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Safety Leadership 1 Safety leadership 59. AUTUMN 2019 Autumn 2019 59 Page 5 Page 14 Page 24 Page 26 New DCGS – Explosives Biosecurity Environmental Safety Champion Safety Sustainability Leadership at Albermarle ARMY SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT MATTERS MAGAZINE Issue 59 v2.indd 1 20/08/2019 11:57:04 IN THIS ISSUE 2 EDITORIAL CONTENTS Welcome to issue 59, our largest News in Brief – Page 3 edition to date, and a very big Useful snippets for SHEF Practitioners. thank you to all contributors. A View from MOD Head Office – Page 4 MOD’s HS&EP Director provides an overview. It’s been quite a few months since Army Appoints New Safety Champion – Page 5 our last edition ‘Winter 2018- New DCGS, additional role. 19’. This is due to a decision A Developing Dashboard – Page 6 to change the publishing dates Stats on safety. from Jul and Dec to Apr and Oct – made to allow it to Safety Lessons Update – Page 7 contain pre-emptive safety messaging before respective Update from the SO1 Safety Lessons and Investigations. campaign seasons. You’ll also note that the magazine New Risk Assessment Form – Page 8 now has a new look, which helps bring our styling into Introducing the Army Form 5010. line with the latest Army brand guidelines. ‘Watch list’ and Themes – Page 9 Key areas for scrutiny, based on recent experiences. Also, since preparation of our last edition, the S&EP Sub Strategy Overview – Page 10 formation of the Army Safety Centre (ASCen) Chief Safety (Army) sets out the Army’s safety sub strategy. was confirmed, so on 30 Nov 2018 CESO(A) as a ASEC 19 Summary – Page 12 department ceased to exist and ASCen took over. Conference overview and summary of awards. This task added further demands onto an already Explosives Safety Leadership – Page 14 busy time for us, with examples being ongoing Lt Col Christopher Child sets out his views on explosives assurance. work to upgrade the Incident Notification System, AFV Hearing Protection Against Impulse Noise – Page 15 simplifying the reporting process (including AF510 Looking at key findings following analysis. and AF510A), and the renaming and remapping of Army Diving – Page 16 Army Force Protection Advisers (formerly Unit Safety Factors for safer diving experiences. Environmental Advisers). Leadership in Safety – Three Years of Alpine Adventure in a Dangerous, Challenging Environment – Page 17 The Army Safety & Environment Conference 2019 Experiences of the Deputy Chief Safety (Army) as an expedition leader. (ASEC19) saw another full attendance and featured a Heat Illness and Cold Injuries – Page 21 great range of speakers – our thanks to all attendees Advice for managing climatic injuries. and contributors. ASEC19 also saw Lt Gen Felton, in Biosecurity – Page 34 his last official engagement, present the Army Safety Protects our environment. and Environment Awards (ASEAs) for 2018 and we are Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Safety – Page 25 now seeking this year’s nominations. See page 13 for Drawing on NASA’s experiences. further details. Sustained Action at Albermarle – Page 26 Championing the environment. I hope you enjoy this informative, bumper edition – Ecological Surveys at Wimbish – Page 29 and as ever, I welcome your feedback and personal Investigating a species-rich habitat. contributions for future editions. Ex Cambrian Patrol 18 Dynamic Risk Management – Page 30 Maj Steve Keir’s experiences as OIC during severe weather impacts. And finally, the Army has a new defined safety purpose... Protecting the Force Protecting the Nation. HQ Field Army EMT Recent Surveys – Page 32 Outcomes from environmental monitoring team investigations. Summary of Feb 19 Safety Symposium at South Cerney – Page 34 Overview from Capt Nigel Williams, AFPA. Warrior Fires: Safety Advice – Page 35 Identifying best practise to help avoid vehicle fires. Army Aviation Centre: Recycling ‘Small Steps’ – Page 35 Packaged advice, courtesy of Alan Hillyard SO3 SHE AACen HQ. Sharon Foster – Editor Mil: 9 4393 7037 – Civ: 01264 88 7037 Key Contacts, Back Issue Info and Future Events – Page 36 E-mail: [email protected] Worth a second thought? “Tomorrow: your reward for working safely today.” Attributed to Robert Pelton Army Safety & Environment Matters is the twice yearly publication of the Army Safety Centre. Its primary aim is to promote good practice in safety and environmental issues throughout the British Army. If you wish to comment upon any article, make a contribution, or have a query regarding distribution of this publication, please contact: SO2 Comms, CESO(A), Army HQ, IDL 2, Ground Floor, Zone 1, Blenheim Building, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road, Andover SP11 8HJ. Mil: 9 4393 7037 or Civ: 01264 88 7037. Army Safety & Environment Matters is produced for the Army Safety Centre by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited – www.woodplc.com. The magazine is printed on Evolution Gloss, made entirely from waste paper containing at least 