Generic Risk Assessments 2.7 - Rescues from Underground Structures

Generic Risk Assessment 2.7 examines the hazards, risks and control measures relating to fire and rescue personnel, the personnel of other agencies and members of the public when attending incidents in tunnels and underground structures.

Included within the scope of this Generic Risk Assessment are:

• Tunnels for transportation (eg road, rail, pedestrian, waterways and cycle)
• Tunnels for utilities (eg cabling, water supply and drainage, gas, steam and oil)
• Man-made and natural underground structures (eg caves, mines, bunkers, storage facilities and military installations)
• Tunnels under construction (eg bored tunnels, cut and cover technique, sprayed concrete lining or undergoing significant refurbishment)