E8 — Case practice · LMS

Scenario: “You are finishing an urgent delivery when you see small flames on electrical equipment in the next work area. A co-worker tried to put them out and has a burn on his hand. You are not on the emergency response team. Your delivery is due in ten minutes.”

8.1 Identify: what is happening?

• 1. A minor problem, because the flames are small.
• B) An emergency: a small fire that can grow, and an injured person. ✅
• C) It is an emergency only if the alarm sounds.

8.2 Decide: what action do you take?

• 1. I finish the delivery and report it later.
• B) I look for an extinguisher and try to put out the fire myself.
• C) I move away with my co-worker, inform the response team, activate the alarm if appropriate and evacuate. ✅

8.3 Argue (open text, required): why did you make that decision?

Evaluation guide: the learner should recognize that (1) life comes before the delivery; (2) controlling the fire is a job for trained team members; (3) their report activates the response. There is no single correct wording.

8.4 Report: who do you report to, and with what information?

• Who: the response team or the supervisor, according to the emergency plan.
• Key information: exact location, what you saw, who is injured and what has been done.

Integrated feedback: “Well done. You recognized the emergency, put people first, justified your decision and know what to report. Once you are safe, cool the burn with clean, cold water compresses, without ice or ointments, and take your co-worker to a medical center. In OHS, justifying a decision is as important as making it.”