Roles And Responsibilities

Question 1

Incident commander tabard colours?

Answer 1

White/yellow

Question 2

Sector commander tabard colours?

Answer 2

Red/yellow

Question 3

ECO tabard colours?

Answer 3

Black/yellow chequered

Question 4

Considerations when siting ECO control point?

Answer 4

As close as safely possible. 
In Safe air. 
No need to move. 
Easily located. 
Can cover more then one entrance.

Question 5

Stage 1 criteria?

Answer 5

BA operations are not complex.
No more then 1 entry point.
No more then 6 BA wearers.
BA guidelines are not required.

Question 6

Stage 2 criteria?

Answer 6

BA operations are complex.
More then 1 entry point.
More then 6 BA wearers.
BA guidelines are required

Question 7

When could “initial deployment” procedures apply?

Answer 7

Risks outweigh benefits.
Resources are limited.
Opportunity to preserve life or prevent incident deterioration.

Question 8

Emergency procedure teams should?

Answer 8

Be at all entry points.
Same numbers in team as largest team deployed (2 minimum).
Cylinder capacity should be equivalent minimum, to distressed team.
Same equipment as team in distress.
Provided any other suitable equipment.

Question 9

Single BA wearer only permissible when?

Answer 9

Outdoors.
Undertaking low risk activities.
Had gauge and cylinder contents recorded.
Tally has been placed on ECO board.
Wearer can quickly be removed from situation.
Wearer can always be seen.

Question 10

How does a BA wearer work out turn around pressure?

Answer 10

Actual pressure+70
———-——————-
2(round to to nearest 10)

Question 11

BA team leader duties?

Answer 11

Revive and confirm brief
Coord gauge checks
Monitor working conditions 
Update ECO
Decide when to withdraw

Question 12

Constitutes of “Initial working duration”?

Answer 12

BA crews temporarily withdraw from risk area.
Crew do not remove masks. 
Do not remove cylinder   
Do not collect Tally. 
Immediately revisit risk area. 
No fresh eco records required.

Question 13

Constitutes of a “new entry?”

Answer 13

Team withdraw from risk area.
Close down sets. 
Accept their tallies.
Service set (change cylinder). 
New brief and entry. 
Fresh ECO records required.

Question 14

Constitutes of a “re-entry”?

Answer 14

Closed down sets but NOT changed cylinder.
Re-entry is for a clear task.
Cylinder contents is still sufficient (150 min).
No doubts about fitness for wearers.

Question 15

BA command structure?

Answer 15

IC-SC-ECO-BA 1

-BA2

Question 16

BA team checks before entry?

Answer 16

Buddy checks-PPE, COMS,pressure
TIC
Tourches
COMMs
TAP
Brief
Water