Guidance

Operational training guidance: breathing apparatus

This guidance supports the operational competency of personnel that are required to wear, manage or train others in the use of breathing apparatus.

• From: Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
• Published: 1 May 2013
• Last updated: 20 May 2013
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  1. 20 May 2013

     Document amended with reference to unpublished document removed.

  2. 1 May 2013

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 9 June 2026

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Applies to England

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Fire and rescue operational training guidance: breathing apparatus [Withdrawn]

Ref: ISBN 9781409838432

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The fire and rescue operational training guidance: breathing apparatus, provides robust yet flexible guidance that supports the operational competency of personnel that are required to wear, manage or train others in the use of breathing apparatus in order to meet the requirements of a fire and rescue authority’s integrated risk management plan.