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Table 5

Contrasting performance criteria for flood responders ^[6]

Performance criteria derived from literature review	Performance criteria derived from this study
Identification and mitigation of hazards: Hazards related to floods (shock, drowning, explosions) Working around heavy equipment Exposure to biological/chemical contaminants Working in compromising environments	Mitigating hazards: Hazards related to floods (shock, drowning) Exposure to biological/chemical contaminants Manual labour safety (e.g. safe lifting technique, safe tool operation) Working in compromising environments (working in and around murky water of unknown depths, potentially swift water)
Operation of specialized rescue equipment: Tool operation for rescue (e.g. rope, ladder, power tools) Heavy equipment operations Tools/equipment required for route clearing, power restoration, protective works	Effective use of equipment and PPE: Use of hand tools, power tools, PPE Heavy-equipment operations How to properly fill and place sandbags Operating in (wading) and/or on water (boating) Vehicle operation (off-road, in water, carrying loads, carrying people)
Intra- and inter-team coordination and management: Working with interdisciplinary teams Fluid communication between teams and managers	Interoperability (adherence to protocols for communication/coordination): Working with interdisciplinary teams Fluid communication between teams and managers (need to coordinate with a variety of actors/stakeholders) Strategic-level logistic management Operational-level interagency task coordination (capable of responding to orders)
Leadership: Not explicitly noted	Leadership: Establishment of teams and direct supervision (generating teams, effective allocation of teams, and ensuring effective performance, monitoring well-being, assigning breaks)
Working conditions: Tasks performed under challenging working conditions Considerable demands on both physical and mental fitness	Working conditions: Tasks performed under challenging working conditions (long hours, rapidly changing circumstances) Considerable demands on both physical and mental fitness (physically demanding, facing hostile behaviour from people under duress, heavy manual labour)

Performance criteria derived from literature review	Performance criteria derived from this study
Identification and mitigation of hazards: Hazards related to floods (shock, drowning, explosions) Working around heavy equipment Exposure to biological/chemical contaminants Working in compromising environments	Mitigating hazards: Hazards related to floods (shock, drowning) Exposure to biological/chemical contaminants Manual labour safety (e.g. safe lifting technique, safe tool operation) Working in compromising environments (working in and around murky water of unknown depths, potentially swift water)
Operation of specialized rescue equipment: Tool operation for rescue (e.g. rope, ladder, power tools) Heavy equipment operations Tools/equipment required for route clearing, power restoration, protective works	Effective use of equipment and PPE: Use of hand tools, power tools, PPE Heavy-equipment operations How to properly fill and place sandbags Operating in (wading) and/or on water (boating) Vehicle operation (off-road, in water, carrying loads, carrying people)
Intra- and inter-team coordination and management: Working with interdisciplinary teams Fluid communication between teams and managers	Interoperability (adherence to protocols for communication/coordination): Working with interdisciplinary teams Fluid communication between teams and managers (need to coordinate with a variety of actors/stakeholders) Strategic-level logistic management Operational-level interagency task coordination (capable of responding to orders)
Leadership: Not explicitly noted	Leadership: Establishment of teams and direct supervision (generating teams, effective allocation of teams, and ensuring effective performance, monitoring well-being, assigning breaks)
Working conditions: Tasks performed under challenging working conditions Considerable demands on both physical and mental fitness	Working conditions: Tasks performed under challenging working conditions (long hours, rapidly changing circumstances) Considerable demands on both physical and mental fitness (physically demanding, facing hostile behaviour from people under duress, heavy manual labour)

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