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September
2009
on
22
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16th Annual
2009 Conference
Meeting Expectations
I
the
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16th Annual
2009 Conference
Meeting Expectations
I
Incorporated the …
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16th AnnualProtecting Firefighters
Preconference Workshop
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This Pre-Conference Workshop …
was part of an ongoing process
May 2009Workshop
Sept 200922
1Commencement of CRC Research D2.3
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Currently lead by …
May 2009Workshop
Sept 200922
Commencement of CRC Research D2.3
Contact Jen LumsdenEducation [email protected]: 03 9412 9605
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Currently lead by …Soon to be
May 2009Workshop
Sept 200922
Commencement of CRC Research D2.3
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The Bushfire CRC and the research have
come a long way to get to this point
May 2009Workshop
Sept 200922
Commencement of CRC Research D2.3
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44 people participated
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in a meeting of
minds between Researchers
Agency & Industry
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4422
fromfire agencies
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4422
fromfire agencies
12from
land management
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4422
fromfire agencies
12
10
fromland management
from universities, SES, local government & the private sector
others
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44
from every state & territory
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44
from every state & territoryincluding
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Whybring all these people together
?
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3 reasons
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1st Conversationsthat deepen agency and industry understanding about the Bushfire CRC Research …
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1st
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1st Conversations
2nd Relationships
that deepen agency and industry understanding about the Bushfire CRC Research …
strengthening the links between researchers, agency and industry staff …
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2nd
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1st Conversations
2nd
3rd
Relationships
Practical Action
that deepen agency and industry understanding about the Bushfire CRC Research …
strengthening the links between researchers, agency and industry staff …
ways of getting industry-wide adoption of research resulting in improved firefighter safety
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3rd
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And!
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At the
centre of the workshop
were …
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3 pieces of Research rigorous
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Let’s look at a snapshot of all
3
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Understanding this …
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Fire Behavior
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Fire Behavior
… is essential to effective
bushfire fighting
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And!
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Understanding this …
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Human Behavior
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Human Behavior
… is critical to understand how human behaviours influence safety outcomes
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We all know this …
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The Fire Triangle
Air Heat
Fuel
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Now we all need to understand this!
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a Human Factors Fire Triangle
Thin
king Relating
Co-ordinating
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a Human Factors Fire Triangle
Thin
king Relating
Co-ordinating
“these factors influence
safety on the fireground”
3
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One of the key lessons…
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We are good at managing the fire, but not good at managing
ourselves!
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Let’s build on this key lesson and look at
research topic
#2
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1 Safe Behaviour & Decision Making
2 Firefighter Health & SafetyDr Brad Aisbett
Lecturer Deakin University
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“Cutting edge science based on real fireground work…helping fire agencies
preserve the health and safety of their personnel”
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This research puts
things under the forensic microscope
4
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Firefighter Health & Safety
Fatigue
Fitness
Hydration
Cardiovascular Health
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One of the key findings …
across 3 studies
Hydration
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Firefighters not only leave the
fireground dehydrated
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They actually arrive
dehydrated!
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Why is hydration
important?
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dehydration
leads to ...
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↑cardiac stress
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↑cardiac stress
decision makingabilities
↓
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↑cardiac stress
decision makingabilities
↓
risk of collapse↑
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↑cardiac stress
decision makingabilities
↓
productivity↓risk of collapse↑
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A key message to communicate!
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Manage your hydration
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And!beyond hydration
Fatigue
Fitness
Hydration
Cardiovascular Health
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Manage your fitness
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Why?
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These findings have BIG implications
way beyond health and safety!
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Less fit firefighters get injured more often
Injured firefighters ↓ workforce
Injured firefighters ↑ compen$ation
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is your workforce
Fit for duty??
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And now toresearch topic
#3
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Drum roll please …
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1 Safe Behaviour & Decision Making
2
3 Information Flow & IMT effectiveness Dr Christine Owen
Program leader: Education and Training Project Leader: Enhancing Information Flow and IMT effectiveness Bushfire
Bushfire CRC – www.bushfirecrc.com
Firefighter Health & Safety
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One of the key lessons…
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Effective Incident Management... is less about managing the fire
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Effective Incident Management
& more about information flow
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Incident management
is all about managing ...
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Incident management
is all about managing ...
