Guidance

Generic risk assessment 5.4: incidents involving biological hazards

Generic risk assessment about incidents involving biological hazards to help fire and rescue authorities to draw up their own risk assessments.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
• Published: 12 October 2010
• Last updated: 31 March 2020
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  1. 31 March 2020

     Archived document.

  2. 12 October 2010

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 31 March 2020

This guidance is now held on the National Operational Guidance website.

Applies to England

Documents

Generic risk assessment 5.4: incidents involving biological hazards

Ref: ISBN 9780117540750

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Generic risk assessment 5.4 examines the hazards, risks and controls that relate to fire and rescue service staff and other agencies and members of the public attending incidents involving biologic hazards.