Ops News 34

Question 1

PTEs

What is a PTE?

Answer 1

Potentially Traumatic Event

Any critical incident that can be a potentially traumatic event for any individual.

Question 2

PTE

What measures can be taken in the first 5 days following a PTE to assist in recovery?

Answer 2

• Contact with counselling and wellbeing within 5 days
• informal managers debrief
• individual coping strategies

Question 3

PTE

Who can be contacted outside of counselling and wellbeing departments working hours?

Answer 3

The duty councillor contactable through control

Question 4

Cladding

What is ACM?

Answer 4

Aluminium Cladding Material

Two skins of aluminium with a lightweight core, usually polyethylene, mineral core or a combination of the two

Question 5

Cladding
How many buildings in London have been identified as having below standard cladding systems an what measures can be put in place there to reduce risk?

Answer 5

Over 200

• waking watch
• Communal alarms
• additional fire protection added to windows and openings

Question 6

Cladding

How can ACM contribute to fire spread?

Answer 6

The combustable core can melt resulting in flaming droplets spreading the fire.
A fire can also delaminate the panel speeding up exposure of this core to the fire.