Glossary

Enables the user to get to and from the workplace in tension or suspension in such a way that a free fall is prevented or arrested; often used by specialist rescue teams that are trained to a higher level.

Operating rail vehicles at a reduced speed due to an incident on or near the railway, to enable the driver to be able to stop safely if required.

The tracks that rail vehicle wheels are guided along, made from lengths of steel that are welded together. Some tracks have a third rail or fourth rail that provides electric power to a rail vehicle through a conductor placed alongside the tracks.

The point at which rural land transitions into urban villages or towns.

Identified as a curvature in the landscape formed between two areas of higher ground.

Provide information on chemical products that help users of those chemicals to make a risk assessment. They describe the hazards the chemical presents, and give information on handling, storage and emergency measures in case of accident.

Delivery hose deployed by personnel to protect committed crews and access and egress routes.

A person engaged in the salvage of a vessel or items lost at sea.

Controlled point through which essential people gain access to or from the inner cordon; this should include logging those people’s movements.

A police officer who manages and co-ordinates the scene of a mass fatality incident.

A type of stretcher that can be split vertically into two parts, with shaped blades that can be brought together and secured underneath a casualty.

A drain that is designed to allow water to flow out of a vessel while preventing debris from coming in.

Further off-site decontamination that may involve washing, scrubbing, thermal treatment and airing.

A second destructive device designed to harm bystanders or responders following an initial attack.

• Responsible person UK contact details
• The UK contact details of any other person who has the facilities to and is permitted to access the building as the responsible person considers appropriate
• Copies of the building’s floor plans – which identify specified key firefighting equipment
• A single page block plan – which identifies specified key firefighting equipment

A wide range of fittings that may be fitted to residential and business premises, including security doors, bars, shutters, locks and bolts. This could include self-locking features.

A police officer in charge of an ongoing major police investigation.

Any object which could readily puncture or cut skin, including jagged edges, broken glass, hypodermic needles and scalpels.

Fire control plans required for vessels under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations. The plans include details of escape routes and location of equipment, including firefighting equipment.

A safety system that protects the occupants of a vehicle against injury in the event of another vehicle crashing into the side of it. The side of the vehicle chassis is reinforced, with energy-absorbing honeycomb materials being used inside the doors. The idea is to distribute the energy of the impact more widely across the whole side of the vehicle, rather than having one area absorb it all.

A structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain, powders, fermented feed (known as silage) and animal slurry. They are used by other industries for bulk storage of coal, cement, sand, woodchips, metal waste, food products and sawdust. Silos range in height from around 10m to 90m with a capacity of 20 to 80 tons.

Sites with important wildlife and natural features, supporting many characteristic, rare and endangered species, habitats and natural features.

Report produced by an officer or body, outlining the current state and potential development of an incident and the response to it.

Control panels of a secondary nature in building systems; they may not have the full functionality found in the master control panel

A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate.