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| FROM LEFT: Helen Hill, from Sainsbury's, Carolyn Sterling, of the Orange Group, and Maureen Wisdom, a health and safety consultant for BCOT Business Unit |
THE BCOT Business Unit held a free breakfast seminar to raise awareness of the key health and safety issues facing employers and to give practical advice on how to avoid risks.
Guest speaker Nick Kemp, from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), gave a presentation on the hot topics facing employers.
He demonstrated how poor health and safety training can cause accidents and cost businesses time and money.
He said: "The HSE firmly believes that most accidents can be prevented with effective training."
Afterwards, health and safety consultant Maureen Wisdom outlined the training courses available from the Business Unit.
Delegates included Carolyn Sterling, an executive director for the Orange Group, a facilities management company based in Fleet.
Carolyn, who is responsible for 79 staff, has worked with the Business Unit in the past.
She said: "BCOT offers affordable training that falls within our budget.
"The seminar was extremely useful. It dispelled some of the myths that exist and demonstrated how things are often taken out of context by the media.
"Health and safety cannot be ignored. It is about making life easier for employers, not more difficult."
Also in attendance was Helen Hill, who works as a health and safety adviser for Sainsbury's.
She said: "The seminar provided an ideal opportunity to network within the same profession and share knowledge and experience."
Danny Weymouth, from Weymouth Gas plumbing and heating, said he had picked up some valuable points and was very impressed with the delivery.
For further information on healthy and safety courses at BCOT, call 01256 306388 or e-mail claire.francis@bcot.ac.uk
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