East Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate
Category: Fire and explosion
The use and abuse of passive fire protection offshore
Thursday, November 2, 2006
This one day seminar being held in Aberdeen will cover various offshore issues including
Investigating incidents at firework displays
Monday, October 9, 2006
This note is intended to provide quick reference guidance to police, local authority and HSE enforcement officials on issues that may arise
Storage of fireworks in retail premises
Monday, October 9, 2006
Findings of recent tests carried out by the Health and Safety Laboratory on the effects of a fire involving consumer fireworks stored in roller
New fire legislation in force
Monday, October 9, 2006
On 1 October 2006 two new pieces of legislation came into force - the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) and the Fire
Dispensing Petrol as a Fuel: Health and Safety Guidance for Employees - INDG216 (revised)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Do you work at a petrol filling-station or any other site where petrol is stored and dispensed as a fuel?
If so, this leaflet is for you. It explains what you and your employer need to do in order to safeguard your health and safety and that of others.
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Buncefield Investigation Board announces changes to investigation work at the Buncefield site
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The Buncefield investigation has reached an important landmark with on-site evidence gathering reduced, but the overall investigation continues unabated. Virtually all the physical evidence required for forensic examination has now been removed from the site.
Read the Buncefield press release.
RR475 - The development of a ‘female’ form manikin as part of a test facility to assess the fire protection afforded by personal protective equipment
Monday, July 17, 2006
The concept of using heat sensing manikins to assess the protection against “flashover” fires provided by clothing has become increasingly recognised over the last ten years. In 2001 the UK Fire Service became concerned that because manikin test facilities only used a “male” form manikin, it was not possible to either assess clothing for female [...]
Buncefield initial report published
Thursday, July 13, 2006
The report contains summary and up-dated information on the work previously described in the three Progress Reports. The Board have also taken this opportunity to draw some broad early conclusions, and to indicate issues requiring special attention going forward. Several annexes of detailed information accompany the report.
Read the latest Buncefield report
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