MRS TRAINING & RESCUE - SAFE IN OUR HANDS
As well as being able to rescue from confined spaces during an emergency situation , they can offset other costs whilst at your premises by offering :
▪ Staff and contractor training
▪ Site safety audits
▪ Servicing of equipment
Q Can you tell us about SACCS ?
In 2017 , MRS Training & Rescue launched a new Confined Space Management system called SACCS ( Safe Access and Control of Confined Spaces ). This combines the latest in handheld technology with MRS ’ expertise to produce full analysis of any confined space , detailing all the risks and solutions .
The system :
▪ Can distinguish between what is categorised as a confined space and what , in essence , would be deemed an enclosed / restricted space ;
▪ Will use a red amber green ( RAG ) system to identify the Access Point & the Internal Space .
▪ Will rate the confined space as High , Medium or Low risk utilising the RAG system ;
▪ Will upload photos and videos taken in real time ;
▪ Will suggest minimum manpower requirements in terms of ‘ Top Man ’, Entrant and Rescue Personnel ;
▪ Will identify minimum equipment requirements for the ‘ Top Man ’, Entrant and Rescue Personnel ;
▪ Allows for comments and photos / videos to be made wherever required throughout the process .
▪ The user will provide a review date based on risk ;
▪ On completion , a report of each confined space is generated as a pdf document .
Q How do you maintain the highest standards of behavioural safety with trainers and clients alike ?
Our Purpose : To keep people safe
OUR VALUES
Ambitious – MRS works with its clients and key stakeholders to deliver improvements in safety performance across industry . We will constantly set ourselves challenging goals and move with pace and a shared determination to grow and develop our Company .
People Orientated – People are our greatest asset . It is their skills , expertise and knowledge that set us apart from the competition . Empowering our people , developing our people and caring for our people is fundamental to our success and at the heart of what we do .
Team Approach – Our goals and aims are shared , we work as one team to deliver the same great service across the whole country . We trust each other , we share ideas and are prepared constructively challenge , to ensure that there is mutual support in achieving our personal and organisational goals .
Openness – Our communications with each other and our customers will be honest and clear , we will always endeavor to simply say what we mean . We will act with integrity and ensure that our actions and advice align with our purpose of “ keeping people safe .”
Quality – MRS aims to delight customers by delivering quality and value in all the activities we undertake . We will embrace any opportunity to learn and continually improve . We will only undertake assignments we can deliver to our own high standards .
Q How have associations and accreditations helped MRS Training & Rescue ?
Q Where are you training centres located ?
We have 7 training centres throughout the UK , with tunnels built into the fabric of each building to prepare and train anyone who works in confined spaces .
In addition , we provide mobile confined space training courses throughout the UK . If you require training at your office , factory , site or business location , we can travel to you and provide onsite confined space training .
Q What is your approach to occupational health ?
We are members of several accreditations , groups and associations . All are useful in their own ways for providing improvement opportunities . This can be as simple as a different set of eyes looking at your systems and processes .
Those who audit and inspect , on site or operationally , are particularly valuable to MRS Training & Rescue and our clients . Although they tend to be more expensive , they prove that you do what you say you do .
Q Does MRS Training & Rescue have any exciting ventures planned ?
We employ an Occupational Health Screening company whose role involves monitoring our employees while being available for advice and assistance when required .
Our operational employees must have an annual medical and pass an annual fitness test before we allow them to provide rescue cover to our clients .
Employees working at the upper end of our risk assessments ( if the foreseeable risks are high , i . e . an emergency in a mine ), require a medical examination by a medical practitioner , prior to and following every wearing of breathing apparatus . This not only ensures the safety of our employees , but also protects our operational teams and those we ’ re providing rescue cover to .
We have increased our national coverage by opening a new training facility on the Solent , Southampton . This provides enclosed / confined space training to the South Coast area ; maritime and broader industrial sectors .
In addition , we ’ ve invested in six new Emergency Response Vehicles that are identically branded and fitted with blue lights , and three new mobile confined space trailers .
In 2018 , MRS Training & Rescue will also continue to develop our working at height offer across all our training centres .
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