Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. Therefore it’s vital that anyone working at height has the right training and skills to stay safe.
For over 100 years, MRS Training & Rescue (formerly Mines Rescue Service) has provided emergency rescue services for those working in mines. We still offer this service today and also provide confined space rescue services to many other industries, including transportation and utilities.
Confined spaces have the potential to become dangerous places to work in, and it is important that anyone working in a confined space understands possible hazards that could arise.
Working in confined spaces is dangerous and is not to be taken lightly. Even after the introduction of the ‘Confined Spaces Regulations (1997) in January 1998, there have been fatalities and injuries as a result of people working in confined spaces, due to specified risks.
As per Regulation 4 of the Confined Spaces Regulation 1997 – entering a confined space should be avoided, where possible. If entry can’t be avoided – then it is necessary to put a safety system of work in place.
Working on aluminium mobile towers is becoming more and more popular in industry, as a safer way of working and avoiding injury.
The Global Wind Organisation (GWO) has introduced two new training standards. These are Advanced Rescue Training (ART) and Enhanced First Aid (EFA) - our training facility at Crossgates in Fife is one of the first training providers that has been approved to deliver these courses.
On 26th April 2019, the team from our Knottingley Training Centre were delighted to attend and support an initiative organised by our customer TOTAL. Every year, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) marks World Day for Safety – and this year, celebrated 100 years of work to improve occupational health and safety.
