16 years of
successful water disinfection
Connexion2
Aware that many companies find it difficult to get lone workers together in large groups for face-to-face training, and time constraints often meaning that some workers are unable to complete their training, the UK’s leading lone worker solutions provider, Connexion2, has launched a series of three Self-Teach Workbooks. ‘Covering Lone Worker Safety’, ‘Managing Conflict in the Workplace Through Communication’ and ‘Managing Conflict in the Workplace through Personal Awareness’, the Workbooks enable an organisation to educate lone workers whilst retaining control and flexibility.
launch self-teach workbooks
In 1994 the first leisure centre in the United Kingdom installed a UV system to treat its pool water. At the time Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter had just undergone a complete refurbishment and a Hanovia UV system was chosen to replace ozone disinfection.
The Hanovia UV system performed so well for the subsequent 16 years, and was still performing well when the time came for an upgrade of the water treatment system last year. The upgrade was only necessary because parts for the old UV unit were no longer available, but the centre didn’t hesitate to replace it with another Hanovia system.
Commenting on the Hanovia system, the centre’s manager, Phillip Roebuck said, “I’m really pleased with the performance of the UV unit. The pool water is much clearer than if we were using chlorine on its own. Also, because UV destroys any combined chlorines produced by the residual chlorination, the atmosphere
The Self-Teach Workbooks allow a simple rollout to staff and are easily co-ordinated for all group sizes. They enable Lone Worker Managers to implement and co-ordinate training without incurring additional costs or time lost to the organisation and for employees to undertake training in their own time. For larger numbers of workers, the Self-Teach Workbooks can also be branded in line with a company’s own corporate communications requirements and can also be designed to be sector or industry specific.
The Self-Teach Workbooks are structured to provide Q&A throughout and at the end there is a test with a sign-off form so the worker and manager can confirm completion. All Workbooks take approximately an hour to complete, and can be undertaken as and when time permits. At the end, the lone worker should have the ability to identify potential risks to themselves or others within their working environment and to competently and confidently implement strategies to mitigate those risks.
The Workbooks are designed to provide comprehensive support in respect of all aspects of lone worker protection, which is not reliant on the implementation of technology alone. They provide a perfect adjunct to Connexion2’s Consultancy Solutions and other services, which include Project Management And Implementation; Train the Trainer and Mobile Network Assessment. Self-Teach Workbooks are available for only £30 per head.
www.connexion2.com Email:
rob.harris@connexion2.com
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around the pool is very pleasant, with none of the unwelcome smells or eye irritations normally associated with indoor pools.” The replacement UV unit installed at Riverside is used for the main leisure pool and treats up to 280 m3
/hour. Automatic
wipers keep the quartz sleeve housing the UV lamp clean, so the only regular maintenance is an annual service at which the UV lamp is changed – a simple operation that is carried out by on-site staff.
In the relatively short time since those early installations, UV has become the preferred water treatment method for public and commercial indoor pools in many other parts of the world. It is also very popular for pool refurbishments – the compact design of UV systems making this a relatively simple upgrade. Since 1994 Hanovia has supplied almost 1000 UV systems to swimming pools worldwide.
www.hanovia.com Email:
duncan.ockendon@hanovia.com
Leading the way in environmental compliance
Yorkshire-based transformer manufacturer, Winder Power Ltd, is the first site in Europe to install a revolutionary web-interfaced interceptor monitor, thanks to Lanes for Drains and its pollution prevention and spill control partner, Aqua Sentry.
The web notification-based interceptor monitor and alarm system recognises high oil levels in interceptors, and triggers an alarm which immediately closes a Flap Stopper™ device, sealing the site within seconds.
The system ensures that Winder’s site is protected from oil spill incidents, 24-hours a day, 365-days a year. Winder’s SHEQ manager, Chris Brookes, explains: “Our ISO14001 audit showed that we had good safety protocols in place for drainage and oil spill control, but that we could be vulnerable at weekends and nights when there was no one on site.
“We asked Lanes, our drainage consultant, to look at ways in which we could increase that protection. Happily for us, Lanes has a partnership with Aqua Sentry and, together, they came up with this revolutionary web-based monitor, alarm and shut-off solution. “It gives us complete confidence
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because it works round the clock and, if the alarm activates and shuts down the site, the system automatically e-mails or texts up to 12 nominated people via the web server — including Lanes — ensuring that we are able to resolve any oil spill issues quickly.”
There is another benefit to having a Flap Stopper device, as Chris points out: “We can seal the site manually every time we take deliveries of oil. Once the delivery has been made safely, we open it to release the flow again. It is a real belts and braces safety product. It really is the way forward for any company which handles oil and needs to protect the business from oil spillages, and which is looking to achieve BS EN ISO 14001 status.”
www.lanesfordrains.co.uk
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