If you’ve been following DIO’s blogs, you may have seen that I blogged back in January about my role as Project Manager of the Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration, which DIO is building at Worthy Down in Hampshire.
The site is currently home to the Adjutant Generals’ Corps and the new college will also bring in personnel from the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and the Army’s Royal Logistics Corps. It will provide one high-quality facility for training military personnel who specialise in policing, administration and logistics and will also allow us to sell a couple of other sites.
Respirator Testing Facility
As the name suggests, the building is one where Armed Forces personnel can train in the use of their personal respirators, which are issued in the event of nuclear, biological and chemical attacks. The facility allows personnel to test the equipment and to learn and practise the drills for putting on and using the respirators. Obviously it is crucial that they are comfortable putting these masks on very quickly, and the calm confidence and familiarity necessary only comes with repetition.
![A soldier wearing the General Service Respirator (GSR) at the Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner in Wiltshire. A soldier wearing the General Service Respirator (GSR) at the Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner in Wiltshire. [Crown Copyright/MOD2012]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/05/20121012-A-soldier-wearing-the-General-Service-Respirator-GSR-at-the-Defence-CBRN-Centre-Winterbourne-Gunner-i.jpg)
The 26 buildings we’re providing are a mix of technical training and classroom facilities and accommodation. We’re working hard on the rest of this phase of construction and I’m pleased with how everything’s going. The respirator facility will be the site of training which could one day prove vital for these Service personnel.
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