Alstom in Wolverhampton plays host to local Air Training Corps as part of Environment, Health and Safety training
Alstom in Wolverhampton plays host to local Air Training Corps as part of Environment, Health and Safety training
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Cadets from 1046 (Fordhouses) Squadron, Air Training Corps (ATC) have visited Alstoms Midlands Traincare Centre at Oxley as part of their work towards gaining an Entry Level Award in Health and Safety.
The ATC has many aims, one of which is to provide training which will be useful in both service and civilian life. As part of the training programme, the cadets are required to demonstrate their understanding of five key areas including hazards, signs, personal protective equipment (PPE) and how to stay safe.
And Alstom, which has around 200 people based in Jones Road, Wolverhampton, was happy to help out with the training, starting with giving the cadets a full site safety induction and issuing them with suitable PPE.
Colin Haynes, who is Information Systems Director for Alstom Transport Services and also an officer in the RAF Volunteer Reserve, said: This was a great opportunity for the cadets to see safety in action. We were able to show them how the centre operates and to give them the opportunity to see how weve embedded safe systems of work in everything we do.
The 10 cadets were given a worksheet designed to get them to think about the measures Alstom has implemented to improve safety and efficiency, and to reduce the environmental impacts of operations.
Cadet Corporal James Morgan said: it was interesting to see how such a large-scale operation could be planned at such short notice, and how fast situations can change. Alstom seems to be able to adapt to obstacles in very short periods of time.
Cadet Katie Haynes said: Everything seemed to have a clearly marked place meaning that there was no clutter, making it safer and easier for people to work here.
Alstom in Wolverhampton is one of the companys five traincare centres that look after the Alstom-built Pendolino trains operating on the West Coast Main Line. A total of 12 Pendolino trainsets arrive at Oxley every night to be prepared for the next mornings journeys to and from London.