = (i)Location, (ii) Conditions (iii) Bodyguard Pressure readings.
3/ entangled wearer to actuate ADSU

Question 5

When is Stage ii to be used.

Answer 5

1/ more than 1 ECP 2/ > 6 wearers 3/ complexity of incident requires greater control, supervision 4/ protracted BA Ops 5/ Guidelines 6/ EDBA 7/ Telemetry repeaters or leaky feeder deployed 8/ Basement fires large and complex to require stage ii 9/ Emergency Team committed 10/ CPS out of sight of ECP 11/ Hi-Ex foam. 12/ Other agencies committed in BA. 13/ Risks demand higher level of Emergency provision.

Question 6

Can personnel wear BA without IC’s permission first.

Answer 6

Yes.
Exceptional circumstances only.
Eg. Wind change = pump operator in smoke with crews relying on them.

Don BA and inform IC and ECO ASAP.

Question 7

Under what circumstances might there be a need for a single BA wearer.

Answer 7

BA stage i to be applied.

Car fires, rubbish fires, hot cutting, working a monitor at head of aerials.

Following circumstances must apply.
1/ Not within a building
2/ in constant view of IC or nominated other. Can be quickly removed

Question 8

When should Emergency Team be committed

Answer 8

ECO must inform Person responsible for ECP or IC before committing ET.
1/ low pressure warning time elapsed and no contact with crew. 2/ ADSU heard or indicated on ECB 3/ Signs BA in distress or imminent danger 4/ prolonged and unexplained loss of comms 5/ BA Team requested help