NEWS FIRST PASS FOR STANLEY SECURITY
STANLEY Security has announced its UK Fire Product Manager, Michael Heasman, is the first person to pass the FIA live advanced designer examination and is now a fully qualified Fire Industry Association Awarding Organisation (FIA AO) Level 3 Fire Detection and Alarm Advanced Designer in the UK. Michael was the only person to successfully obtain this qualification on the first live FIA run course in Bolton.
Commenting on this significant achievement, Michael Heasman, said: “This qualification was very difficult to achieve. It was an application-based exam rather than just knowledge based. The FIA have said they have perhaps set the bar too high. For our customers it provides peace of mind that their fire alarm system requirements have been designed by a fully qualified engineer.”
In response to industry demand, the FIA launched new qualifications in 2018 covering Fire Detection
3M WELDING CAMPERVAN COMPLETES UK AND IRELAND TOUR
A 3M welding campervan has just completed a first ever tour of the UK and Ireland meeting more than 1,300 welders, health and safety professionals and engineers to talk about the latest Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidelines for welding fume, hazard awareness and introduce the new Speedglas Heavy- Duty Welding Helmet from 3M. The roadshow team, including application engineers, also delivered tool- box talks, training sessions and other product demos in the van. Destinations included large construction and heavy manufacturing sites.
Scott Blakelock, Application Engineering Specialist for the Personal Safety Division at 3M, was on the tour.
and Alarm Design, Installation, Maintenance and Commissioning Theory and Regulatory Requirements. These qualifications have been developed to Level 3 and registered on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), equivalent to a Level 4 on the
European Qualifications Framework (EQF). In addition to the core subject matter, a further three parts are included – Foundation, Environment and Health & Safety; all four parts, require a formal exam.
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He said: “We had a brilliant reaction from everyone, so much so that we’ve arranged another tour for next spring. People were interested in understanding more about the HSE welding fume regulations and how they can better protect themselves and their employees.
“The roadshow was timely as the HSE has recently issued a safety alert classifying all welding fumes as a carcinogen and has issued new guidelines about levels of protection for all workers exposed to welding fumes including those generated from mild steel, stainless steels, high chrome steels, armour plating and other metals.
“Taking the campervan to end-users was really well received as we were able to reach people who want more information but don’t have time to visit one of our sites.”
So far, the 3M welding campervan has visited Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Italy, Spain and Germany. to Benelux for a six-week welding tour.
It’s now off
3M’s Personal Safety Division is touring the UK again in October with a fully equipped fall protection van, including the latest virtual reality technology so visitors can experience fall from height scenarios. Demonstrations will include drop tests, showing the forces workers experience during a fall from height, practical rescue and confined space scenarios, as well as demonstrations of products designed to prevent the dropping of tools.
If you would like to arrange for the 3M fall protection demo van or 3M welding campervan to visit your business to provide training and support to your teams, contact 3M Personal Safety Division by emailing
personalsafetyUK@mmm.com.
https://www.3m.co.uk/3M/en_GB/worker-health- safety-uk
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