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Castings and Forgings
It is an automatic function of the production process that casting work produces noise, fumes and smoke, with molten metal being manhandled and showers of sparks from grinding wheels flying into the air. So it is perhaps more important than almost anywhere else that the workforce is fully aware of its responsibilities regarding health and safety. It would come as no surprise, therefore, that our first tasks at most foundries where we have worked has been directly related to health and safety.
Companies in this sector we have worked with include:
C.E.Marshall Ltd.
G. Clancey Ltd.
Gabriel and Co. Ltd.
Thomas Dudley Ltd.
Example of Programme undertaken
Programme Details
In 2004, the client company had already completed a health and safety programme with another training provider. Our initial task was to deliver NVQ courses to the foundry workforce: basically City and Guilds' PMO Level 1 and Technical Services NVQ, under our Franchise Partnership with Dudley College and PMO Level 2 NVQ supported by the LSC's Train-2-Gain initiative.
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Preparation
As usual, we met with the senior management and also with the immediate line managers of the relevant work teams. With a number of workers of Asian origin, we assigned two Asian Language speakers to work as trainer/assessors.
Course Delivery
The main factor to arise was the common problem of access for assessors to the operators who are working on an automated line. This was addressed by the client company's management early in the programme. The work shop situation required the Trainer/Assessors to work on the shop floor, alongside the busy production line, throughout the programme. This exposed our assessors to the airborne dust and dirt produced by the production processes. Perhaps this shared experience helped the assessors to develop a good rapport with the plant operators. Whatever the reason, those on piece work in the Grinding Shop gave up their time in order to complete their course; the mill operators and casters, whose mother tongue was Punjabi, also successfully completed their courses, leading to a most satisfactory feeling of achievement amongst the whole group.
Outcomes
The H.R. Manager confirmed that safety and timekeeping had improved and that absenteeism was down. PILOT was invited to run the same courses in the company's other production facilities.
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