The European Week of Safety and Health at Work 2018 starts on the 22nd of October. The awareness week is held every October and has the objective of highlighting workplace health with hundreds of events which take place across the EU and beyond.
October may be the month of Halloween – but it is also the month when Restart a Heart Day takes place, and this year – it’s on the 16th of October 2018.
We are delighted to announce that we are now offering a range of working at height courses from 4 of our training centres. New facilities allow us to deliver a range of courses - including Working Safely at Height and Management of Working at Height.
The HSE have recently reviewed Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL) for certain substances in the document EH40, following a directive issued by the European Commission. This includes substances which could be found in a confined space and covers the long term and short term exposure limits. Examples are shown below:
We are pleased to announce the launch of the shot firing in Mining Operations training course at our MRS Training and Rescue centre at Mansfield – the only course available in the UK and Northern Ireland for anyone needing to become qualified in shot firing in mining.
We at MRS Training & Rescue are aware that keeping our staff members hydrated will aid them to perform at their very best throughout the work day.
Read our latest article on breathing apparatus and the use of BG4s in the current issue of HSE International magazine.
MRS Training & Rescue’s Fife team were recently featured on BBC Scotland’s TV news programme and radio ‘Good Morning’ show. Dale McQueen, Ross Graham and Errol Parrish spoke to reporters about the rescue and training services provided by the station and how, as a company, we have diversified from specialists in mining – to provide services for nearly all industries and rescue situations.
If you’ve seen the news or been on social media this week, you’ll have heard that 12 boys and their coach have been found alive inside a complex Thai cave system, nine days after going missing.