Decision making Model Flashcards
List the benefited of the Decision Making Model to THE INDIVIDUAL?
- Encourages individuals to use their initiative and take personal responsibility
- Reinforces training and actual experience
- Provides a structure for developing & controlling safe systems of work
List the benefited of the Decision Making Model to THE BRIGADE?
- Supports the training of offices in the management process
* Improved the level of skills of personnel who undertake the role of a manager
The Decision Making Model is split into DECIDING & ACTING categories, list the 4 stages identified in the DECIDING activities?
- Gathering and thinking about all available information
- Identifying appropriate objectives
- Defining a plan
- Considering the results of evaluation
The Decision Making Model is split into DECIDING & ACTING categories, list the 3 stages identified in the ACTING activities?
- Communicating the objectives and plan to all those at the incident
- Controlling the activity
- Evaluating the outcome of the plan
List the 4 sources of information that should be considered when gathering information as part of the Decision Making Model?
- Information on the task or event
- Information on resources
- Information on risks and benefits
- Information on progress
To assess risk vs benefit the decision maker should consider what?
- Who and/or what is the event likely to present a risk to
* What are the potential benefits from a particular course of action
When communicating a plan, the decision maker must consider what 4 things?
- The relevance of the information
- The accuracy of the information
- The timeliness of the Information
- Selection of the medium to be used to communicate the situation.
Why does the decision maker need to carry out an evaluation of the plan?
- To insure safe systems of work are being implemented
- To insure the plan is meeting its objectives
- To evaluate the risk vs benefit of the plan
