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Preventing, recognising and responding to heat illness and cold injury in people who work in extreme temperatures.

You will learn to

• Recognise heat illness, from heat rash and cramps to heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and cold injury: hypothermia, frostbite and trench foot.
• Understand the risk factors: new or unacclimatised workers, heavy work, heavy PPE, humidity, wind, wet clothing and poor rest.
• Apply prevention: water, rest and shade, acclimatisation plans, work and rest cycles, layered dry clothing and warm breaks.
• Give first aid: cool a heat stroke casualty fast while emergency help is called; move a cold casualty somewhere warm and dry, and never rub frostbitten skin.
• Run the emergency response: buddy checks, raising the alarm and the site emergency procedure.

Handling chemical spills safely, from the first minutes of containment to clean up and reporting.

You will learn to

• Identify the chemical and its hazards from labels and the safety data sheet.
• Judge whether a spill is small enough to control locally or needs an emergency response.
• Select the right PPE, including gloves suited to the chemical and its breakthrough time.
• Contain and absorb the spill with spill kits, protect drains, neutralise where appropriate, and dispose of waste correctly.
• Report the incident and restock spill equipment.

Planning and carrying out work at height so that falls are avoided, prevented or, as a last resort, their consequences minimised.

You will learn to

• Apply the hierarchy: avoid work at height where possible, prevent falls with safe places of work, then mitigate distance and consequences.
• Choose collective protection such as guardrails and platforms before personal protection.
• Inspect ladders, scaffolds and harnesses, and fit and use fall arrest and restraint equipment correctly.
• Plan a rescue before work starts, and understand suspension trauma.

Keeping people safe on site when storms, lightning, high winds or extreme heat arrive.

You will learn to

• Monitor forecasts and warnings, and know the triggers for stopping outdoor work.
• Lightning: stop outdoor work when thunder is heard, shelter in a proper building or a hard-topped vehicle, and wait 30 minutes after the last thunder.
• High winds and storms: secure loose materials, stop lifting and work at height, and move people to designated shelter.
• Account for everyone, keep communications working, and deal safely with the aftermath: debris, downed lines and flooding.

Preparing a workplace and its people for earthquakes and floods, and responding safely when they happen.

You will learn to

• Understand an emergency action plan: chain of command, evacuation routes, assembly points and accounting for everyone, including visitors and people who need help.
• Earthquake: drop, cover and hold on; after the shaking, check for injuries, gas leaks, electrical and structural damage before re-entry.
• Flood: act early, move to higher ground before routes are cut off, never walk or drive through floodwater, and isolate power.
• Practise drills regularly and update the plan from the lessons learned.