Leiths Newsletter Issue 21 - Magazine - Page 13
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
ISSUE 21
HSEQ Training
INTERNAL TRAINING
FACE FIT TESTING
Training is a key focus for all staff across the Group.
We use a number of external providers that covers a
wide range of topics. We also run a number of internal
training courses that you may have attended previously.
The courses include COSHH Awareness, HAVS, Manual
Handling, Risk Assessment, Noise awareness and Fire.
The HSEQ team and one of our Laboratory Managers have also completed
a Qualitative Face Fit Train the Tester course. Qualitative Face Fit Testing
training provides attendees with the knowledge on how to fit test
colleagues who are required to use Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)
in the workplace. This is also known as face fit testing. This gives us greater
flexibility across the Group to carry out face fit testing.
Following a change in personnel within the HSEQ department, this left us
with no one to deliver the training courses.
If you require face fit testing, speak to your Line Manager.
Ewan Bennett, Group HSEQ Manager has recently completed a Planning
and Delivering Training Sessions to Groups (PDTSG) qualification which
is also accredited by the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA). Following
successful completion of the course, this will now allow us to recommence
our internal training course program.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS
A Mental Health First Aider (MHFA) is designed to teach people how to spot
the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid
basis. In the same way as learning physical first aid, MHFA teaches people
how to recognise those crucial warning signs of mental ill health and feel
confident to guide someone to appropriate support. Embedding MHFA
training within any organisation or community also encourages people to
talk more freely about mental health, reducing stigma and creating a more
positive culture.
A review of the current course content is now being carried out – following
the completion of that the internal training will re-commence. The training
will be carried out at the training rooms in both Loch Hills Quarry and
Midlairgs Quarry.
We currently have 15 mental health first aiders across the business and
their names, locations and phone numbers should be located on notice
boards within your workplace.
BANKSMAN TRAINING
Recently both Alex Mennie, HSEQ Advisor and Lindsay Dall, Transport
Manager attended a Train the Trainer Reversing Assistants (Banksman)
training course at the Rigifa head office. The Banksman Instructor training
course, conducted by Logistics UK, provided them with the necessary
knowledge and skills to deliver vehicle banksman training courses in a safe,
effective and efficient manner.
Banksman training is now available as an internal training course.
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