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MAERSK TRAINING LAUNCHES NEW HUB RESCUE
COURSE Newcastle-based Maersk Training has launched a new training course to expand its portfolio of health and safety courses for the wind energy industry.
The Hub Rescue course, which is recommended for WTG Technicians, Blade Inspectors, and Installation and Maintenance Subcontractors, has been designed to provide both theoretical and practical skill sets for those required to access Hub and Yaw sections of wind turbine generators and how to rescue a casualty from these areas.
The one day course covers key disciplines such as best practice for accessing the hub and carrying
NEW GUIDE ON MANAGING OLDER WORKERS
PUBLISHED A new guide for employers on managing older workers has been published by Healthy Working Lives, part of NHS Health Scotland.
BSC GLOBAL RISK MANAGEMENT THEATRE EXCLUSIVE
TO SHE 2015 Safety & Health Expo has announced that the British Safety Council will host its Global Risk Management Theatre exclusively at this year’s event from 16th to 18th June at ExCeL London.
The British Safety Council will join other industry bodies, including Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), The Royal Society for
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out rescues, practical casualty management with the rescue equipment and rescue and haulage of casualties from various locations on and inside the training rig.
Once completed, the Hub Rescue course will provide delegates with the knowledge and skill needed to work safely at height, using appropriate restraint techniques and the correct casualty management using various stretchers and evacuation devices.
Senior instructor at Maersk Training, Andy Suthern, said: “We have designed our state of the art Nacelle
The guide, Managing Healthy Ageing Workforces, has been written by Dr Matt Flynn, Director of Newcastle University’s Centre for Research into the Older Workforce and Kathleen Houston, Development Manager for Healthy Working Lives.
The guide aims to provide advice to businesses on hiring and managing older employees and is the first of its kind to specifically target smaller
the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), Safety Groups UK (SGUK) and Access Industries Forum (AIF), as a key supporter of the show.
Neal Stone, Acting Chief Executive of British Safety Council, said: “We have chosen to support Safety & Health Expo as we believe it is important for the UK to have one national event which brings together all elements of the profession and health and safety organisations in one place. This is a must attend event in order to keep up to speed with industry developments
Unit and developed the course to cater for numerous designs of wind turbines. This allows the course to be bespoke depending on individual customer demands. The course covers all aspects of Hub Rescue allowing a realistic environment to prepare the delegates for emergency situations in the challenging and remote Wind Turbine environment.”
Enrolment for the course is open now, with the first course taking place in May 2015. Places are still available on all courses.
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employers. It was written based on discussions with SME business leaders in Scotland organised by HWL and in the South East of England organised by the Surrey Chamber of Commerce and South East of England Forum on Ageing.
The report can be found at the Healthy Working Lives website.
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and supports our vision that no one should be injured or made ill at work.”
The British Safety Council’s Global Risk Management Theatre will feature talks on the specific challenges for UK managers who are responsible for global health and safety, as well as looking at best practice overseas.
Over 20% of 330 exhibitors will be international, highlighting the important role that the show plays globally. The exhibition will be co-located with the IOSH 2015 Conference, the RoSPA Awards and the Health Symposium which forms part of UK Health and Safety Week.
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