CBRN News

Opening of DCBRNC Medical Training Suite

On 19 April 2011, the medical training suite at DCBRNC was formally opened by the Surgeon General. Pictured (left) at the opening ceremony are the Surgeon General, Surgeon Vice Admiral Philip Raffaelli and the DCBRNC Medical Director, Surgeon Commander Steve Bland.

Training Starts with New General Service Respirator

The DCBRNC started CBRN Instructor Conversion Training on new General Service Respirator (GSR) during September 2010. The new GSR offers the wearer a consistently high protection factor able to counter numerous biological agents as well as the respiratory hazards associated with chemical, radiological and nuclear threats; this is a protection standard that has not been offered before to UK Forces.

Wearers will be able to benefit from the multitude of enhancements made with the GSR including easier breathing and drinking, better vision and greater comfort. They can have confidence in their respirator, fully aware that it has undergone some of the most stringent testing and trialling of a negative pressure respirator ever conducted in the UK and other nations. From the declaration of in-service date, it can be expected that these benefits and protection standards offered by GSR will place UK Defence at the cutting edge of CBRN respiratory protection for sometime to come.

JSP 410 CBRN Defence Training Draft v3 August 2010

JSP 410 is designed to offer comprehensive guidance on all aspects of CBRN defence training up to 'CBRN Enhanced Generalist' level. It is intended to complement UK Defence and NATO CBRN doctrinal publications by facilitating effective CBRN training in support of overall CBRN defence capability (currently available on the Defence Intranet).

CBRN Newsletter October 2011

The changing aspects of CBRN defence have led the Defence CBRN Centre to E-publish the CBRN Newsletter, with material drawn from a wide variety of areas, in an effort to inform and better prepare everyone to deal with a CBRN event should it occur. To access the Newsletter, go to the link on the Related pages/documents panel.