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Firefighters during an Advanced Breathing Apparatus and Fire Behaviour training session at Kingsway Fire Station, Derby
MOVES by safety regulators to investigate a new breathing apparatus policy branded “dangerous, irresponsible and one of the biggest threats to firefighters’ health and safety in decades” were welcomed by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today.
Assistant general secretary Ben Selby praised the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for “seeing sense and deciding to investigate this issue properly,” more than a year after the union first raised serious concerns.
The FBU described how, in high-rise blazes, fire crews establish a “bridgehead” in a safe position within the building.
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
The FBU is demanding 52 weeks of full pay for women firefighters, highlighting the unique health risks they face — and the continuing need to recruit and retain more women if policies like this are still not in place, writes SEONA HART
