TRAINING FEATURE
they need to join critical training programmes. Arco has introduced new precautions at all of
its training centres, such as pre-start COVID questionnaires, non-contact body temperature checks, staggered break times to minimise unnecessary people movement and mixing and the use of larger rooms equipped with enclosure screens to ensure adequate social distancing. Where the physical element is indispensable, in height rescue training, for example, Arco can still find ways to cut proximity and limit the time spent in close contact with trainers.
As a result of the pandemic has there been anything Arco has had to do differently?
There has been a stark increase in demand for all types of Personal Protective Equipment for healthcare workers and all first line COVID-19 responders, with a particular focus on Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE). Working with this equipment requires face fit testing and for many, this will be a new procedure, but a critical one, as research has found mask protection can significantly improve with fit-testing and one-to-one training on mask use, providing all correct procedures have been adhered to. In normal circumstances Arco’s national
network of face fit test providers can deliver testing at an organisation’s site, dramatically
reducing the amount of employee down time. However, during the current situation, Arco’s team has also been focussed on supporting the NHS, first line responders and other key workers, providing face fit testing, whilst adhering to social distancing and the revised HSE guidelines for providing this service. Arco conducts two forms of face fit testing,
qualitative and quantitative, both provide an indication on whether a fit has been achieved, the quantitative test being the more sensitive
of the two tests. Matching an individual’s face shape with a compatible mask and teaching wearers how to ensure a tight seal is achieved is significantly helping to protect frontline workers during this period. Arco is also looking to utilise some of its 44 retail stores as drop- in clinics to support care workers, dentists, ambulance crews etc with face-fit testing.
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