ARCHIVED Monitor crews exposed to the working environment
Control Measure Knowledge
Crews should be monitored for the physical and psychological effects they may experience at an incident, which may be amplified by weather conditions, such as:
Physical effects
Manual handling
Incident-related risks such as exposed edges or working at height
Extremes of temperature
Weather
Workload and physical effort such as when climbing structures
Psychological effects
Exposure to height in adverse weather conditions, which can cause stress, anxiety and/or vertigo/dizziness
For further information on monitoring crews exposed to the working environment see National Operational Guidance: Operations.