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[Plum1994]

Hey,

I was watching Soho Blues yesterday evening and I thought I saw one of the Paramedics (the red head in the Zafira) wearing what looked like a stab vest. Did any one else see it or am I just seeing things? Also do LAS crews wear stab vests now?

Thanks,

Phil

[Myky]

Hey,

I was watching Soho Blues yesterday evening and I thought I saw one of the Paramedics (the red head in the Zafira) wearing what looked like a stab vest. Did any one else see it or am I just seeing things? Also do LAS crews wear stab vests now?

Thanks,

Phil

LAS do get issued with stab vests for certain jobs but not compulsory to wear them unless directed to

"2.5 Safety helmets approved for use by the LAS must be worn where crew / staff safety is at
risk. In these circumstances it may be appropriate for a ‘dynamic’ risk assessment to be
made by staff who wear head coverings for religious reasons to consider their own safety
and comply with the following.
Helmets must be worn at all:
�� major incidents,
�� railway incidents,
�� fire calls,
�� incidents on motorways and major roads or where staff are at risk from moving vehicles and or flying debris,
�� Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) where the patient is trapped and the Fire Service have been asked to effect a rescue,
�� incidents on building sites and other industrial complexes,
�� places where required to comply with Health and Safety notices and policies,
�� or when instructed to do so by an LAS Officer or Team Leader.

2.6 Stab Vests will been worn in accordance with current policy.

2.7 Public Order equipment will be issued and worn only on the instruction of the Officer in charge of any Public Order incident."

http://www.lasunison..._rev_july04.pdf

Edited by myky, 06 September 2011 - 05:04 PM.

[callsign-kid]

They do indeed wear stab vests. They appear to be worn more often by fast response vehicles because they are typically single crewed.*

*As far as I can tell

Edited by callsign-kid, 06 September 2011 - 05:45 PM.

[Plum1994]

Thanks. Dissapointing that our own Paramedics' safety can't be guaranteed anymore =/

[Juliet Sierra]

good programme