Bristol area have been banned from washing and repairing their own kit by Britain’s Health & Safety Executive following a ruling by European officials. Traditionally, many firefighters have taken home their tunics, trousers, gloves and boots and spruced them up ready for the next day’s duties. They have also carried out running repairs for free. Now the Authority is being recommended to contract out the repair and maintenance of kit at a cost of nearly £280,000 a year. EC rules will outlaw repairs and washing by “untrained people” and will force the authority to put a quality control system into place. The rules will also order the authority to replace tunics after five years - some are eight years old. Bristol Evening Post, 15.12.99.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Make & mend
FIREFIGHTERS in the
Bristol area have been banned from washing and repairing their own kit by Britain’s Health & Safety Executive following a ruling by European officials. Traditionally, many firefighters have taken home their tunics, trousers, gloves and boots and spruced them up ready for the next day’s duties. They have also carried out running repairs for free. Now the Authority is being recommended to contract out the repair and maintenance of kit at a cost of nearly £280,000 a year. EC rules will outlaw repairs and washing by “untrained people” and will force the authority to put a quality control system into place. The rules will also order the authority to replace tunics after five years - some are eight years old. Bristol Evening Post, 15.12.99.
Bristol area have been banned from washing and repairing their own kit by Britain’s Health & Safety Executive following a ruling by European officials. Traditionally, many firefighters have taken home their tunics, trousers, gloves and boots and spruced them up ready for the next day’s duties. They have also carried out running repairs for free. Now the Authority is being recommended to contract out the repair and maintenance of kit at a cost of nearly £280,000 a year. EC rules will outlaw repairs and washing by “untrained people” and will force the authority to put a quality control system into place. The rules will also order the authority to replace tunics after five years - some are eight years old. Bristol Evening Post, 15.12.99.
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