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How BEIS has planned for emergencies potentially affecting oil, gas and electricity production and supply, and the civil nuclear establishment.

• Updated: 23 February 2021

Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.

• Overview

  All ships must carry certain emergency and life-saving equipment. This…

• Life-saving equipment

  Merchant ships You can find information on the life-saving appliances that…

• Fire-fighting equipment

  Ships must carry certain fire-fighting equipment on board. Download ‘MSN…

• Safe use of emergency equipment

  All emergency life-saving equipment must be safe to use, and you must make…

• Servicing and testing emergency equipment

  Life-saving appliance testing Some life-saving equipment must be serviced…

• Help and advice

  You can contact the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for further…

• Updated: 16 December 2025

• Updated: 10 October 2024

Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some common issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK.

• Updated: 26 March 2013

Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.

• Updated: 20 February 2013

Find out how to prepare for an emergency in your area. There are simple and effective steps you can take to be more prepared.

• Updated: 23 May 2024

How the government prepares and plans for emergencies, working nationally, locally and co-operatively to ensure civil protection in the UK.

• Updated: 20 February 2013

The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.

• Updated: 30 May 2018

Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.

• Updated: 11 February 2016