1. Health and Safety at the Centre
Max Hood
Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser’s Unit

2. Role of the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser’s Unit Operational Doctrine Operational Assessment Learning from each other Centre of Excellence

3. The role of the new Chief Adviser (1)
Provide advice to Ministers and officials
Provide advice to the Secretary of State in respect of his powers of direction and intervention Provide broader challenge, wisdom and assurance to Ministers and senior officials
Add value to key areas of the FRS policy development and to challenge specific policy areas where necessary, particularly on equality and diversity
Provide professional fire and resilience advice to Ministers, senior officials, other government departments and the FRS during a major emergency

4. The role of the new Chief Adviser (2)
Advising local authorities, professional bodies and other interested organisations on FRS matters Ensure that CLG are able to engage influentially in FRS debate
To mentor and give professional leadership to FRS professionals within Communities and Local Government
Monitor the development of and emerging trends in the FRS, seek out and advise on good practice and encourage its wider application Represent CLG on national bodies

5. Operational Doctrine:
Manuals
GRA’s
Significant Safety Events

6. Operational Assessment:
A further development from OASD 2006
Self assessment and peer review
Greater focus on health and safety?
CFRA to have a QA role

7. Organisational learning:
Are we good at this?
Significant Safety Events
Role of Chief Adviser
Role of CFOA

8. Centre of Excellence: Operational Doctrine
Health and safety coordination
Identifying and sharing good practice
Role of CFRA?