The UK is alive with apprenticeships. What about our bulk liquid storage sector, though? Whilst our industry has made huge strides, risks remain real. There’s a collective understanding that a skills gap is on the horizon for our sector. You know it’s there and your business might not be affected by it yet but [...]
It’s that time of the year again where we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our customers, partners, suppliers and friends. Merry Christmas to one and all, and a Happy New Year. Safe to say 2018 has flown by quicker than Santa’s sleigh. And, at Reynolds Training Services, we’ve had a [...]
Reynolds Training Services has received Ofqual approval of its new qualification, the PAA\VQ-SET Level 3 Diploma for a Bulk Storage Operator (Technician). The vocational qualification was designed by Reynolds Training to underpin the new Apprenticeship for a Bulk Liquid Terminal Technician, but can also be undertaken as a standalone qualification by more experienced operational [...]
Be Prepared, the Scout’s motto, could have been coined to describe an Emergency Response Plan (ERP). In the high hazard sector risks run high, so being prepared is essential. That’s the approach Reynolds Training Services (RTS) takes and, indeed, is the backbone of its safety partnership with UM Storage Ltd. UM Storage operates bulk [...]
On the 27th June Reynolds Training Services hosted the Tank Storage Association SHE Meeting at the CATCH Facility in Stallingborough. At the meeting John Reynolds, MD of Reynolds Training Services provided an overview of the progress that has been made in relation to development of the Apprenticeship for Operational personnel in the Bulk Liquid Warehousing [...]
The US Chemical Safety Board has published a case study, ‘Key Lessons for Preventing Inadvertent Mixing During Chemical Unloading Operations’, which examines the events surrounding the October 21st 2016, chlorine gas release from the MGPI Processing Plant in Atchison, Kansas. Around 140 people were sent to hospitals as a result of the poisonous cloud, which [...]
It is the employer's responsibility to provide “suitable” personal protective equipment to employees who may be exposed to a risk to their health or safety while at work. Are there any exceptions to this rule? Yes, there is one. This is where the risk has been adequately controlled by other means which are equally [...]
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, often known as RIDDOR, regulates the statutory obligation to report deaths, injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. This includes near misses. If an incident has happened at your workplace: It can be reported online or; Via a telephone service for reporting fatal and major injuries [...]
The Control of Major Accident Hazards – or COMAH – is a set of health and safety regulations aimed at reducing the risk to the public from Major Accident Hazard sites. These sites store hazardous substances such as petrochemical and petroleum products. COMAH came into force on 1st April 1999, with further revisions in [...]
Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005 states that the employer is responsible for fire health and safety in the workplace. As the ‘responsible person’, you are required to: Carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises Tell staff or their representatives about the risks you’ve identified Put in place, and maintain, [...]
