Health and safety

Combining Curlew Conservation and Flight Safety on RAF Airfields

Dr Stuart Otway and Neil Durrance, 24 June 2019 - Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, RAF, working together

DIO has worked together with the RAF, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) and Natural England on a pilot project to rescue 60 curlew eggs from RAF airfields in East Anglia.

Three is the magic number: celebrating our third RoSPA award

Paul Wilson, 10 June 2019 - Health and safety

On Thursday I was honoured to collect DIO’s Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). This is the third successive year we have been awarded the Gold Award, which is a terrific achievement for an …

It really is a jungle out there - Keeping troops safe in Belize

Major Alan Grant, 11 June 2018 - BATSUB, Belize, Defence infrastructure, Environment, Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, Military Training

I am Major Alan Grant MBE SCOTS. Currently I’m posted to Belize with DIO Range Control as the Training Safety Officer (TSO) in support of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) and I love my job. This is …

Six ridiculous excuses for risking your life on the training estate

DIO Communications Team, 24 April 2018 - Communications, Health and safety, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety

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 …

Ever considered a job in Energy Management?

Roger Low, 23 January 2017 - Defence infrastructure, Environment, Health and safety, Land Management, Working at DIO

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? …

Celebrating Safety Successes: DIO Wins at the RoSPA Awards

Clare Read, 19 July 2016 - Health and safety

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 …

Training and the Rain on the Plain: Working at Salisbury Plain Training Area

Major Alistair Rule, 13 January 2014 - Health and safety, Military Training

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 …

From Construction Sites to Stress: Health and Safety at DIO

Clare Read, 7 January 2014 - Health and safety

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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