TRAINING FOR COMPETENCE

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TRAINING FOR COMPETENCE THE JOIFF WAY

• 4th International Conference
• for
• Fire Chiefs in the Chemical Industry
• MOL Danube Refinery
• 22nd 24th May 2007

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Gerry Johnson M.C.M.I.

• Born Perth, Scotland
• 42 years experience in the Fire Industry
• 35 years service - CAA Airports CAT 4 - 9
• - MOD
  Airports CAT 2A - 6A
• 10 years as Chief Fire Officer British
  Aerospace/Rolls Royce sites, Filton, Bristol
• First Chief Fire Officer of U.K. Occupational
  Fire Brigade to introduce NVQ Training for the
  Brigade
• Training Advisor to JOIFF
• with responsibility for the development of
  Competency Based Training
• Chairman of JOIFF Training Standards Committee

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About JOIFF
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JOIFF - The Organisation for Emergency Services

• Started life in 1989 as
• JOIFF Joint Oil Industry Fire Forum
• Changed to
• JOIFF Joint Oil and Industry Fire Forum
• Now JOIFF Ltd. referred to as
• JOIFF
• The Organisation for Emergency Services
  Management

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JOIFF - The Organisation for Emergency Services

• JOIFF is
• Organisations that have nominated personnel
  as Emergency Responders i.e. Hazard Management
  Team / Occupational Firefighters etc. who provide
  cover to Industrial / Commercial Organisations
• JOIFFs Aim is
• To improve Standards of Safety and of the
  Working Environment in those Industrial and
  Commercial sectors in which its Members operate

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JOIFF - The Organisation for Emergency Services

• Membership - Categories
• Full Member
• Organisations with Emergency Services Personnel
• Corporate Member
• Organisations/Persons wishing to
• participate with/support JOIFF

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JOIFF Membership Numbers

• Currently (April 2007)
• 76 Organisations that are Full Members
• Australia 1 Bahrain 1 Belgium 1
• Denmark 1 England 31 Falklands 1
• Germany 1 Ireland 6 Malaysia 2
• Netherlands 2 New Zealand 1 Russia 1
• Qatar 2 Saudi Arabia 1 Scotland 4
• Singapore 5 South Africa 5 Trinidad 1
• U.A.E. 1 U.S.A 2 Wales 5
• and 30 Organisations that are Corporate Members
  
• England 19 France 1 Germany 2
• Ireland 1 Japan 1 Kuwait 1
• Netherlands 2 South Africa 1 Sweden 1
• Switzerland 1
• in 26 Countries
• ..and growing !!!!

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JOIFF Full Members

• Abu Dhabi Marine Alert Disaster
  Control Astellas Ireland
• Bahrain Petroleum Bassell Polyolefins BASF
  Ludwigshafen
• BASF Seal Sands Bayer CropScience Belgian
  Refining
• Blue Star Fibres BP Chemicals Hull BP
  Exploration Dorset
• BP Exploration Sullom Voe BP International
  Plc BP Kwinana
• BP Oil Coryton Bristol Airport British Nuclear
  Fuels
• British Sugar Cardiff Airport Chevron
  Corporation
• Chevron Ltd. Chevron (Sth Africa) Ciba
  Specialty Chemicals.
• ConocoPhillips Humber Refinery ConocoPhillips
  Petroleum Dow Benelux
• Dow Corning Dublin Airport Engen Petroleum
• Essex County FR Service Esso Fawley Esso
  Malaysia
• Falkland Islands FR Fire Service College First
  Intervention
• Gazobezopasnost GE Plastics GlaxoSmithKline
  Montrose
• Hexion Specialty Idemitsu International
  plc Ineos Chlor
• Ineos Manufacturing Scotland Irish Refining LFR
  Washington Hall
• Limerick CoCo Fire Service Manchester
  Airport Merck Sharpe Dohme
• NATREF South Africa New Zealand
  Refining Petrochemical Corporation
• PetroSA South Africa PETROTRIN PETRONAS
• Pfizer UK PPG Industries Qatar Int. Safety
  Centre

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• JOIFF ACCREDITED TRAINING

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JOIFF accredited training

• Prior to JOIFF accredited Training, certification
  for Industrial Emergency Responders was
• Certificate of Attendance
• Reviewed Training available at the time
• FPA IFE NFPA
• CAA OPITO EI
• Municipal Brigades
• Not satisfied with what we found
• JOIFF decided to self accredit its Training

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JOIFF accredited training

• Formed JOIFF Training Standards Committee
• Committee of experienced / highly qualified
  peers within Industry who
• set standards for Training
• established procedures to ensure maintenance of
  Standards

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JOIFF accredited Training

• Course content
• Is developed from a background of competent
  knowledge
• Must be consistent and relevant
• Requires on-going assessment and verification and
  review
• Instructors / Assessors
• Must be professional, knowledgeable and
  experienced in their field to maintain the
  Standard
• Require on-going verification and review
• Training facilities
• Must be regularly risk assessed and safe
• Must have resources / facilities necessary to
  allow the Training to be carried out

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Competency Based Training

• JOIFF accredited Training
• is
• Competency Based Training
• which is
• an effective tool for Training
• Emergency Services personnel
• in
• Industry

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Competency Based Training - features

• Job Role / Rank
• builds in measurement of ability to do the job
• provides for the development of role competencies
  by
• establishing relevant training objectives
• incorporates accredited assessments
• independent verification that person is competent
  to
• effectively do the job
  to which they are assigned
• is based on the achievement and maintenance of
  competency
• incorporates auditable personal records for each
  person

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Competency Based Training should be ongoing..

