Major Incident
Roles and Responsibilities
First officer at the scene
Responsibilities
The first officer to be despatched to the scene:
- calls the originator and gives them their estimated time of arrival
- assesses their personal health and safety risks and PPE needs
- establishes contact with emergency services
- confirms the fire service has declared the incident over
- follows the Police Gold’s instructions, if the incident is declared a civil contingency event
- determines whether the police retain control of the site or it has been released to the occupier
- prepares to make a holding statement for the media, if required
They also:
- start a written log
- survey and assess the incident
- assume interim control of the investigation
- assess the health & safety needs of other HSE staff who will attend
They notify:
- HSE Secretariat (020 7928 6917; out of hours: 020 7928 8382)
- duty officer (0151 922 9235) if required
- Area/Regional Director, especially if civil contingency plans are activated
- relevant head of section
- relevant specialist(s)
- DoT (0207 7944 5999), if necessary
- DTI (0207 215 3505), if necessary
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