Scene attendance and handling

Question 1

Prior to scene attendance what needs to happen?

Answer 1

environmental factors need to be assessed

staff have to be deployed

cordons need to be set up

scene needs to be assessed

contamination risks?

dogs being used?

handover

release of the scene

Question 2

what must happen before entering the scene?

Answer 2

Health and safety assessment

physical evidence

chemical hazards

biological hazards

risk assessment