UK RFFS ( WG 11) incident safety Arrival TAC Guide for Rail Incidents 2020 - draft - duplicate

• Document No.

• Weather currently, detail any expected change if known. Day or Night

  Select Fine and Sunny, warm to hot Wet and Windy, cold Dry and Overcast warm Rain moderate or light Windy Low visibility Showers Frost or Snow Day Night

  • Fine and Sunny, warm to hot
  • Wet and Windy, cold
  • Dry and Overcast warm
  • Rain moderate or light
  • Windy
  • Low visibility
  • Showers
  • Frost or Snow
  • Day
  • Night

• Has the current of the water been considered and recorded,

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Incident number if known or assigned

• Conducted on

  Date

• ARA completed by

• Location
  Address

• Location without auto locate, detail or Multi occupation site

• This checklist provides a guide to assist and support the dynamic risk assessment and the declaration of the correct Tactical mode, at a suitable stage a more detail assessment of risk should be conducted using UK RFFS WG 12 Safety Template.
  Having carried out the dynamic risk assessment and established a tactical mode, an incident commander should be aware of the immediate hazards, who is at risk and the control measures necessary to protect them. This should be completed and recorded on all occasions when the recorded dynamic risk assessment is not sufficient.
  Once completed this information should be communicated effectively with all relevant agencies attending the scene and the risk information shared to improve the situational awareness of all on scene. The checklist is not definitive merely a guide to assist where needed and are suggestions only, these are not a substitute for training and following service procedures or guidance.

Assessment of scene on Arrival

• Are you in a safe position and wearing the correct level of PPE, Ensure you more than 3 Metres from any Running Rail

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you agreed with Crews safety signals to withdraw and a defined safe area

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can you safely conduct a 360 degree safety survey of the incident scene, define if limited to one side of a scene only

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a clearly involved Life Risk that requires Immediate Deployment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does this involve Operational Discretion, if so capture as soon as possible the decision rationale

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outcomes which would justify applying operational discretion include: • Saving human life • Taking decisive action to prevent an incident escalating • Incidents where taking no action may lead others to put themselves in danger
  The overarching principle should be that in the opinion of the incident commander the benefit of taking unusual, unorthodox or innovative action justifies the risk. Any decision to apply operational discretion should be the minimum necessary and only until the objective is achieved.

• How many lines are involved, Rail lines can be Bi Directional

• Is the line fully Blocked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any visible indicators of Hazmat present, UKTHIS panels, UN numbers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Track been isolated by the driver or guard with track circuit clips, detonators

  Select None Detonators Track Circuit clips Look Outs Phone response to control rooms by train or station staff

  • None
  • Detonators
  • Track Circuit clips
  • Look Outs
  • Phone response to control rooms by train or station staff

• Are the tracks still lives and Trains running

  Select Live rails to traffic still in use All Trains stopped Trains running at caution Unknown, acting with due caution until confirmed

  • Live rails to traffic still in use
  • All Trains stopped
  • Trains running at caution
  • Unknown, acting with due caution until confirmed

• Have all personnel had a safety brief, Aware of service SOP for Rail.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you a Thermal image camera to assist the incident survey or casualty search

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• incident detail

  Select Derailment, any size Fire Collision of any kind Hazmat Persons Trapped

  • Derailment, any size
  • Fire
  • Collision of any kind
  • Hazmat
  • Persons Trapped

• Search Plan Considerations for Rail see guide below for detail
  Gather information from the public and liaise with other agencies, Police to collate witness statement if possible
  Search in hidden voids
  Review passenger/cargo manifests, Train Manager, Guard or Driver
  Be aware of seating and standing capacities
  Look for occupancy indicators
  

• Is the incident likely to impact on areas away from the incident scene and transfer any risk to another location

  Select Incident safety issues confined to incident scene only Incident safety issues present some transfer risk to the site Incident safety issues present an off site transfer of risk Incident safety presents significant risk off site and the wider area

  • Incident safety issues confined to incident scene only
  • Incident safety issues present some transfer risk to the site
  • Incident safety issues present an off site transfer of risk
  • Incident safety presents significant risk off site and the wider area

• If safe and permitted can you take a photograph as evidence of current scene from a safe position

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Visbility and Ground conditions, Access and Egress

  Select Good visbility Good conditions underfoot Poor ground conditions, unmade Poor visibility Low Smoke to ground, obscurring visibility Slippy, Wet other detail in notes if needed Access/Egress is good Access Egress is Poor

