Latest HSE Fire & Rescue Service Statement, March 2010

The Health and Safety Executive have released a statement titled ‘Striking the balance between operational and health and safety duties in the Fire and Rescue Service’.

‘This statement is intended to clarify how the Fire and Rescue Service should comply with health and safety at work duties within their operational work.

The statement and subsequent guidance should assist Fire and Rescue Authorities in balancing risks, particularly in their wider role to protect the public and property, while meeting their health and safety at work duties to protect their staff and others. HSE recognises that firefighters and managers face difficult moral dilemmas and have to make decisions in what are sometimes extremely hazardous, emotionally charged and fast moving situations.

HSE initiated joint work with Fire and Rescue Service leaders to clarify how Fire and Rescue Authorities can strike the balance between their operational and health and safety duties. The result of this collaboration is set out in the attached set of principles, which are by their nature high level and will be underpinned by further guidance.’

Download the HSE Fire & Rescue Service Statement March 2010 as a PDF here.

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