Er mwyn cyflawni hyn, roedd yn amlwg bod angen i’r Awdurdodau Tân ac Achub barhau i gadw eu gweithlu mor ddiogel â phosibl drwy weithredu mesurau rheoli COVID trwyadl iawn, datblygu asesiadau risg pwrpasol, a darparu cyfarpar diogelu personol priodol. Mae’n dda gennyf adrodd eu bod wedi gwneud hynny yn llwyddiannus. Ar y cyfan, mae’r lefelau absenoldeb wedi bod yn hydrin drwy gydol y pandemig, er y gwelwyd cyfnodau o bwysau eithafol yn ystod y don Omicron. Yn wir, bu gostyngiad yng nghyfanswm yr absenoldebau salwch ymhlith diffoddwyr tân yn ystod 2020-2021.
To achieve all of this, the FRAs clearly had to continue to keep their workforce as safe as possible, through rigorous application of COVID control measures, development of bespoke risk assessments and provision of appropriate PPE.  I am pleased to report that they did so successfully. Absence levels within the Service have been largely manageable throughout the pandemic, although there were some acute pressures during the Omicron wave.  Indeed, total sick absence among firefighters fell during 2020-21.