BTS UNDERGROUND HEALTH & SAFETY COURSE
28 October 2022The tunnelling industry is continuing its buoyant period. Thames Tideway tunnelling completed, and secondary lining, connection and testing works will be complete in 2025. HS2 tunnelling well progressing, Hinkley Point C, York Potash in the UK are also progressing, and numerous smaller TBM tunnels around the country for Road & Rail crossings. The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) has opened.
Key to the success of these projects is their completion with the best health and safety record possible.
Following the success of the Underground Health & Safety Course over past years it has been decided to repeat the two-day format of the last eight years to allow more time on specific subjects and include more discussion and debate. The Health & Safety Course is organised and run by the British Tunnelling Society (BTS), an Associated Society of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The purpose of the course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to Health & Safety in tunnelling.
The course has been developed to focus exclusively on the underground environment. It aims to provide an introduction or enhance existing basic knowledge and develop an awareness of the health and safety challenges that working underground can pose.
Monday 21st November
DAY 1 - Underground Risks
- Ground risks & how mitigated
- Health & Welfare for underground workers –noise, dust, heat, pollution, harmful gases
- Occupational Health programmes –Emergency Response
- Compressed Air Usage
- Underground Safety Passports, Competence, NVQs
- Debate - tba
Tuesday 22nd November
DAY 2 - Underground Safety
- Safety Management & Maintenance aspects of the use of Underground Machinery – incl. TBM, Loco, Rolling stock, Conveyors
- Electrical Safety - supply systems, management, safe usage
- CDM Regulations as applied to design & construction of Underground work.
- Use of Explosives underground
- Joint Code of Risk Management for underground works
- Safety Management & Leadership programmes
- Environmental Impacts/Sustainability issues
- Course review & candidates assessment
Registration for the BTS Health & Safety Course
FEES Non BTS Members £230 BTS Members Rate £195
Fees include attendance at the course, delegate documentation and catering during the course (light breakfast, tea/coffee & lunch).
Method of Payment
Booking Information: Please don’t forget to login to the BTS website before you register for a course http://www.britishtunnelling.com
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