What's new at HSE » Fire / rescue services http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Inspections / audits of Fire and Rescue Services http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/03/inspections-audits-of-fire-and-rescue-services/?rss=Fire / rescue services Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:40:40 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6040 Health and safety management inspections / audits of Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) within Great Britain (GB) 2009/10. Guidance on investigation and other work not related to this programme.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/03/inspections-audits-of-fire-and-rescue-services/feed/ Scotland events http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/19/scotland-events-2/?rss=Fire / rescue services Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:50:28 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5043 Details of three additional events have been added to the Scotland events page these are: Scottish Fire and Forensic Conference 19 November 2008, Health and Safety in Care Homes (Lanarkshire) 4 February 2009 and health and Safety in Care Homes (Edinburgh) 5 February 2009.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/19/scotland-events-2/feed/ Myth of the month - October 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/03/myth-of-the-month-october-2008/?rss=Fire / rescue services Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:06:46 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4861 Despite the story of a rugby club showing a film of a bonfire instead of lighting a real one, health and safety legislation doesn’t ban them.

Find out the truth behind this myth

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/03/myth-of-the-month-october-2008/feed/ Proposed guidance on blood-borne viruses in the workplace http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/proposed-guidance-on-blood-borne-viruses-in-the-workplace/?rss=Fire / rescue services Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:21:05 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4822 Have your say on proposed changes to guidance document: “Protection against blood-borne infections in the workplace: HIV and hepatitis” - last published in 1996.

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/proposed-guidance-on-blood-borne-viruses-in-the-workplace/feed/ Public consultations alerts http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/?rss=Fire / rescue services Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4823 Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and results of consultations…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/feed/ Dodgy ladders shatter lives http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/27/dodgy-ladders-shatter-lives/?rss=Fire / rescue services Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:18:59 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4664 Exchange your dodgy ladder now. Ladder Exchange 2008 aims to highlight the risks associated with using a dodgy ladder, providing employers with the opportunity to exchange their substandard ladder for a new one at a discounted price.

Find out how to exchange your ladder

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/27/dodgy-ladders-shatter-lives/feed/ July HSE publications http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/08/july-hse-publications/?rss=Fire / rescue services Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:14:01 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4641 Details of new documents published HSE in July 2008 that are now available, includes veterinary medicines, sheep dipping, height aware campaign evaluation, slips and trips…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/08/july-hse-publications/feed/ Attendance management in the Fire and Rescue Service http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/10/attendance-management-in-the-fire-and-rescue-service/?rss=Fire / rescue services Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:39:25 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/07/10/attendance-management-in-the-fire-and-rescue-service/ This report presents the findings of an in-depth study of policies and practices in the management of sickness absence in the Fire & Rescue Service in England.

