ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DESB 2000/01 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DEFENCE ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY BOARD 2000/01 DEFENCE ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY REPORT 2000/01 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DESB 2000/01 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DESB 2000/01 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 PART I DEPARTMENTAL PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 THE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY BOARDS ................................................................................................................................................ 12 DEFENCE AVIATION SAFETY BOARD.......................................................................................................................................... 12 SHIP SAFETY BOARD.................................................................................................................................................................... 12 THE LAND SYSTEMS SAFETY BOARD......................................................................................................................................... 14 THE DEFENCE ORDNANCE SAFETY BOARD............................................................................................................................................ 15 THE SHEF BOARD............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 SHEF AUDIT......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 THE MOD AUDIT CODE OF PRACTICE ................................................................................................................................................. 17 AUDIT PROGRAMME ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17 AUDIT FINDINGS................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 FUNCTIONAL AUDITS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 19 REPORTS FROM SHEF AREAS .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 THE ROYAL NAVY ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 THE ARMY ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 THE ROYAL AIR FORCE........................................................................................................................................................................ 24 THE DEFENCE LOGISTICS ORGANISATION................................................................................................................................ 27 THE DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AGENCY............................................................................................................................................... 29 SURGEON GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT (SGD)........................................................................................................................................... 30 FIRE SAFETY PERFORMANCE........................................................................................................................................................... 33 FIRE STATISTICS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33 FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................................. 34 OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT .................................................................................................................................................................... 34 TRAINING ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 CROWN CENSURES........................................................................................................................................................................... 35 CLAIMS ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 PART 2 SHEF POLICY DEVELOPMENT MINISTERIAL BUSINESS..................................................................................................................................................................... 41 NATIONAL POLICY INITIATIVES......................................................................................................................................................... 43 GREEN MINISTERS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 43 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.................................................................................................................................................... 44 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS)................................................................................................................... 44 REVITALISING HEALTH AND SAFETY .................................................................................................................................................... 45 THE EUROPEAN UNION...................................................................................................................................................................... 46 RECENT TRENDS........................................................................................................................................................................... 46 OTHER KEY LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES ......................................................................................................................................... 46 RADIATION SAFETY............................................................................................................................................................................ 47 DEPLETED URANIUM ........................................................................................................................................................................... 47 MOD RADIOACTIVE WASTE STRATEGY ............................................................................................................................................... 52 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF THE STRATEGIC DEFENCE REVIEW ................................................................. 53 ESTATE STRATEGY....................................................................................................................................................................... 53 CONSERVATION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 54 SHEF POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2001/2002........................................................................................................................................ 55 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE DESB 2000/01 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Glossary of Acronyms used in this report AOA - Air Officer Administration ABRO - Army Base Repair Organisation ACNS - Assistant Chief Naval Staff ACOP - Audit Code of Practice AESB - Army Environment and Safety Board AFOPS - Armed Forces Overarching Personnel Strategy APC - Army Personnel Centre ASSP - Airfield Support Services Project ATRA - Army Training and Recreational Agency CE WSA - Chief Executive War Ship Agency CESO(A) - Chief Environment and Safety Officer (Army) CESO(MOD) - Chief Environment and Safety Officer (Ministry of Defence) CESO(RAF) - Chief Environment and Safety Officer (Royal Air Force) CGNS - Commandant General Naval Staff CGRM - Commandant General Royal Marines