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The likelihood of the presence of and type of munitions will depend on the use of the site. An appropriate hazard area should be identified and controlled, in liaison with the responsible...

TRAINING SPECIFICATION Knowledge and understanding Control measure element Learning outcome ...

The term munitions includes: Firearms and other military weapons Ammunition, such as shells, cartridges or bullets There is the potential for fire and rescue service personnel to...

Knowledge and understanding Hazard Learning outcome Munitions Understand all associated hazard knowledge   ...

This section contains generic control measures that should be applied when dealing with any incident in an industrial site, whatever the context, size or complexity. There are many types of...

The construction of military vessels is unique and differs from any other commercial sea-going vessel. This will be due to the extensive division of the vessel into small watertight compartments by...

Explosives are generally categorised as those that: Deflagrate: a technical term describing subsonic combustion that usually spreads through thermal conductivity (hot burning material heats the...

Nitroglycerine A very powerful and extremely sensitive liquid explosive that is usually mixed with other inert materials to form propellant, dynamites and blasting gelatines. The liquid is...

Civil aircraft; the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) technical instructions detail classifications that...

All employers have a duty to look after the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work and to ensure their operations do not adversely affect the health and safety of other people....

Fire and rescue service personnel may need to work in noisy environments; noise could be produced by: On-site machinery Vehicles Activated alarms or warning systems Fire and rescue...

Fire and rescue authorities must make arrangements to obtain the information necessary to deliver their legislative responsibilities. This includes the requirement for site-specific...

Due to the wide range of contexts that fall under the term 'industry', various terms are used in this guidance to describe those contexts. This list shows examples of the types of industry that are...

Gaining, securing and maintaining access to industrial sites may be affected by security measures. Generic security measures include: Security doors and glazing Barriers Roller...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Cordon controls and Make a safe and controlled approach to the incident   Specific cordon distances for military aircraft are...

Fire and rescue services may encounter unconventional or specialist vehicles that present different hazards to those of common vehicles. Unconventional or specialist road vehicles include: ...

Close liaison with the responsible person for the vessel and the permission to board or support firefighting activities will be key to any firefighting operations. It is good practice to...

​General storage Where explosives are stored, it is the net explosive content (NEC) or net explosive quantity (NEQ) that is the licensable amount. The NEC is the amount of explosive in the...

Animal slaughter refers to the killing of domestic livestock, usually for food. However animals may be slaughtered for other reasons, such as being diseased and unsuitable for consumption. Slaughter...

Completing incident data logs is ‘core business’ for fire and rescue service control rooms. The incident log is the means for recording or capturing all information specific to an emergency. It...