Complexity
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Incident management
is all about managing ...
Complexity
Interdependency
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Incident management
is all about managing ...
Complexity
Interdependency
& On-flow effects
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Problematic
coordination blockages occur ...
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Problematic
coordination blockages occur ...
during escalation
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Problematic
coordination blockages occur ... during escalation
@ ICS Level 2-3
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Problematic
coordination blockages occur ... during escalation
@ ICS Level 2-3
when multiple stakeholders involved
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Problematic
coordination blockages occur ... during escalation
@ ICS Level 2-3
weak links between IMT & Firegroundwhen multiple stakeholders involved
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& one more thing …
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During Briefings …
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During Briefings …where one was received!
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Problems in hearing, seeing & speaking
occurred
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only 33% of respondents heard
alternative strategies …
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only 33% of respondents heard
alternative strategies …
even in incidents that were complex
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Ok, what ACTION is needed to achieve …
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Ok, what ACTION is needed to achieve …
and …
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… industry adoption of this research
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? industry adoption of this research
… effective decision making
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? industry adoption of this research
?
…
effective decision making
a safer and more efficient workplace
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Here’s a snapshot of practical actions
developed by participants on September 22
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Communicate
the research & implications …
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Communicate by targeting the right people
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Communicate with simple language,
concrete images and …
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Communicate stories from the field!
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Spread knowledge
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Spread knowledge using credible sources
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Spread knowledge & using existing networks
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Spread knowledge & remember Word of Mouth
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Build research into
existing training
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Build research into
existing training
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Engage directly
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Engage directlyAt all levels
Upper
Middle
Fireground IMT
Lateral
Bottom
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Engage directly across all agencies
& organisations
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and finally …
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Practice what we Preach!
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So … who is going to take responsibility
for action implementation?
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So … me is going to
take responsibility for action implementation?
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So … you is going to
take responsibility for action implementation?
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So … us is going to
take responsibility for action implementation?
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all of us is going to
take responsibility for action implementation?
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all of us is going to
take responsibility for action impleme so that …
ntation?
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… we achieve industry-wide adoption of the research
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improved firefighter health and safety
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improved decision making at all levels …
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a greater capacity for multi-agency
collaboration …
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in times of increasing uncertainty
& complexity!
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What did workshop participants “have to say” about the September workshop?
22
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I have to do more in relation to the research areas in my agency” Workshop Participant
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The empowerment to go back to my agency and begin to make a difference and guide my colleagues into becoming a HRO* for greater safety and decision making”Workshop Participant
*HRO = High Reliability Organisation
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Participants valued the interactions across diverse participating
organisations
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I learnt that people in all positions and levels have the same concerns for their staff and fellow workers” Workshop Participant
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A shared understanding about the level of change needed emerged
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It confirms that implementation of human factors into doctrine is on the right path for organisational change.”
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Consensus about the need for a National approach & at all levels
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The problems we have on firegrounds due to human factors are a ‘national issue’ ...
... and needs to be addressed at all levels, supported by AGENCY HEADS” Workshop Participant
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The importance of scenario planning
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The value of running a ‘worst case’ or ‘what if’ examination of real life scenarios as a training/learning tool”
Workshop Participant
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Ongoing communication about the research is critical
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The importance of communication: personal, agency, interstate, national.” Workshop Participant
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end The
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The Small Print
This Slideshow content came directly from the BCRC Sept 22 Protecting Firefighters Preconference workshop. It is a summary of the (mostly) qualitative analysis that came from the workshop activities and participants.
Participant feedback and quotes are based on an evaluation process held with the 44 participants at the end of the workshop.
The recommended next steps and actions also came from processes at the workshop involving the participants.
Slide story designed by Geoff Brown (Tangent Consulting) in conjunction with the workshop steering committee lead by Jen Lumsden of the Bushfire CRC.
Slideshow pictures were sourced from the AFAC Conference website at Flickr.com, from the CFA and from iStockphoto.com
Slide design by Geoff Brown (Tangent Consulting). Design inspired by designs from Garr Reynolds of Presentation Zen.com and the book of the same name.
If you have any questions, or would like a full copy of the workshop proceedings, please contact Jen Lumsden at the Bushfire CRC – [email protected]
Geoff Brownwww.tangentconsulting.com.au