• Reference: 2020/4448
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

What indications and early findings are coming from the Imperial College ongoing monitoring to assess the health of firefighters who served at Grenfell?

• Reference: 2020/4447
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

The FBU’s report ‘Minimising firefighters’ exposure to toxic effluents’ states that many of the substances firefighters are exposed to are classified as human carcinogens. In addition, the occurrence of disease and cancer are higher than expected amongst firefighters compared to the general population. How can you reassure firefighters that their health and safety are being prioritised and their wellbeing matters?

• Reference: 2020/4446
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

What policies are currently in place regarding the regular cleaning and decontamination of appliances?

• Reference: 2020/4445
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Do fire stations currently operate a zoned system? Do all stations have capacity to provide a designated ‘clean’ zone?

• Reference: 2020/4444
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

How regularly is PPE professionally cleaned? Has this changed as a result of Covid-19?

• Reference: 2020/4443
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

What policies are currently in place for the routine care, maintenance, inspection and professional cleaning of PPE?

• Reference: 2020/4442
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Do firefighters currently receive training on the harmful health effects of exposure to toxic fire effluents to enable better practice? How regularly are firefighters expected to attend this training if so?

• Reference: 2020/4441
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Do all fire stations currently have the facilities to allow all firefighters to ‘shower within an hour’ when returning from an incident or following a live fire training exercise? Please provide details of any stations unable to provide this at the moment.

• Reference: 2020/4440
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

When were policies for decontamination of PPE and personnel last updated?

• Reference: 2020/4439
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Does the LFB have a fully risk-assessed decontamination procedure?