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Fire and rescue authorities need to meet their legislative requirements with regard to health and safety, and discharge their duties safely and effectively. Health and safety management should be...

Adopting appropriate welfare arrangements at operational incidents will assist with the safe and effective management of personnel and provide them with welfare support, whether physical or...

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....

This control measure is supported by the: Breathing apparatus foundation material: Welfare of breathing apparatus wearers Breathing apparatus foundation material: Responsibilities for the...

There is a legislative requirement for fire and rescue authorities to have effective arrangements for gathering risk information, and to make this readily available to personnel. These arrangements...

Fire and rescue services may require assistance for dealing with people at incidents. This assistance could include: Providing welfare or shelter Controlling members of the public, including...

The primary function of the enhanced logistics support (ELS) capability is to enhance the fire and rescue service command and control capability, by allowing effective and scalable deployment of...

The enhanced logistics support officer (ELSO) role is carried out by a National Resilience Assurance Team (NRAT) officer. Their responsibilities include managing enhanced logistics support (ELS)...

The rescue and recovery of firefighters is challenging. Difficult decisions may need to be made. The situation calls for clear judgement, often while struggling to keep emotions under control. If...

This control measure is supported by the: Breathing apparatus foundation material: Breathing apparatus entry control procedures Breathing apparatus foundation material: Procedures for stage 1...

If the incident has been classified as hazardous materials, due to the confirmed or suspected presence of biological hazards (biohazards), the relevant Hazardous materials control measures should...

One of the main reasons fire and rescue services attend incidents is to reduce or prevent harm to people. As well as the risk of direct harm from the hazards of the incident, there is a potential...

At the closing stages of the incident, the responsibility for the health and safety of the site must be handed over to the appropriate person. The reference to a 'safe state' does not imply that...

This guidance is accompanied by Incident command: Knowledge, skills and competence, which provides further detail and is essential reading for all commanders, operational personnel and fire control...

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Leadership Framework sets out the importance of leadership in the broad context of achieving a healthy, enjoyable workplace culture and managing performance to...

It is important to have clearly-defined command roles and responsibilities, for single service incidents, through to multi-agency incidents. The declaration of a major incident may instigate the...

Fire and rescue authorities have a responsibility to reduce the risk from fire and other emergencies to the community they serve, and the environment in which they operate. UK legislation states...

In extending the incident command system and its operational, tactical and strategic levels of command to fire control, fire and rescue services have a method of ensuring robust command of the...

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Leadership Framework sets out the importance of leadership in creating a healthy, enjoyable workplace culture and managing performance to improve service...