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Which Confined Space course?

General News - 08 June 2010 - Training

The table below will provide some guidance to employers in deciding which confined space course is required for their employees.

 

NOS

C&G / CABWI

Qualification

Brief Description

Pre-requisites

MRSL Course

Working in low risk confined spaces

6150-01 – Working in low risk confined spaces in the water industry

·          No danger from a specified risk

·          No use of access equipment

·          Use of gas monitor

·          Lone worker procedures

·          No risk from flooding

Need to complete:-

·          WIFM84A Customer Employee Fitness Form

·          WIFM84 – Are you fit?

1 day - Working in low risk confined spaces

 

Working in medium risk confined spaces

6150-02 – Working in medium risk confined spaces in the water industry (top man)(entrant)

·          The specified risk has been controlled

·          Use of access equipment

·          Use of gas monitor

·          Lone worker procedures

·          Use of escape breathing apparatus

Need to complete:-

·          WIFM84A Customer Employee Fitness Form

·          WIFM84 – Are you fit?

2 days – Working in medium risk confined spaces

 

Working in high risk confined spaces

6150-03 – Working in high risk confined spaces in the water industry

·          Specified risk cannot be eliminated

·          Use of access equipment

·          Use of gas monitor

·          Lone worker procedures

·          Use of escape breathing apparatus

·          Use of open circuit breathing apparatus

Need to complete:-

·          WIFM84A Customer Employee Fitness Form

·          WIFM84 – Are you fit?

3 days – Working in high risk confined spaces

 

Overseeing work in confined spaces

6150-04 - Top Man / Person for High Risk

Confined Spaces:

Water

·          Controlling pre-entry requirements

·          Establishing / maintaining communication

·          Dealing with emergencies

 

 

Need to complete:-

·          WIFM84A Customer Employee Fitness Form

·          WIFM84 – Are you fit?

Individual will need to attend a high risk course in order to be assessed carrying out duties with actual people

2 days – Overseeing work in confined spaces

 

6150-06 - Working in Medium Risk Confined Spaces (Top Man) (Non-Entrant).

·          The specified risk has been controlled

·          Use of access equipment

·          Use of gas monitor

·          Lone worker procedures

·          Use of escape breathing apparatus

 

Need to complete:-

·          WIFM84A Customer Employee Fitness Form

·          WIFM84 – Are you fit?

Individual acts as top man – does not enter the confined space

2 days – Working in medium risk confined spaces

 

Emergency rescue and recovery of casualties from confined spaces

6150-05 - Emergency rescue and recovery of

casualties from confined spaces in the water industry

 

·          Working as a team

·          Use of rescue stretcher

·          Use of resuscitation equipment

·          Casualty loading

·          Casualty transport

Need to complete:-

·          WIFM84A Customer Employee Fitness Form

·          WIFM84 – Are you fit?

·          6150-03 – Working in high risk confined spaces in the water industry

Employer needs to ensure that:-

·          those attending have sufficient first aid knowledge

·          they select individuals who they believe are fit enough to wear breathing apparatus and undertake rescue work

2 days – Emergency rescue and recovery of casualties from confined spaces

 

3 days – Working in high risk confined spaces (if persons are already BA and confined space trained then they can be assessed directly against this unit)

 

 

COMING SOON - Non-Water Confined Space Qualification

General News - 08 June 2010 - Training

Mines Rescue are accredited by City & Guilds/CABWI to provide the confined space National Occupational Standards training and assessments for the water industry (6150 qualifications). 

 

It is also hoped that we will be launching a new non-water City & Guilds confined space qualification in the near future.

 

WATCH THIS SPACE!!

 

Dinas Rescue Station assisted in dog rescue

General News - 19 May 2010 - Rip the dog

Cwmbran firefighters rescue Rip the dog from mineshaft

Rescue services have freed a dog stuck for 36 hours in an old mineshaft in woodland near Cwmbran, Torfaen.

Mines Rescue said Rip, a four-year-old black terrier, had crawled down a hole in Upper Cwmbran at 2100 BST on Monday while walking with his owner.

After a seven-hour search on Tuesday, a digger was brought in on Wednesday and the dog was freed at 1015 BST.

Despite his ordeal Rip was said to be "doing well" in the care of the owner's neighbour.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call from the Rip's owner on Tuesday evening saying the dog was stuck in the disused drift mine.

The first attempt to reach the dog, which was barking throughout, with the aid of Mines Rescue was called off for the night at 0230 BST.

He was very happy to see us and came up to us wagging his tail and wanting to be patted
Kevin Griffiths, Mines Rescue

The search resumed at 0900 BST on Wednesday and a digger was brought on site by a local contractor.

'Good shape'

After a 4m hole was excavated the dog, which was trapped behind a small wall, was finally freed.

"He was in surprisingly good shape," said Kevin Griffiths of Mines Rescue.

"He was very happy to see us and came up to us wagging his tail and wanting to be patted."

By the time Rip was freed his owner had gone to work but he was taken into the care of a neighbour, said Mr Griffiths.

 

Vacancy at Kellingley Training Centre

General News - 18 May 2010 - Vacancy

MINES RESCUE SERVICE LTD

 

 

Mines Rescue Worker/Training Instructor

 

 

The Company’s primary role is to provide an emergency escape and rescue service to UK underground coal mines, and to a growing number of non-coal mines.  A rapidly growing area of our business is the provision of health and safety training and advice to clients in other industries with many of our courses fully accredited.

 

 

The Role

The Person

§         provision of emergency escape, rescue and associated services

§         24/7 response to Member companies

§         delivery of health & safety training courses

§         practical assistance on safety-related work

§         at least 2 years experience working underground at a coal mine would be advantageous

§         calm under pressure/good team working

§         flexible approach/willingness to learn

§         willing to undertake personal training and development

§         willing to deliver health and safety training to all industries throughout the UK and possibly overseas

 

 

Full training in all aspects of the job will be given, as will support to gain relevant skills-based, professional qualifications.  To learn more about the Company, visit our website at www.minesrescue.com.  Competitive rates of pay; bonus arrangements; good holidays; pension scheme contributions.

 

For an application form please email kellingley@minesrescue.com or telephone 01977 676700. 

 

 

 

The position will be subject to a CRB check and two satisfactory references.

 

The closing date for this position is Friday 4th June 2010

 

Mines Rescue Service Ltd is an equal opportunities company.

 

NEBOSH GENERAL CERTIFICATE

Mansfield - 12 February 2010 -

The NEBOSH course planned for 26th April 2010 - 21st May 2010 at Mansfield Rescue Station on our course calendar will be run as follows:-

26th - 30th April 2010 - week 1

17th - 21st May 2010 - week 2

Date of Examination: 9th June 2010

The course is a total of 2 full weeks, Monday to Friday each week.

 
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