Military Exercises
(asked on 27th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations apply where a high temperature is experienced during a training exercise or selection event and no wet bulb thermometer is available; and if he will make a statement
This question was answered on 5th December 2017
There are no set regulations regarding the undertaking of a training exercise or selection event when there is no access to a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT). The WBGT forms part of a risk assessment and if there is no WBGT monitor available then, Meteorological Office Planning Forecasts can provide an alternative source of information to assist the formation of the risk assessment.