Category Archives: Fire

CPR/AED and Fire Awareness Training

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In January and February, Cuttle Consulting were engaged by a client to design and deliver a total of 16 CPR/AED and Fire Awareness Training courses to their staff. The client has already done full FAR training and Fire Warden training for their Emergency Response Teams. These additional courses will encourage and support a safety culture at the organisation. The client…

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Breathing Apparatus Training

By | Breathing Apparatus, Fire, Hazmat, Plan Prepare Perform, Risk Management | No Comments

Cuttle Consulting have just completed two BA Hazmat courses for one of our Pharma clients. The need to have their ERT trained in BA was identified during the risk assessment, done as part of planning for a new production process due to commence shortly. It is always a pleasure to work with clients who use thorough risk analysis to decide…

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Emergency Evacuation

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There is a statutory obligation on the occupiers of premises to conduct emergency evacuation exercises at least once per year. Many organisations simply conduct haphazard fire drills where the fire alarm is activated, everyone leaves for a few minutes and then returns. Such drills do not actually test the sites ability to safely get everyone out and account for every…

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Why don’t the evening shift get exercises?

By | Critical Incident, Emergency Planning, Exercises, Fire, Plan Prepare Perform | No Comments

“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…

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New Recruits – Are They Prepared?

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After many years of job losses and stagnation, it is great to see that so many businesses are now recruiting again. When new recruits arrive on site they are given the usual inductions that are required to appease the SHWWA and the organisation’s HR policies. But is that enough?   The safety culture that exists in workplaces is exactly that,…

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Fire Fighting is Hot-Work

By | Emergency Planning, Fire, Plan Prepare Perform | No Comments

Cuttle Consulting have just designed and delivered two Hot-Work Fire Fighting Courses for a manufacturing client. The company have a robust Emergency Response Plan, with trained and experienced role holders who constantly place safety at the core of everything they do. During the summer holiday break the facility will have maintenance contractors on site servicing and repairing heavy plant. Hot-work…

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