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BIOMASS HEATING TRAININGBiomass heating specialist re:heat isusing its expertise to raiseprofessional standards in the woodheat industry.

The North East team is beingcalled upon for specialist training asmore schools, hospitals and majorbusinesses move away fromtraditional fossil-fuelled systemstowards biomass.

Whilst there’s a rise in thenumber of firms installing andrunning the systems nationally,there are currently few relevantstandards to help regulate theindustry. 

Yet employers have an obligation

to ensure operators of the specialistequipment are fully trained.

With re:heat co-founder NeilHarrison elected to the board ofdirectors for the Wood HeatAssociation (WHA) at the start of2015, the business has increasinglybeen called upon to develop trainingpackages to ensure operatorcompetency.

It recently completed a bespoketraining programme with RobertsonFacilities Management which isresponsible for the operation ofmultiple biomass boilers at sitesacross Newcastle upon Tyne.Tel: 01665 665 040

PASSPORT TO SAFETY IN LOGISTICS

UK Warehousing Association(UKWA), in conjunction with SafetyPass Alliance (SPA), is looking tocreate a one-day health & safetypassport training scheme specificallyfor the warehousing and logisticsindustry.

On successful completion of theone day health & safety passport

TRAINING PROVIDER STATUS

CIM Associates UK, the Derby-based health and safety consultancy,has experienced rapid growth since2002 after expanding into humanresource (HR) consultancy andtraining.The company, whichdelivers award-winning health andsafety courses both in the UK andinternational market, works toensure businesses are equipped withthe knowledge tomaintain a legallysecure workingenvironment.

Managingdirector IanMeredith said:“The purpose ofour HR consultancy and training isto ensure the HR department isworking effectively for a specificbusiness. We aim to maximiseefficiency, as well as manageabsences, employee investigations,and aid in disciplinary processes, toname but a few of our services.”

CIM Associates has grown by30% in the last 12 months, allowingthem to take on two new membersof staff. It looks forward to growingand adding new services.Tel: 01332 814906

IGC E-LEARNINGIN TURKISHThe Nebosh International GeneralCertificate e-learning course isnow available in Turkish fromRRC International. Following thesuccess of the IGC Turkishclassroom courses, RRC hasdeveloped the e-learning coursein collaboration with partnerorganisation ARME, based inIstanbul, Turkey. RRC is said to bethe first and only accreditedNebosh provider to launch e-learning in a language other thanEnglish. The course contains allunits and elements covered in thepopular English version of theNebosh International GeneralCertificate. It will also incorporatethe same flexibility and teamsupport as other RRC e-learningcourses. IGC Turkish exam datesin 2016 are: 18 Jan, 11 Apr, 30 Jun,8 Sep and 18 Nov.  Tel: 0208 944 3100

training scheme, each contractor oragency worker will gain a SPAPassport, which needs to beproduced on request by anappropriate member of staff for theemploying organisation. There isscope within the scheme to open thisup to employees too. Thecommitment from the logisticsindustry is in the ‘policing’ of thepassports at site level to ensure themomentum and importance of theprogramme is maintained.    

The course will be designed withinput from the industry to ensurethe content is the most relevant andup to date. Tel: 0207 6368856

RAPID GROWTH FORCONSULTANCY

According to the Health and SafetyExecutive (HSE), some businessesallow lift truck “training” to simplybe carried out by a forklift operator,who may or may not be correctlytrained themselves, rather than usingprofessional lift truck instructors.”Forklift training should be deliveredby an instructor who is trained andqualified, as clearly outlined in theApproved Code of Practice for RiderOperated lift truck guidance (L117)from HSE,” says Laura Nelson,  MDat workplace transport trainingaccrediting body RTITB.

RTITB lift truck instructor coursescan be purchased from a network ofRTITB accredited providers or fromthe RTITB Instructor Academy. Thecourses take 10-12 days to completeand can be undertaken onsite at thetraining provider’s premises, or at adedicated training centre. Tel: 01952 520214

FORKLIFT TRAININGWARNING

Axis Cleaning and SupportServices has been awarded TrainingProvider Status by the Institute ofOccupational Safety andHealth (IOSH), enabling itto deliver the well-respected IOSH ManagingSafely qualification, andaffirming its corecommitment to training andhealth and safety.

Axis intends to deliver an IOSHcourse every four months.

Training manager Duaine Taylor

DEAL WITH WORK-RELATED STRESS“Work-related stress is an issuethat is often ignored,” explainsEssentialSkillz, the supplier ofonline safety training and riskassessment software. “But lack ofawareness leads to a dangerous,high-stress environment.”

In fact, excessive stress willlead to almost 50% more sickdays, according to recent studies. 

The solution is accomplishedwith a few steps: identify theissue; determine how serious thesituation is and how quickly youneed to respond and what kind ofresponse is warranted; take actionto resolve the stressful situation;keep a close eye on the situationand be prepared to take action ifthe situation arises again.

EssentialSkillz has produced aninfographic to visualise the size ofthe problem. To view it visit:www.essentialskillz.com/resources/work-related-stress-in-uk-statisticsTel: 0844 448 4414

said: “With a sharp business focus,this practical course has a jargon-free format that ensures managers

truly engage and understandthe content.”

He added: “IOSH is theworld’s largest health andsafety membership

organisation, so to be givenTraining Provider Status proves

that Axis is a valued and trustedprovider of cleaning and supportservices.”Tel: 020 8269 8480

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