RRC Middle East (RRCME) hashelped Oman Oil Refineries andPetroleum Industries Company(ORPIC) to manage health andsafety during the 46-day totalturnaround of its Sohar refinery andpetrochemical plant for majoressential maintenance. RRCMEprovided ten competent oil and gasHSE practitioners to carry out arange of services including training,safety inspections and risk
assessment, which helped ORPIC toachieve zero harm and minimumloss.
RRCME MD Hasan Alaradi said:“Over 3,500 workers performed avariety of extremely high-risk tasksat the same time, dealing with risksincluding fire, explosion and toxicgas release, often working at heightor in confined and dusty spaces andduring the hours of darkness.”Tel: 0208 944 3100
Achieving the‘hire standard’Professional power tool manufacturerMakita is supporting the latesttraining initiative from the HireAssociation Europe (HAE).The HAEhas launched a shared apprenticeshipscheme aimed at raising and
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Brady Corporation, a globalsupplier of industrial safetysolutions, has developed a modulartraining movie for the lockout/tagoutsafety procedure.
The Lockout/Tagout Global BestPractices Training Movie is designedto inform and train both safety leadersand employees who may be exposedto hazardous equipment energies.
Available in more than 10 languages,it shows how to use the variouslockout/tagout devices and how theyprevent incidents and fatalities.Modules can be added or removedfrom the training movie as required. Tel: 01295 228200
Ladder toolbox talkThe Ladder Association hascapped a record-breaking sixmonths for ladder training byreleasing a new Toolbox Talk onequipment inspection. The‘Inspection of Ladders andStepladders’ talk sees theassociation’s technical managerDon Aers discuss legalrequirements, what to look for andhow to carry out an inspection.The video joins a number ofladder talks available on theassociation’s website, including theuse of ladders in scaffolding andguidance for more casual users.
This comes during a period ofgrowth: in March the associationbroke its previous monthlyrecord for people trained, morethan doubling February’s figure.Also, more people were trainedin safe ladder use in the first fivemonths of 2013 than in theentirety of 2010.Tel: 0845 2601048
broadening the knowledge levels ofcustomer-facing staff so that rentalcustomers receive high quality andskilled technical advice aboutmachine selection and performance.
Makita has devised and delivered anew training course for theseapprentices as an integral modulewithin the HAE’s two-year trainingscheme. This embraces the generalproduct knowledge delivered by theMakita Be Safe courses that are run inconstruction colleges and teach corehealth and safety factors.
Makita will provide an advancedmodule in the second year of theapprenticeship which will allow morespecialisation within the power tooland grounds care machinery business.Tel: 01908 211678
Lockout/tag-out movie
IPAF’s new PAL+ training course isnow available from Mentor. Theadvanced course, designed forexperienced delegates operating inhigh risk or challenging environments,comes recommended by the UKContractor’s Group (UKCG).
Operators such as steel erectors andnet fixers, who work in overheadconfined spaces, around pillars or steelframes, on challenging terrain, or aboveor below obstacles, can take the one-day course to supplement their skills.
Training is category specific;delegates can complete PAL+training on a static vertical (1a+),static boom (1b+), mobile vertical(3a+) or mobile boom (3b+). Tel: 01246 555222
PAL+ course
To increase levels of safety ofpowered automatic gates, thePowered Gate Group of the Door &Hardware Federation (DHF) haslaunched a training scheme that willbe compulsory for all DHF memberswho install powered gates. Two two-day training courses for DHFmember employees will be held inSeptember and October, with moredue to be held in early 2014. Allinstallers who successfully completethe course will be awarded the DHFGate Safety Diploma.
The Diploma will cover all aspects
3M is hosting a free webinar onhearing conservation and noisehazards in the workplace as partof its ‘safety spotlight’ series. Thewebinar will take place onThursday 20 June at 12 noon andbe hosted by 3M technicalengineer Sarah Broadbent.
Providing an overview onnoise in the workplace, thewebinar will cover identificationof potential noise hazards,selection of appropriate hearingprotection equipment, andhearing protection validation andtraining for employees.
Sarah said: “The webinar willprovide an insight for customersaiming to create or update asuccessful hearing conservationprogramme as part of theirbroader health and safety strategy.”
To register go towww.3M.co.uk/ohes/speakerseries Tel: 01344 858000 of gate safety from initial risk
assessment through to force testing. Tel: 01827 52337
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