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2.15 Miscellaneous Assurance Activities As an integral aspect of the working day OA Officers undertake a range of miscellaneous activities. Examples of some of the more involved activities are provided below. Online Incident Presentations In performance of the role, OA Officers are ideally placed to capture images of activities taking place at operational incidents and during training exercises. Since the autumn of 2010 OA Officers have been compiling the captured images into PowerPoint presentations which are shared with the Training and Development Centre (TDC) and published on the BigRed, in order to provide feedback to operational crews. This process helps to ensure that experiences from incidents and training scenarios are used to advise future practice, identify safety matters and to provide an invaluable debriefing tool. The incident presentations are now fully established and are proving to be very popular with all personnel within GMFRS, achieving on average around 3,000 ‘hits’ per quarter, with 4,500 hits achieved during ‘Quarter 4’ of 2013/14. During 2013/14 the OA Team will further develop this resource to include video footage and to make a routine submission to TDC and the Incident Command Academy, to assist with developing incident command competences. Fatal (and Possible Fatal) Incident Reports OA capture and report upon fire service actions taken prior to, during, and following any incident where a confirmed (or possible) fatality has occurred. This procedure was developed to supplement, rather than duplicate, the established fire investigation reports and the Ops 17 Fatal Incident Details report. The OA procedure seeks to determine: i. Any previous GMFRS involvement – for example, any inclusion on a vulnerable person register, details of prior Home Safety Checks, etc. ii. The actions taken by operational personnel - incident response times, adherence to relevant policy, initial actions, etc. iii. Post incident activities – Home Safety Support campaigns, BeatSweeps arranged, etc. 18
The OA procedure is currently under review by the Prevention and Protection Directorate as an aspect of the Significant Incident Policy. Senior Accident Investigation OA team members are required to attain the National Examining Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) qualification at certificate level and to undertake the Senior Accident Investigator role.* This ensures team members are adequately equipped to fully investigate all Safety Critical events encountered and to furnish the Health and Safety department with the requisite reports. Demand Led Activities There are many occasions where the OA (at the direction of the DER) undertake short notice, demand led activities arising from identified organisational risk. Examples of such activities undertaken during 2012/13 include undertaking joint Health & Safety/Accident Investigations, conducting Turnout Trials, improving Ops Alert procedures and leading on rationalising ‘Change of Watch Protocols’. * The role of Senior Accident Investigator is currently under review. 19
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