Back in October 2018, Billy Gundry, Operations Manager at the MRS Training & Rescue’s Knottingley Station, was featured as a guest on The Biz Hour podcast. Steve Twynham, the presenter of the podcast, and Billy spoke about our then new confined space management app, SACCS.
On Saturday the 10th November 2018, organisations and the public gathered for Millennium Green Trust’s Three Oaks planting ceremony. The tree planting event – Three Oaks to Remember paid respects to those who lost their lives in the First World War, and saw Celebrant Andrea Garlick explain the devastating effects of the war which ended 100 years ago on the day of the ceremony.
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.
