London, UK: Gist has launched a safety training programme which will result in every manager in the UK receiving a formal qualification and recognition from the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Every Gist manager, some 700 employees, will undertake the IOSH training programme, Managing Safely. It is the market-leading health and safety course for line managers, designed to provide all managers with the confidence and enthusiasm to apply knowledge to the workplace, Gist says.
The course, which drives improvements in safety awareness, was historically completed as a mandatory qualification by Gist’s Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) team as well as safety representatives at each of Gist’s sites. This new training programme rollout will see all managers at all sites receive the qualification, taking Gist’s safety culture to a new level.
Michael Chambers, chief executive, Gist, said: “Keeping our people safe is the single most important priority for our business. We take this very seriously and by rolling out this training programme we are clearly demonstrating the importance of safety in our organisation and ensuring that every Gist manager is fully equipped to identify, manage and respond to the safety risks we may face.”
