Non-stop training during LS1!

The year 2013 is a busy year for the Safety Training team, who are seeing a dramatic increase in their activities during LS1. The Safety Training Service within the HSE Unit offers training courses all year round to people working on the CERN site who are exposed to a variety of potential hazards (e.g. chemical hazards, fire hazards, etc.) either because of the activities they perform (e.g. work in confined spaces or on machines) and/or their place of work (e.g. workshops, laboratories, underground areas, etc.).

LS1 has triggered an increase in the number of requests for training, mainly from people requiring to carry out work on the LHC. Indeed, in order to access the underground areas, it is obligatory to have taken certain safety courses such as the self-rescue mask or radiation protection training courses. Consequently, the number of training sessions and the number of people trained is currently twice what it was during the same period in 2012, with almost 4,600 people trained in 530 sessions (up to the end of July).

In order to cope with this increased level of activity and to continue to offer a high-quality service to the CERN personnel, the Safety Training team has brought in reinforcements, increasing the number of trainers and sessions too. As a reminder, these sessions can be delivered either by internal trainers (members of the CERN personnel who are experts in the area of safety concerned) or external trainers (from specialised training consultancies). The trainers themselves are also trained to ensure that the content delivered in the lessons is consistent with current regulations and adapted to the participants' needs.

For more information about the activity of the Safety Training Service, contact us at safety.training@cern.ch.

by HSE Unit