Gate Safe, the charity set up in 2010 (following the death of two children in separate automated gate accidents), to improve standards in safety for automated gates, is joining forces with the Joint Industry Board, which administers the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to launch a dedicated Gate Safe Aware ECS card.
Gate Safe, which already counts IOSH, RoSPA, ECA, SAFed and School Safety MARK amongst its supporters, has always been keen to extend its Gate Safe Aware message to all professions involved in the automated gate installation process. The charity is therefore delighted to be able to work with the Scheme to accredit individuals who undertake a new training programme on the safe installation of automated gates.
Operatives in the gate installation industry can now participate in the IOSH accredited Gate Safe Aware Training programme which has been running since August 2012. The half-day session provides delegates with a practical and comprehensive overview of the current standards / safety guidelines pertaining to automated gates. Individuals who successfully complete* and pass the assessment are eligible to use the Gate Safe Aware Installer logo and they will also be entered onto the growing Gate Safe Aware Installer database which promotes the appointment of professionally trained installers to ensure a safe and compliant installation.
Commenting on the launch of the Gate Safe Aware ECS Related Discipline card, Gate Safe founder Richard Jackson says “The roll out of this training scheme is not only designed to improve the understanding / appreciation of accepted best practice in relation to an automated gate installation, it is also there to protect individuals and their businesses from the risk of costly litigation which could potentially follow a non-compliant installation. We are delighted to be working with the industry’s recognized competence card scheme which enjoys such a high profile within the electrotechnical sector. We are confident that by training and accrediting individuals in this way, we will be able to provide automated gate owners with access to an even greater number of Gate Safe Aware professionals whose skills and understanding are commensurate with the delivery a safe and compliant automated gate.”
For details of the next Gate Safe Aware training course or how to obtain a Gate Safe Aware ECS card, either visit www.gate-safe.org or call 01233 750 620.
It is compulsory to hold a current Health & Safety qualification in order to apply for, and be awarded with an ECS card, so all applicants for the Gate Safe Aware ECS Related Discipline card will be required to confirm whether or not they have the valid ECS Health & Safety training. The Gate Safe Aware ECS card will not be issued until the relevant Health & Safety training has been completed. Any necessary ECS Health & Safety training will be handled by ECS direct.
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