Safety Assessment Conditions
A table of situations and considerations when making a risk assessment during response.
| Situation | Ideal safe working conditions |
|---|---|
| Walls/buildings showing signs of damage | At least 1.5x height of structure away |
| Working at heights | At least 2 metres from the edge |
| Working in a trench | Depth not exceeding waist height |
| Driving vehicles around trenches | Stay more than 1.5 x depth of the hole away |
| Suspected but unknown hazmat incident | Stay more than 50m away for spills or 500m if large quantity on fire. |
| Working around/on railway lines | Stay off tracks/corridors until okayged by rail controler. Use up and down track spotters. |
| Crossing flood waters by foot | Less than knee depth and less than walking speed. |
| Crossing flood waters by vehicle | Les sthan 0.3m depth and less than walking speed. Walk and probe the route first. |
| Electrical Hazards from Damaged Buildings, Vehicle accidents, storm damage. | 1. Stop >8m away from electrical source and any ajoining conductors for initial hazard assessment. 2. Request power turned off if any danger cannot be mitigated. 3. Keep public >8m from source and ajoining conductors. 4. Responders minimum approach distance is 4m. Increase distance in wet or smokey conditions. Be aware of potential arching as well as conduction risk. |