Guidance

Safety alerts 2021

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) alerts for specific safety issues that, without immediate action, could result in serious or fatal injury.

Documents

SA 21/10 - Safety alert: Schneider/Merlin Gerin – Genie SF6 failure

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/09 - Safety alert: Lubrication of HV and LV circuit breakers

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/08 - Safety alert: Failure of assault course climbing ropes

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/08 - Safety alert: Failure of assault course climbing ropes

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/07 - Safety alert: Charging of Li-ion electric devices in escape routes

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/07 - Safety alert: Charging of Li-ion electric devices in escape routes

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/01 - Safety alert: composite panels and decking

SA 21/04 - Safety alert: Falling overhead gas radiant tube heater fan assembly component (Ambi-Rad model 1979-1995) (amended)

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/05 - Safety alert: Closed water system fluid release from failed expansion bellows seal (pipework system component) (amended)

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

SA 21/06 - Safety alert: Primary closed hot water heating system fluid leaks (amended)

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email ddc-modinternet@mod.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Safety alerts are issued by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to the wider MOD and its industry partners to communicate specific safety issues quickly; specifying the immediate, short and long term actions to be taken by those responsible. Such safety issues represent significant threat of serious or fatal injury, fire or explosion and include:

  • identified dangerous working practices
  • faulty or defective equipment
  • products or substances
  • unsafe conditions
  • and more

Although mainly relevant to infrastructure risks and associated management activities within MOD (for example, electrical, gas, confined spaces, working at height) they may be useful to the wider facility management or construction domain (for example; facility or property managers, landlords, engineers, infrastructure designers, installers or maintainers).

Published 27 May 2021
Last updated 20 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated amended documents: Safety alert: Primary closed hot water heating system fluid leaks (amended), Safety alert: Falling overhead gas radiant tube heater fan assembly component (Ambi-Rad model 1979-1995) (amended) and, Safety alert: Closed water system fluid release from failed expansion bellows seal (pipework system component) (amended).

  2. Addition of 'Safety alert: Generator Firewire Failure'.

  3. Addition of 'Lubrication of HV and LV circuit breakers'.

  4. Addition of 'Schneider/Merlin Gerin – Genie SF6 failure'.

  5. Addition of 'Safety alert: Failure of assault course climbing ropes'.

  6. Addition of 'Charging of Li-ion electric devices in escape routes'.

  7. Addition of 3 Safety Alerts.

  8. First published.