  • Good visbility
  • Good conditions underfoot
  • Poor ground conditions, unmade
  • Poor visibility
  • Low Smoke to ground, obscurring visibility
  • Slippy, Wet
  • other detail in notes if needed
  • Access/Egress is good
  • Access Egress is Poor

• Are there Overhead lines or 3 rd Rail present, are the damaged, any cables damaged, Isolation needed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check on other expected Traffic from Driver or Guard, have they notified Rail control

  Select Fast Flowing, in Flood Frozen or Partially frozen Slow Moving or Still water Moderate flow, Non Flood Fast Flowing, Non Flood Quicksand suspected or known Mud or channel on Estuary

  • Fast Flowing, in Flood
  • Frozen or Partially frozen
  • Slow Moving or Still water
  • Moderate flow, Non Flood
  • Fast Flowing, Non Flood
  • Quicksand suspected or known
  • Mud or channel on Estuary

• Incident Location involves, can you see any location plates to identify location, Trackside phones

  Select Station Platform Embankment, Line sits on top Cutting , Line sits at the bottom Tunnel or Tunnel portal Viaduct, Bridge Gantry, Signalling, Cables or Track side cabinets Other, detail in notes

  • Station Platform
  • Embankment, Line sits on top
  • Cutting , Line sits at the bottom
  • Tunnel or Tunnel portal
  • Viaduct, Bridge
  • Gantry, Signalling, Cables or Track side cabinets
  • Other, detail in notes

• Trackside equipment, Gantries, phones all have identification plates which will help in messages to confirm your exact location

  

• Confirm if Limited Clearance or No Refuge shown

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Forward control point defined or identified

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you sent a Methane or Ethane message specify in notes if required

  Select RNLI Coastguard Police marine unit, Divers Swift Water Rescue specialist Air Support, Air Ambulance Other rescue service or specialist needed, detial in notes Fire Police Ambulance/HART Rail Incident Officer

  • RNLI
  • Coastguard
  • Police marine unit, Divers
  • Swift Water Rescue specialist
  • Air Support, Air Ambulance
  • Other rescue service or specialist needed, detial in notes
  • Fire
  • Police
  • Ambulance/HART
  • Rail Incident Officer

• Are any other agencies on scene

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• is a cordon to be established? Specify inner and outer as required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Evacuation or further Evacuation needed? Safe routes to safe areas identified

  Select Evacuation needed Evacuation distance reduced on risk assessment , based on guidance or specialist advice Evacuation is to be replaced shelter in place No evacuation needed at this time

  • Evacuation needed
  • Evacuation distance reduced on risk assessment , based on guidance or specialist advice
  • Evacuation is to be replaced shelter in place
  • No evacuation needed at this time

• Does the Environment Agency need to be contacted record brief details,

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For Airports, Has the effect on movements and category been considered, Air traffic control Informed

  Select All Movement isolated, record current category in note, update as required. Movement not affected, record current category in note, update as required. Other, describe as required in note Specific movements restricted, category affected add further detail in notes as required

  • All Movement isolated, record current category in note, update as required.
  • Movement not affected, record current category in note, update as required.
  • Other, describe as required in note
  • Specific movements restricted, category affected
  • add further detail in notes as required

• For Airports, Consider Expected length of fire service operations as a result of the incident

  Select No delays to operations, RFFS available No resources available for at least 15 minutes Significant delays to RFFS resources 30-60 minutes Major delays over 60 minutes

  • No delays to operations, RFFS available
  • No resources available for at least 15 minutes
  • Significant delays to RFFS resources 30-60 minutes
  • Major delays over 60 minutes

• Are persons involved as casualties, specify in note how many

  Select No person directly involved Persons involved and require medical treatment Persons or animals involved, specialist advice or measures needed Decontamination from product will be required

  • No person directly involved
  • Persons involved and require medical treatment
  • Persons or animals involved, specialist advice or measures needed
  • Decontamination from product will be required

• Manual Handling Risks considered and briefed to responders

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• is Emergency decontamination carried needed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a casualty clearance zone needed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Consider where this can be safe, well lit and accessible location

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any outstanding safety issues likely with the casualty clearance zone

  Select Yes No N/A

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A

• Confirmation that Tactical mode is correct at this time after check list survey

  Yes

  No

  N/A