Public safety

Staying safe on the MOD training estate

Posted by: Chris Rose, Posted on: 23 October 2019 - Categories: Incursions, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety, Safety

Safety on the MOD training estate is vitally important, and we work hard to balance the needs of the military who use it for training activities and the needs of the public who use it for recreation.

Welcoming the Disabled Ramblers to Salisbury Plain

Posted by: James Nevitt, Posted on: 1 July 2019 - Categories: Defence infrastructure, Public Access, Public safety, Salisbury Plain

A few weeks ago, I helped the Disabled Ramblers learn about the history of Salisbury Plain and how our Armed Forces use it to live, work and train.

The MOD Access Forum: Working Together for Safe Public Access to the Training Estate

Posted by: James Nevitt, Posted on: 13 May 2019 - Categories: Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Mapping, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety

The 2019 MOD Access Forum saw attendees from various organisations learn about the public access issues affecting the MOD estate and even have a go at searching for unexploded ordnance!

Repairing access to the Fossil Forest

Posted by: James Nevitt, Posted on: 1 May 2019 - Categories: Environment, Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Public Access, Public safety, working together

In 2015, an overhanging rock face began to collapse, damaging the public stairway that leads down from the South West Coast Path Trail to the Fossil Forest, located within Lulworth Ranges. DIO has worked with Lulworth Estate, Natural England, Dorset Council and Vertical Technologies to repair the stairway and re-open the site.

Six ridiculous excuses for risking your life on the training estate

Posted by: DIO Communications Team, Posted on: 24 April 2018 - Categories: 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 …

How to risk your life on the military training estate

Posted by: DIO Communications Team, Posted on: 19 April 2018 - Categories: Communications, Defence infrastructure, Environment, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety, Salisbury Plain

We want people to enjoy the military training estate, but it can be a dangerous place if you don't follow the rules. There are a number of ways you can put your life at risk and here's a few of …

Maintaining the balance: Public Access versus Public Safety?

Posted by: Kevin Morris, Posted on: 3 July 2017 - Categories: Defence infrastructure, Military Training, Public safety, Salisbury Plain

The Defence estate includes some of the most dramatic countryside in the UK and every year large numbers of people enjoy access to it both legally and safely. But not everyone sticks to the rules with some people endangering themselves …