The final bell just rang for students from the School of Engineering at the University of Hull who undertook practical process safety training with Lincolnshire-based provider, Reynolds Training Services.
This is the second year Reynolds Training Services has delivered practical process safety skills and knowledge to the University’s chemical engineering students.
“The idea is to instill core process safety competencies into the students before they enter the industrial workplace,” Reynolds Training Services managing director John Reynolds said in explanation of the partnership between his training company and the University of Hull.
“This year’s intake of students,” he added, “got a firsthand taste of what it means to process safety on high hazard sites. This real-world experience supports and enhances the theoretical-based knowledge the students acquire in the lecture room.”
The students, it would seem, agree. Mr Reynolds said they had provided some “fantastic feedback” about the learning experience with RTS.
“From workshops to a visit to Inter Terminals’ high hazard site, the experience proved beneficial for all involved,” he commented. “The students kindly provided feedback so, rather than hear it from us, check out some of their comments and pictures of the trip to Inter Terminals below.”
In the words of the students
Asked how they found the learning experience with RTS, the students answered:
“The whole 2 day trip was very informative and helpful. Reynolds Training Services sure made me realise what a chemical engineer is and his part of the job in the plant,” Polytimos Stavropoulos.
“Very informative, good fun, useful experience and cracking jokes,” David Kocsis.
“The learning experience with Reynolds Training Services was really interesting and a helpful way of coordinating the theoretical and practical skill,” Dana Julean.
“Made something that could be very dull fun and exciting,” Barney Carter.
“The combination of practical and visual learning has aided my understanding of this module better,” Ahmed Mohamed.
“The experience was very good and refreshing. It helped me understand the theory as I was able to visualise it and able to apply my knowledge to practical tasks,” Ridwan Haashi.
Asked whether the practical training enhanced their theoretical knowledge of process safety, the students answered:
“All the techniques and methodologies will be very useful and were all well taught,” Daniel Coelho.
“Really appreciate the wealth of experience provided by the programme facilitators. Thank you,” Onome Festys Okome.
“Absolutely! I could put together my skills learnt in lectures with the real world,” Rebecca Milazzo.
“The practical training really got me involved with process safety,” Samia Nara Santos Vasoncelos.
“I now fully understand the process safety theoretical module of my course,” Zahra Akram.
“Seeing how the COMAH regulations are actually put into practice makes you realise how important they are because the plant is such a dangerous place,” Karen Atayi.
