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#1 Posted : 30 January 2008 16:56:00(UTC)
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Posted By peter savage Can anyone point me towards any Regs/guidance regarding when you'd provide life rings by small bodies of water such as fire water ponds inside a secure premises? thx
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#2 Posted : 31 January 2008 09:32:00(UTC)
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Posted By Richie Pete, How secure are the premises? Can the fire service gain access to the water supplies without reasonable risk of falling in? How deep is the water? All very pertinent to the advice you might receive. Richie
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#3 Posted : 31 January 2008 09:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Colin Reeves Try looking at: http://www.nationalwatersafety.org.uk/ In particular: http://www.nationalwater...landwatersafety/faqs.htm Colin
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#4 Posted : 31 January 2008 10:47:00(UTC)
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Posted By Richie Pete, We in the MOD have a Health & Safety Warning Notice about such hazards. Cut & paste: http://www.defence-estat...fety/1998/hswn_98-15.pdf Hope this helps, Richie
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#5 Posted : 31 January 2008 13:31:00(UTC)
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Posted By peter_s thanks everyone. Richie- in response to you, the pond is intermittently filled with water under flood conditions up to a depth of 1 metre up to 20 days a year. The site is very secure - fully high fenced and access to emergency services would not be a problem. cheers, Peter
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#6 Posted : 31 January 2008 13:44:00(UTC)
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Posted By Gary Derrick I have just had sight of a document produced by the RNLI which advises on similar issues in the coastal setting. It is called A guide to coastal public rescue equipment. It is well worth reading and in the absence of anything more specific, applying to the setting you have described. Regards Gary Derrick
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