Category Archives: First Aid Training

Training in Silos is the road to organised chaos

Its the fault of the tick box culture we’ve created for ourselves. First Aid Training, Fire Warden Training, Health and Safety Training all need to be done, but by who? Well the first mistake is to have them delivered by … Continue reading

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Isocyanate Spillages – the hazards and response required

1000L IBC Spill of Isocyanate Over the last few months we have been running a series of training course for companies involved in the manufacture of polyurethane foam. The main reagents being Polyol and MDI or Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate to … Continue reading

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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread during laboratory spill incidents

Laboratory Spill Response Training is not something to be taken lightly. I received an e mail only yesterday from one of our clients with an interesting update on events post their Sapira laboratory spill incident training course which I would … Continue reading

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Integrated Emergency First Aid at Work

At last a client who sees the benefit of not training in silos. This week one of our pharmaceutical clients asked us to develop a course for them which, not only complies with the requirements of the Emergency First Aid … Continue reading

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Training shouldn’t be in Silos. Avoid silo management when it comes to preparing for an incident.

When it comes to spill training there is absolutely no point in playing at it. Far too often organisations are motivated to run a course for all the wrong reasons. ISO14001 compliance is just one of the prime motivators but … Continue reading

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Laboratory Chemical Spill Response

What’s the justification for Laboratory Spill Response Training ? Surely chemists know what they are doing in the event of a chemical spill? Well that’s not our experience. They may well know about the chemicals they are handling and indeed … Continue reading

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Body Fluid Spills – Blood, Urine etc but what about bathroom incidents ?

Decontamination of blood spills. More than 30 diseases may be transmitted by needlestick or sharps injuries. The most important pathogens are hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and HIV. Environmental spills of potentially infectious material such as blood should be decontaminated. … Continue reading

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First Aid Training for Spill Responders

We’ve always been surprised by the disconnect between First Aid Training and Spill Response Training. So in partnership with First4Aid we’ve decided to do something about it. We’ve launched a First Aid Course which includes the key elements of incident response for spills. It ensures that First Aiders understand more about the hazards to themselves and their patients when handling spill incident casualties.. Continue reading

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