6160-07 City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Direct Emergency Rescue and Recovery of Casualties from Confined Spaces
This unit is for anyone who directs the activities of a team for rescue or recovery in confined spaces. This may include rescue team leader, coordinator, entry controller/top person or supervisor in relation to rescue and recovery of casualties, planning and preparing for emergency operations, mobilising rescue teams, directing and monitoring rescue activities, and reporting and securing sites after incidents or emergencies.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of this unit is to reflect the national occupational standard for directing emergency rescue and recovery of casualties from confined spaces. This unit covers both water and non-water industry areas.
Water: this may include working with potable water, sewage treatment processes, drain and sewer cleaning operations, or where the operative is working in or near water or where confined space is subject to surface water flooding.
Non-water: this may include pharmaceutical, petrochemical, asbestos removal, vehicle manufacture and servicing, electrical and mechanical engineering and some elements of work operations in mines, quarries and tunnelling.
Delivery Method/Assessment
Theory & Practical Assessment
