Put to the test
The alarm bell rings. Seconds later, the whole tunnelling team is on the move: calmly but quickly, the workers try to get out into the open air. When the headcount is taken at the assembly point, there’s a shock: one person is missing.
Fire-fighters with breathing apparatus rush into the tunnel which is now belching out thick smoke. They manage to rescue the missing worker; shortly afterwards they locate and extinguish the fire. All is well again.
Fortunately, the fire was only a realistically staged exercise designed by site managers in conjunction with the fire service to test and improve the effectiveness of Implenia’s emergency procedures: it’s much easier to respond correctly in a real crisis if you have practised what to do in a drill.
Fortunately, the fire was only a realistically staged exercise designed by site managers in conjunction with the fire service to test and improve the effectiveness of Implenia’s emergency procedures: it’s much easier to respond correctly in a real crisis if you have practised what to do in a drill.
Safety Week resulted in a noticeable improvement in participants’ capacity to deal with emergencies and accidents, while managers and Health & Safety Officers were able to identify where processes needed to be optimized. Heartened by the positive responses, Implenia Sverige immediately put a date in the diary for Safety Week 2018.
