Unit 15 Planning and Management of Major Incidents

This assignment earned me the highest grade. I finished this course with obtaining a Distinction overall in both the first and second year of the course. This document covers (P1, P2, P3, M1, M2)

Unit 15 Planning and management assignment 1. All criteria's have been met within this one assignment. The assignment has been marked at a distinction level by the Pearson Board

Unit 15 Planning and management assignment 3. All criteria's have been met within this one assignment. The assignment has been marked at a distinction level by the Pearson Board

P4 identify the agencies that were involved in different major incidents P5 describe the work of agencies at UK incidents and their legal duties Inter-agency cooperation: agencies involved in major incident recovery, eg local authorities, emergency services, Red Cross, military; interaction between emergency and other services eg knowledge of objectives as laid down in emergency plans, joint training Responsibilities at scene: common objectives (save lives, prevent escalation, protect environmen...

P6 explain the main considerations when planning and preparing for major incidents Main considerations: assessment – identification of possible incidents eg large scale road traffic collisions, possible plane/train accidents, terrorist activities; prevention – hazard prevention options; prevention and hazard minimisation options; preparedness – plan for known hazards as well as unforeseen events; responses (by emergency services, local authorities, voluntary organisations); recovery – ac...

P1 define the term ‘major incident’ P2 describe different types of major incident and the cause of each M1 investigate recent major incidents and identify their cause Major incident: definition; British major incidents eg Boscastle, Carlisle flood, London terrorist bombings, rail crashes, Glasgow airport Causes and types: natural causes, eg earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods; hostile acts eg terrorism, civil wars; technological eg plane crashes, radiation emissions; health-related and e...