75% post-consumer waste. Strict environmental controls are adhered to during production and no chlorine bleaching is used. All articles are Crown Copyright 2019. Issue 59 v2.indd 2 20/08/2019 11:57:04 3 NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF Important: Update to Army The programme started in June the Defence Awarding Remember We DSEAR Guidelines 2019 and will be completed by Organisation (DAO) with end of June 2020. This will be completion of the portfolio leading Must Report... The Dangerous Substances done in line with annual MTFI to professional membership of a Near misses (an event not causing and Explosive Atmospheres inspections carried out across the recognised H&S and/or EP body harm, but has the potential to Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) Army estate by the Pet Insp. such as IOSH. cause injury or ill health) and requires employers to control climatic injury or incidents (heat the risks to safety from fire, The updated HAC drawings Parallel to this the ASCen has or cold) using an AF510 to the explosions and substances will be produced to a standard undertaken a deep dive into Army Incident Notification Cell corrosive to metals. endorsed by FGSR and will be the Army’s Risk Management sent directly to each site’s HoE on Training and Education to (AINC); so that analysis and/or The Army’s DSEAR Guidelines investigations can be conducted, completion. identify what is happening where, have been updated to comply with a gap analysis and a training to enable lessons to be learnt, It should be noted that the recent legislation updates, and delivery package to weave Risk that will be communicated to the initial production, review and include: Management throughout a Army, that will prevent injury and continual update of DSEAR HAC military career to make safety save lives – DO IT! • Guidelines for DSEAR drawings is to be undertaken Compliance at Army Facilities, Business as Usual (BAU). Deputy Chief Safety (Army). by Wood Plc exclusively, who February 2019 Update (A4 have a contract to provide this booklet) – filename is “DSEAR service for all Army units, and Farewell Ian Guidelines 3rd Edition 02_19. New CESO(A) Role under no circumstances, are Finally, we are bidding a fond pdf” The Army Safety Centre (ASCen) units to self-fund the provision farewell to the Army’s longest would like to congratulate Adam • DSEAR Training Programme of HAC drawings or DSEAR RAs serving safety representative, Neale on his promotion to the (PowerPoint) – filename is to third parties. Updated HAC Lt Col (Retd) Ian Tennent after newly created B2 CESO(A) “Revised DSEAR Training drawings will be accompanied by 16 years on the frontline of role. This will be a busy and Programme 2019 Rev G a standard HAC table which will Army safety. Ian, one of the challenging position, and one (updated template).pptx” require completion with relevant last surviving graduates from details for each site. This can then which we’re sure Adam will thrive • EPD Excel File Template Mons Officer Cadet School be added into the sites Explosion in. Adam will report to former (spreadsheet) – filename (first parading in 1971), was Protection Document under Step 4 CESO(A), Col Mike Jeavons, who is “EPD Template - Army commissioned in Jul 71 into the and Step 5. is now Chief Safety (Army) in the Approach to DSEAR 14/20th King’s Hussars (now the newly formed ASCen structure. Compliance - Revision D.xlsx” King’s Royal Hussars) completing FASET a full career that culminated with • DSEAR Step by Step a posting as the Deputy Chief One of the main efforts that the New Video Compliance Flowchart (A3 Environmental Officer (Army) ASCen has been undertaking The Army Safety Centre’s Lt sheet) – filename is “DSEAR (DCESO(A)) in Jun 03. Col Richard Thorpe is leading a Compliance Flowchart Issue 4_ is a scoping review of Future project to deliver a new training Jan 19.pdf” Army Safety and Environmental video which focuses on the Safe • DSEAR Training Exercises (A4 Training (FASET). System of Training (SST) and booklet) - filename is “DSEAR This has broken risk assessment process, aimed Training Exercises (2019) - down into a number at de-mystifying the process Final Version Rev E.pdf” and showing how good risk of workstreams assessment enables, rather than • Location of Hazardous Areas including Risk prevents, good training activity. Drawing Template / Example Assessments – (A4 Word docs) – filenames as a review of the The video is being made possible per title process leading to with the excellent support of • Local HAC Drawing Template the adoption of the Bulford-based 5 Rifles (greatly / Example (A4 Word docs) – 5 step approach appreciated by ASCen), and filenames as per title along with a DSA authorised new He retired for the first time in Nov has involved filming on SPTA, AF5010 (more details on page 10). 06; then taking up an RO post Dartmoor, Castlemartin and at a These new or updated documents as SO1 Army Range Training We have also looked at the studio in Nottingham.
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