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Last week we looked at some ways to risk your life on the Defence training estate. When we catch people ignoring the rules, they use a variety of excuses for their actions. Here's a countdown of some of the more ridiculous we’ve come …
We all like to moan about the cost of our home energy bills, and they do seem to have risen disproportionately. But imagine what the rising cost of energy means to an organisation the size of the Ministry of Defence? …
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Hi, I’m Clare Read from DIO’s Safety, Environment and Engineering team. My role is Head of a DIO Regional Health and Safety team. Health and Safety is a major DIO priority, reflected in our DIO Values ‘Safety First’. It impacts …
I'm Major Alistair Rule and I work as one of two Training Safety Officers on Salisbury Plain. That means I'm responsible for ensuring safe and sustainable training on Salisbury Plain. My colleague mostly oversees training on the firing ranges and I deal with …
Hello, I’m Clare Read and I work as DIO’s Assistant Head of Health and Safety. The health and safety team has wide-ranging responsibilities but ultimately we’re here to help – health and safety is essentially ensuring you get home at …
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