FEATURE TRAINING ARE YOU STILL MANAGING SAFELY?


Are your employees feeling less confident about identifying risks in the workplace? Do you lack confidence in your ability to identify all risks in the workplace? If the answers are yes, it may be time for a refresher course. IOSH runs a course with your needs in mind


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f you are someone in a managerial or supervisory role, ensuring that your


employees have up-to-date training, not only safeguards them but it ensures the safety and health of your business, and with these top five delegate benefits it is easy to see how:


TOP FIVE DELEGATE BENEFITS: Refreshes knowledge


Builds on existing capabilities Puts Managing Safely into action


Applies refreshed knowledge to the Plan-Do- Check-Act model and links back to the workplace


Allows for personal reflections on good practice


This internationally recognised certification


will not only maintain diligence throughout your business but has excellent benefits as well, including: Enhancing productivity with fewer hours


lost to sickness and accidents; Improved organisationwide safety


cultures awareness; Refreshed knowledge of the


plandocheckact model linking back to the workplace. Those enrolled on the course can expect to


NEW INDUSTRIAL DOOR SAFETY SEMINAR AT FIT


Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) has announced that it will be launching a new safety seminar this year at the 2020 FIT Show at the NEC in May. The free seminar is specifically aimed at those with responsibility for automated gates and industrial doors and will take the form of a two-hour session. In addition, the pro-active federation has


produced a free ‘owners guide’ entitled: Guidance for owners and managers of Industrial Doors, Garage Doors, Powered Gates and Traffic Barriers, which is based on DHF TS 011 and DHF TS 012, that attendees can take away with them following the talk. The seminar will be open to both DHF members and non-members. “DHF will be exhibiting as part of FIT’s


find modules that are backed by clear examples and recognisable scenarios, summaries to reinforce key points and checklists/materials for use in the workplace. In business, time is money which is why


Managing Safely Refresher was designed as a one-day course, with your needs in mind. Alternatively, the course is available as an e-


learning programme, meaning that no matter the set-up of your business, learners are able to complete content remotely. To get a feel for what the course can offer


you or to find out more please visit: www.iosh.co.uk/managingsafelyrefresher


IOSH www.iosh.co.uk/managingsafelyrefresher


education and training programme, and through our new seminar, we are hoping to inform and educate a wider audience on how to keep their products safe and compliant,” explains DHF’s commercial manager, Patricia Sowsbery-Stevens. “Both the seminar and owners guide will highlight the dangers of not taking maintenance seriously. As we know, in the past, owners have been prosecuted because they have not maintained their product in a legal and appropriate manner. With the seminar free and open to all, we are once again placing education at the heart of our activity.” This year’s FIT show takes place from 12-14


May and continues to be the UK’s only dedicated event for the window, door, hardware, flat glass, and components market. www.dhfonline.org.uk


2020 FREE ‘EX’ SEMINARS AND TRAINING


SITE SAFETY UNDER ATEX AND DSEAR FROM 10 AM UNTIL 12 PM • DSEAR and UK EX Legislation post BREXIT • Non-Electrical inspection and MIRA • Proposed changes to 60079-14 and 17 based on the latest drafts • Training and Competence requirements (CompEx update)


ExVeritas is running free seminars from 10am until 2:30pm at the company’s premises in Wrexham on 29 June 2020. The seminars/training can be attended individually, or you may book both, but the relevant content is spilt for people who work on sites with explosive atmospheres and product manufacturers. One person per company only as availability is limited. Tea, coffees and a light lunch will be available.


‘EX’ PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS UPDATE FROM 12:30 PM UNTIL 2:30 PM • Overview of current certification schemes including proposed UKCA • Updates to Certification Standards • Changes in global schemes (CCC, UAE etc) • IECEx Assemblies (60079-46) and Non-Electrical


ExVeritas also offers CompEx Training and Certification and Specialist ‘Ex’ Training at global locations www.exveritas.com


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