“Why don’t the evening shift get specific training exercises?” was a question we were recently asked, while delivering a briefing on updates to the emergency response plan for a client. The safety of the workforce is at the pinnacle of every decision and action taken by that client. They have an excellent emergency response plan, with well trained and exercised…
We recently designed and delivered a medical emergency exercise inside an ATEX area at a client’s premises. The scenario was selected to test the facilities’ ability to respond quickly to a medical emergency in a restricted area. Under normal circumstances anyone entering an ATEX area will go through a gowning-up process where potential sources of ignition or contamination are removed….
We have just completed a chemical spill exercise for a manufacturing client. The exercise was written to test the facilities emergency response team, chemical spill team, first aiders and portable bunding capabilities. The handling and storage of chemicals is governed by the Chemicals Acts and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act. These provide for a set of guidelines…
Over the past few months we have been working with a client who has multiple facilities over a large geographical area. They have a critical incident plan, which in theory, should work well in the event of a critical incident. Like all such plans it is little more than a fancy document until it is tested. We conducted workshops and…
