Contractors Safety Passport (Core & Quarry days)
Starting: 08 March 2009
Reference No: CSP/UIE2010-0_
The Contractors Safety Passport scheme is a nationwide initiative to introduce a minimum standard for contractors working within customers premises. Next course on 24th & 25th August 2010 in Ballygawley, with a further 1 day course for Quarry Sector only in Belfast on 1st September in Belfast.
The Quarrying Products Association N. I. announced and launched the "Hard Target" initiative in 2005. The overall objective of this initiative is to halve the number of accidents occurring within N. Ireland quarries by 2010. As part of this initiative and to contribute to achieving the objective of reducing accidents, the Quarry Products Association, in partnership with H.S.E.N.I., EPIC ( The National Training Organisation for the extractive and mineral processing industries) and the Safety Pass Alliance they have developed a safety training scheme.
To obtain the Contractors Safety Passport , individuals have to successfully complete a 2 day modular health & safety course. A multi choice question paper is completed at the end of each module which must be passed for the Passport to be awarded. The first day will cover general health & safety including an introduction to the law , workplace safety , fire precautions , hazardous substances , manual handling , noise and accidents. The second day is specific to the industry (ie Quarrying or General Manufacturing)
Ulster Industrial Explosives are providers of the Contractors Safety Passport scheme within N. Ireland.
Many of the quarrying companies within N. Ireland are backing the nationally recognised scheme. Letters have been circulated to contractors making them aware of the scheme and placing targets upon them for when personnel should have obtained their Passports.
Approximately 400 people have enrolled and successfully completed the Contractors Safety Passport course in N. Ireland since November 2001. Contractors to the quarrying industry supporting this initiative include
Axon
Capital Oil
C.D.E. Ireland
C & H Electrical
Cooke Brothers Engineering
Crush-Tec
Drilling & Pumping Supplies
G. Bishop Crusher Repairs
Guardian Fire & Security
H. Ireland
Impact Conveyor Parts
Ken Black Building Services
Kennedy Equipment Sales
Lawther Drilling
Northern Industrial Processes
Orica Blast & Quarry Surveys
P.M. Engineering
Powerscreen
Quarry Fit
R.D.S.
Rocklift
Roco (N.I.)
Ro-Tech Vulcanising Services
Sandvik
Smiley Monroe
S.T. Stainless
Strain Engineering
Surefire Protection
Tobermore Concrete Products
Ulster Industrial Explosives
Quarrying companies that have participated include; Omya (UK)
CE Stevensons
Armagh City Quarries
TH Moore
Kilwaughter Chemical Co.
Patrick Bradley
B. Mullan
H. Graham
Kennedy Quarries
Hanson Aggregates
Feedback from candidates attending the U.I.E. courses has been encouraging. 99% rated the overall course as safisfactory or above, 86% rated it as very satisfactory or above and 34% rated it as excellent.
General Manafacturing courses are arranged as required.
For further details or to make a reservation on a UIE course in Carrickfergus or Cookstown , register online or alternatively contact U.I.E. by telephone on (028) 9335 1444 , or e-mail info@uielimited.com
