If vehicle on fire withdraw from vicinity & officer not to place themselves at unnecessary risk 17 Injury to Officers due to M Individual Uniform gloves to be worn where Broken glass or failure to wear correct Officer appropriate jagged edges P.P.E. from damaged vehicles 18 Injury to Officers due to M Individual Unless essential, avoid being in close Driver / failure to be aware of Officer proximity of un-activated air-bags passenger actual or potential dangers 19 Movement of Injury to Officers due to M/H Individual Assess stability and safety of vehicle vehicle failure to be aware of Officer and load before taking action actual or potential Consider assistance from other dangers services 20 Injury to Officers or M/H Individual As a general rule children should not Potential RTC others due to failure to Officer be transported in police vehicles whilst comply to regulations unless absolutely necessary (i.e. to transporting move them from a place of danger to a children place of safety). Should there be no option but to move the child the following measures should always be considered: - Use of Social Services or a specialist contractor. The child’s parents/guardian should be invited to use their own vehicle or fit their own restraint mechanism (e.g. child/booster seat), appropriate to the age child’s
If vehicle on fire withdraw from vicinity & officer not to place themselves at unnecessary risk 17 Broken glass or jagged edges from damaged vehicles Injury to Officers due to failure to wear correct P.P.E. M Uniform gloves to be worn where appropriate Individual Officer 18 Driver / passenger Injury to Officers due to failure to be aware of actual or potential dangers M Unless essential, avoid being in close proximity of un-activated air-bags Individual Officer 19 Movement of vehicle Injury to Officers due to failure to be aware of actual or potential dangers M/H Assess stability and safety of vehicle and load before taking action Consider assistance from other services Individual Officer 20 Potential RTC whilst transporting children Injury to Officers or others due to failure to comply to regulations M/H As a general rule children should not be transported in police vehicles unless absolutely necessary (i.e. to move them from a place of danger to a place of safety). Should there be no option but to move the child the following measures should always be considered: - Use of Social Services or a specialist contractor. The child’s parents/guardian should be invited to use their own vehicle or fit their own restraint mechanism (e.g. child/booster seat), appropriate to the child’s age Individual Officer