1. New Dimensions Health and Safety Andrew Strawson Health & Safety Advisor DCLG, Fire & Resilience Directorate Andrew Strawson Health & Safety Advisor DCLG, Fire & Resilience Directorate

2. Resilience programmes  New Dimensions  FireLink  FireControl  New Dimensions  FireLink  FireControl

3. National Response Mutual Response - regional Local Response - PDA L1 Response Specialist Response – same FRS L2 Response L3 Response L4 Response New Dimensions

4.  Part of ODPM’s contribution to Civil Contingencies programme  Enhance preparedness and resilience of FRS to respond to major and catastrophic incidents  Also supports FRS in delivering day-to-day business improvements  Part of ODPM’s contribution to Civil Contingencies programme  Enhance preparedness and resilience of FRS to respond to major and catastrophic incidents  Also supports FRS in delivering day-to-day business improvements

5. New Dimensions  Organisational capability and structure to enable the delivery of a co-ordinated national response to a range of catastrophic incidents  Minimise the loss of life and injury and reduce consequential loss and collateral damage  Six distinct capabilities  Organisational capability and structure to enable the delivery of a co-ordinated national response to a range of catastrophic incidents  Minimise the loss of life and injury and reduce consequential loss and collateral damage  Six distinct capabilities

8. Mass Decontamination Resilience Vehicles 14 MD Disrobe Modules 35 MD Rerobe Modules Mass Decontamination Structures Incident Response units

9. D etection, I dentification & M onitoring Equipment

12. Command & Control

13. Operational Logistics

14. Operational Fuel Equipment Consumables Vehicles Personnel Transport Welfare Catering Clothing Personal Hygiene

15. Long Term Capability Management

16. Boscastle (USAR) Glasgow (USAR) Carlisle (HVP) Birmingham (USAR) Glastonbury (HVP) London (USAR) Buncefield (USAR)

17. Current Work  Roll-out expected to be complete by March 2007  Restowing of IRUs  Provision of Pressure Respirator Protection Suits (warm zone for MD only)  Command Support Vehicle  Outstanding and revised documentation  Roll-out expected to be complete by March 2007  Restowing of IRUs  Provision of Pressure Respirator Protection Suits (warm zone for MD only)  Command Support Vehicle  Outstanding and revised documentation

18. Future Work  “Mainstreaming” ND assets as core business  Long-term arrangements for ND delivery  Long-term arrangements for maintaining ND assets  System for long-term provision of health and safety assessments, information, guidance etc.  “Mainstreaming” ND assets as core business  Long-term arrangements for ND delivery  Long-term arrangements for maintaining ND assets  System for long-term provision of health and safety assessments, information, guidance etc.

19. Key Issues for ND capability  Injury potential  Manual handling  Slips and trips  Falls from height  Noise and dust  Injury potential  Manual handling  Slips and trips  Falls from height  Noise and dust

20. Key Issues for ND capability  Integration into normal policies and procedures  Maintaining skills  Operational assurance  Integration into normal policies and procedures  Maintaining skills  Operational assurance