FBU Displeased with Lord Young’s Health and Safety Review
Lord Young’s review of the health and safety legislation of the government has been met with concern from the FBU. Lord Young, in an interview said that these regulations technically give the firemen the freedom to refuse to take part in an emergency situation saying it is too dangerous.
The Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) was disturbed by the review which suggests that emergency services workers should be exempted from health and safety legislation if it does not allow them to do their job.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary said that there is no supporting the statement that the health and safety regulations burden the firefighters and prevent them from doing their duties. He said that every report released till now only points to the fact there certain improvements need to be made to help them do their jobs properly. Firefighters have an obligation to save people in need and they have never walked away from that. But they to be given access to the right kind of training and equipment that they require for the kind of work they do. They need resources and the one thing that keeps them from doing their work is monetary cuts.
Wrack added that there have been 13 firefighter casualties in the
The FBU submitted its findings and expressed its apprehension in a report sent to Lord Young and is expected to meet with him.
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