Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation POPP-A.12: Amend Green Guide for comprehensive steward training and instruction on emergencies.

From Popplewell Inquiry — Final Report, published 16 January 1986.

Recommendation

The Green Guide should be amended to contain a specific provision, in relation to stewards, (i) that they should be trained and instructed to deal with any emergency relating to fire or evacuation (see also Recommendations 7 and 10); (ii) that they should be given written instructions about the action to be taken in cases of emergency; (iii) that they should receive practical instruction and training appropriate to their responsibility; (iv) that no one should be employed as a steward unless they have been so instructed and trained; and (v) that they should be adequate in number, physically and mentally capable of performing their duties, effectively deployed, effectively supervised and readily identifiable.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Report Popplewell Inquiry — Final Report 16 Jan 1986
Recommendation made 40.8 years ago