INSTITUTE NEWS
Former Bombardier and deep sea fisherman comes on board
A former deep sea fisherman, who subsequently spent 15 years in the Royal Horse Artillery, including tours in Iraq and the Falklands, has joined IHEEM as a new member. Today, Andy King runs his own training
consultancy, AK Training Consultancy, where he provides courses covering specialisms including water system hygiene and safety, Confined Spaces, and health and safety, in conjunction with bodies such as the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), and the Construction Industry Training Board. He is also a qualified ISO 9001: 2015 Lead Auditor. He explains: “I heard about IHEEM from a participant on one of my courses, and on looking into joining, was impressed with the Institute’s pedigree and professional standing. While I currently provide training in several key areas – principally to the construction industry – I find water hygiene and safety particularly interesting, and am keen to focus more on this area, as well as to undertake more work in the healthcare sector, in the future. “Having originally undertaken YTS
training on leaving school in Grimsby, and working as a carpenter, I then had a spell as a deep sea fisherman, on trawlers sailing out of the Lincolnshire port. Joining the Army in 2001, I spent 15 years with the 7 Para RHA (Royal Horse Artillery) regiment, gaining some great engineering experience, travelling
worldwide, and seeing combat in both the Falklands and Iraq. My operational role was as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) – directing combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position. However, on base camps, and back at the regiment’s Peterborough headquarters, I managed water system hygiene and safety. This strengthened my interest in managing water systems, and I gained some excellent hands-on experience. I augmented this when I left the Army in 2016, becoming a Production Supervisor role at GE Power & Water – where I advised and commissioned industrial water supply and treatment equipment, including in the Middle East and Africa. “On leaving the GE business I joined
a private sector business as a Training and Quality Assurance Manager, before establishing my own training consultancy in 2017. By then – before becoming a self- employed consultant and trainer – I had completed NEBOSH Diplomas in Health & Safety and Environmental. “My experience to date includes
educating tradespeople working on the restricted networks on the importance of water hygiene, including the risks
associated with Legionella, Leptospirosis, and Cryptosporidium. I have also advised and developed people into the role of RP covering ACOP L8, and been involved in contractor selection in the construction, food production, and manufacturing sectors. During the pandemic I supported my client base with interpretation of the Government guidance, and, with many water systems seeing little use, gave expert advice on controlling the risk of Legionella. I have recently completed PPL Training’s Authorising Engineers course, and am now actively transferring my current skillset over to HTM 04 to help to support people in healthcare. “I am pleased to have been awarded IHEEM member status, and look forward to a positive association with the Institute, and to getting to know both fellow members and others in the healthcare sector.”
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The IFHE’s latest – July 2022 – newsletter contains information on activities and events around the globe, with interesting information about, and from, organisations similar to IHEEM in other countries.
The latest newsletter includes information and an update on the IFHE Global Energy Awards, including some lessons learned from the team in South Africa, and an introduction to new and existing IFHE member associations. IHEEM said: “If you click on this link
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The July IFHE newsletter also includes a look ahead to the 10th European Conference on Healthcare Engineering in Paris, which will be hosted by the Ingénieurs Hospitaliers de France (IHF), and takes place at the Palais Des Congrès de Paris, close to Champs-Elysées Avenue, from 14-16 June 2023.
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