Read research report RR632

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/10/attendance-management-in-the-fire-and-rescue-service/feed/ Myth of the month: July 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/08/myth-of-the-month-july-2008/?rss=Fire / rescue services Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:45:13 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/07/08/myth-of-the-month-july-2008/ Dispelling the health and safety myth: Poles are banned in fire stations. It was widely reported that a fire station was built without the traditional pole for ‘health and safety’ reasons. Poles are not banned and firefighters around the country continue to use them.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/08/myth-of-the-month-july-2008/feed/ Cylinders in Fire - National Stakeholder Group http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/15/cylinders-in-fire-national-stakeholder-group/?rss=Fire / rescue services Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:49:54 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/15/cylinders-in-fire-national-stakeholder-group/ The Cylinders In Fire National Stakeholder Group (CIF-NSG) was formed in November 2006 to collectively understand and resolve the issues surrounding cylinders involved in a fire and in particular with Dissolved Acetylene (DA) cylinders.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/15/cylinders-in-fire-national-stakeholder-group/feed/ Spontaneous ignition of hydrogen http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/11/spontaneous-ignition-of-hydrogen/?rss=Fire / rescue services Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:14:52 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/03/11/spontaneous-ignition-of-hydrogen/ This report is part of a project to investigate the phenomena of spontaneous ignition of accidental hydrogen releases. Over the years there have been reports of hydrogen leaks igniting for no apparent reason.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/11/spontaneous-ignition-of-hydrogen/feed/ HSE statement on Warwickshire fire service improvement notice http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/18/hse-statement-on-warwickshire-fire-service-improvement-notice/?rss=Fire / rescue services Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:03:25 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/18/hse-statement-on-warwickshire-fire-service-improvement-notice/ The HSE is working with Warwickshire Police who are leading the ongoing criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic deaths of the four fire fighters in the warehouse fire at Atherstone-on-Stour in November last year.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/18/hse-statement-on-warwickshire-fire-service-improvement-notice/feed/ Societal risk and responsibility event http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/03/societal-risk-and-responsibility-event/?rss=Fire / rescue services Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:26:40 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/08/03/societal-risk-and-responsibility-event/ ‘Societal Risk and Responsibility - Buncefield and Texas City’ 15th Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) workshop, Manchester, 22 October 2007.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/03/societal-risk-and-responsibility-event/feed/ Stress management case studies http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/16/stress-management-case-studies/?rss=Fire / rescue services Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:44:17 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/07/16/stress-management-case-studies/ Two new case studies have been added, for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service and County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/16/stress-management-case-studies/feed/ Z-berths in Liverpool http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/06/z-berths-in-liverpool/?rss=Fire / rescue services Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:06:50 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/07/06/z-berths-in-liverpool/ Documentation released following a request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 asking for correspondence between HSE, Sefton Council, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, the Royal Navy and other organisations on Z-berths in Liverpool.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/06/z-berths-in-liverpool/feed/ Fire enforcement guidance and advice http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/10/fire-enforcement-guidance-and-advice/?rss=Fire / rescue services Thu, 10 May 2007 13:58:38 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/05/10/fire-enforcement-guidance-and-advice/ OC217/05 gives guidance to inspectors on enforcement of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RR(FS)O) and Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (F(S)A) in premises where HSE has enforcement responsibilities - nuclear, shipbuilding and construction, but see more detail below. It should be read in conjunction with OC 217/6, which gives guidance on the interface between HSE/LA inspectors and the fire and rescue authorities.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/10/fire-enforcement-guidance-and-advice/feed/ HSE investigates the fire at Festival Fireworks http://news.hse.gov.uk/2006/12/05/hse-investigates-the-fire-at-festival-fireworks/?rss=Fire / rescue services Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:45:07 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2006/12/05/hse-investigates-the-fire-at-festival-fireworks/ East Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate are jointly investigating an incident that took place at Marley Farm near Shortgate, East Sussex on the afternoon of Sunday 3 December. As a result of the fire and explosion at the fireworks depot two firefighters were killed. Two other firefighters, a police officer and one other person are in hospital.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2006/12/05/hse-investigates-the-fire-at-festival-fireworks/feed/ Operational circulars on fire safety. OC 217/05 and OC 217/06 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2006/10/10/operational-circulars-on-fire-safety-oc-21705-and-oc-21706/?rss=Fire / rescue services Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:33:28 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2006/10/10/operational-circulars-on-fire-safety-oc-21705-and-oc-21706/ OC 217/05, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 general enforcement guidance and advice.

Read Circular OC 217/05 [PDF 118kb] 

OC 217/06, Fire precautions and liaison between HSE/LA inspectors and fire and rescue authorities.  This OC revises and replaces OC 217/2(Rev).

Read Circular OC 217/06 [PDF 108kb]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2006/10/10/operational-circulars-on-fire-safety-oc-21705-and-oc-21706/feed/ RR475 - The development of a ‘female’ form manikin as part of a test facility to assess the fire protection afforded by personal protective equipment http://news.hse.gov.uk/2006/07/17/rr475-the-development-of-a-%e2%80%98female%e2%80%99-form-manikin-as-part-of-a-test-facility-to-assess-the-fire-protection-afforded-by-personal-protective-equipment/?rss=Fire / rescue services Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:00:40 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2006/07/17/rr475-the-development-of-a-%e2%80%98female%e2%80%99-form-manikin-as-part-of-a-test-facility-to-assess-the-fire-protection-afforded-by-personal-protective-equipment/ 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 firefighters or to compare it under comparable test conditions with that for male firefighters. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shared these concerns but with respect to wider industrial situations where male and female employees might be exposed to “flashovers” or similar events.

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