• Management commitment to
• Continually assesses Training outcomes
• Develop future Training Action Plan based on
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  progress of each individual
• Ensure implementation of a programme for
  Continuous
• Personal Development of each
  individual
• Reward
• e.g. give certification / status
• base promotion / advancement on
  success / progress

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JOIFF Training Policy QAP 002 1

• Purpose of JOIFF Training
• not only to meet minimum legal requirements,
  but to demonstrate
• the intent to maintain a consistent
  level of expertise and
• knowledge amongst Emergency Services
  Personnel.
• Principals
• initial / continuation / refresher and
  conversion Training and
• maintenance of currency of
  competencies / revalidation.
• Best Industry Practice
• outcome is Certification of Qualification
• Necessity for audit trail
• Health and Safety / Quality Assurance
  Procedures.

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JOIFF Accredited Training - Control
JOIFF Training Standards Committee
Drawn from JOIFF Membership
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JOIFF Accreditation Process
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Preferred main location for Training Own Site

• Financial and logistical advantages
• using own equipment
• exposure to own Risks
• better control over timing
• use of Sites own Training facilities
• this is where any incident will occur and will
  need to be dealt with
• Possible disadvantages - if not properly planned
• lack of availability of planned Training
  Programme
• lack of availability of suitably accredited
  Instructors
• is the Training provided recognised / accredited ?

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Accredited Training on Site

• Competency Based Training Personal Portfolio
• divided into UNITS and ELEMENTS to be carried out
  on the
• Company Site by suitable Assessors /
  Instructors
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  plus
• training e.g. practical Firefighting, to be
  carried out at an
• approved Training Establishment where the
  training facilities
• are not available on site
• The most effective form of Competency Based
  Training is a mixture
• of on-site Training building on core content to
  address site-specific
• issues and off-site Training to provide
  specialist competencies / for
• exposure to others to keep Training FRESH and
  RELEVANT

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U N I Q U E to E A C H
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INDEX of COMPETENCES (22) Number
of Units Title Elements 1. Site
familiarisation. 9 2. Personal
Safety. 7 3. Science of Fire. 3
4. Elementary Hydraulics. 2 5. Elements of
Building Construction. 3 6. Firefighting
Media. 3 7. First Aid Firefighting
equipment. 5 8. Fixed Installations. 7
9. Fire Safety Practice. 4 10. Appliances and
Equipment. 6 11. Firefighting
Operations. 3 continued/
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INDEX of COMPETENCES (22) Number
of Units Title Elements
12. Hydrant / Hose Standard Practices. 7 13. P
ump Standard Practices. 11 14. Foam Standard
Practices. 5 15. Ladder Standard
Practices. 6 16. Pump and Ladder Standard
Practices. 4 17. Knots, Ropes and
Lines. 4 18. Ventilation and
Salvage. 4 19. First Aid for
Firefighters. 15 20. Operational use of BA and
Associated Equipment. 9 21. Practical
Firefighting. 22. Site Specific requirements.
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Regular programme of Robust Fire Training
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SECOND FLOOR FUEL SPILL AND CYLINDER FIRE
SECOND FLOOR SPLI T FLANGE FIRE
FIRST FLOOR FUEL SPILL
GROUND FLR SPLIT FLANGE FIRE
GROUND FIRE
GROUND FLR PRESSURE VESSEL FIRE
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JOIFF Accredited Training

• JOIFF recognised the shortcomings in current
  training requirements for Emergency Responders
• Lack of joined up thinking
• Lack of detailed knowledge of Industrial /
  Commercial response requirements
• Lack of a standard system for accredited
  certification
• Lack of a career path / personal development
  programme for Emergency Responders

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JOIFF Accredited Training

• Covers core skills
• Links into UK National Occupational Standards
• Provides a cradle to grave career path
• Provides Certificates of Competence that are
  recognised Worldwide

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JOIFF Career Training Path for Emergency
Responders in Industry
New Entrant
Experienced
personnel YEAR 1
YEAR 2 and ONWARDS
Continuous Professional
Development
On-going Certification of Maintenance of Currency
of Competence
Operations in the Community NVQ Level 3
Previous Training / Experience / APL
Assessor and Verifier NVQ Levels 3 and 4
BTEC Certification Drive and Manoeuvre Fire
Vehicles FF 9 (NOS)
Control Operations NVQ Level 3
JOIFF Accredited Firefighter Course
IFE G I Fire E Programme
JOIFF Accredited 2 day Practical Firefighting
Course
Watch Management NVQ Level 3
JOIFF Accredited on-site Training Programme
BTEC Customised Awards Levels 3 and 4
JOIFF Accredited Team Leader Course
Fire Safety NVQ Levels 2, 3 and 4
I F E Firefighter Technician Programme
Certification Occupational FF BA Wearer IFE
Preliminary Examination
Learning and Development NVQ Level 3
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JOIFF Accredited Training

• is not yet the full solution
• is in a continual stage of development
• is developed and overseen by Industry specialists
• is gaining a growing level of recognition
• draws from all relevant sources
• is current Best Industry Practice

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• Competency Based Training
• without
• Assessment and Verification
• is not worth doing

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• Information on
• JOIFF Training Programmes
• is available
• on the JOIFF website
• www.joiff.com

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TRAINING FOR COMPETENCE THE JOIFF WAY
Thank you for your attention !!