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Ripley, Derbyshire · Sheffield Magistrates Court
Four officers suffered burns during a riot training exercise in which officers wearing flame-retardant PPE were required to face petrol bombs thrown by colleagues in a simulated public disorder drill. Three of the injured required hospital treatment.
Injuries: burns, some requiring hospital treatment and leaving permanent scarring
HSWA 1974 s2(1)
“High-risk training activities must be planned and controlled with the same care and professionalism expected in any other workplace.”
High-risk live-exercise training must be planned and controlled with documented risk assessment and control measures equivalent to any other workplace activity.
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