Meeting to be held on Monday 15 June 2026
Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report 2025-26
Appendix 1 refers
Contact for further information – Steve Healey, Deputy Chief Fire Officer
Tel: 01772 866801
Executive SummaryAttached at Appendix 1 is the Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) covering the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
The report provides an overview of safety, health and environment activity over the past 12 months, including how LFRS control risks and manage performance in line with the 5 year Safety, Health and Environment Plan.
The Authority has overall responsibility for staff safety, health and environmental compliance, with day to day management discharged through the Chief Fire Officer (CFO). In line with those responsibilities, a signed declaration (statement of intent) from the Authority Chair and CFO is displayed across all LFRS workplaces.
Recommendation(s)The Authority is asked to note the report and associated safety, health, environment and wellbeing performance outcomes.
The Authority is asked to endorse the joint signing of the Safety, Health and Environment Policy ‘statement of intent’ by the Chair and CFO.
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This report includes performance information for safety, health, environment and wellbeing within LFRS.
From a legal, economic and moral standpoint, several health and safety and environmental compliance obligations are imposed on the Authority.
The Health and Safety Executive and Environment Agency will take enforcement action where significant or recurring failures are identified.
LFRS continues to manage the environmental risks and issues which impact directly on the Service through the externally accredited ISO14001 Environmental Management System which details our environmental aspects and impacts together with the measures taken to control and mitigate risks.
The changing climate continues to impact on the Service response activities, particularly in relation to increasing attendance at flooding and wildfire incidents. Carbon management within the LFRS estate and vehicle fleet is a growing issue, with the impact on utility and energy use which the Service is seeking to mitigate through the LFRS Environmental Sustainability Plan.
No specific implications from this report.
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Will the proposal(s) involve the processing of personal data? Y/N
If the answer is yes, please contact a member of the Democratic Services Team to assist with the appropriate exemption clause for confidential consideration under part 2 of the agenda.
The Authority is committed to providing a safe and healthy workforce which is particularly important in the context of emergency service operations, and which requires ongoing and effective health and safety management arrangements.
None directly.
There is a range of legislative impacts imposed on LFRS relating to safety, health and environmental aspects. These are identified and tracked by the LFRS Safety, Health and Environment Department who maintain legal registers and assessments of compliance which is a key part of the ISO certification held by the Service.
Paper: Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report 2019-20
Date: 14 September 2020
Contact: DCFO Steve Healey
Paper: Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report 2020-21
Date: 28 June 2021
Contact: DCFO Steve Healey
Paper: Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report 2021-22
Date: 27 June 2022
Contact: DCFO Steve Healey
Paper: Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report 2022-23
Date: 26 June 2023
Contact: DCFO Steve Healey
Paper: Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report 2023-24
Date: 24 June 2024
Contact: DCFO Steve Healey
Paper: Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report 2024-25
Date: 23 June 2025
Contact: DCFO Steve Healey
Reason for inclusion in Part 2 if appropriate: Insert Exemption Clause