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The Academy of Joint Integrity is alerting smaller businesses involved in industry that they may not be adhering to health and safety standards following changes to the Control of Major Accident Hazards (CoMAH) Regulations, which came into effect a year ago.
The amendments mean that a large number of smaller companies operating in industries including pharmaceutical, chemical and fuel storage must now adhere to the CoMAH regulations.
The Academy of Joint Integrity, which is part of global sealing solutions specialist Flexitallic, has seen demand for its accredited training programmes increase by more than 25 per cent, following changes to CoMAH regulations.
CoMAH aims to prevent the effects of major accidents involving dangerous substances such as Chlorine, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, explosives and Arsenic Pentoxide, which can cause serious damage and harm.
The most common areas contributing to the loss of containment are: fuel/ chemical storage, vessels, pipework and flexible hoses.
The Academy provides accredited, bespoke practical training to graduates, engineers and technicians covering all areas of Flange Assembly/Sealing Technology and Joint integrity, underpinning Loss of Containment Initiatives.
On-site Integrity audits also provide clients with ageing assets invaluable technical evaluation of how to address corroded flanges and pipework from a gasket/flange assembly perspective.
Gary Milne, Academy Technical Director said: “The changes to CoMAH regulations have had consequences for a large number of small businesses, which were previously unaffected by the rules.
“The increase in demand for our training services has been a direct result of these changes, as owners of these newly classified businesses need to get up to speed with the latest competency standards in preventing accidents in hazardous environments.”
Through its alliance with fellow NOF Energy member, TTE Technical Training Group, the Academy provides training at Teesside, whilst also having facilities in Humberside, West Yorkshire and Aberdeen. Its unique mobile rigs are popular with end users who prefer to have training delivered on site.
Lunch and Learn events at clients’ premises also provide an insight into the Academy offerings. These sessions are available free of charge and permit the end users to experience the unique mobile Flange Assembly Demonstration Unit (FADU), displaying the elastic interaction of the components within the Flanged Connection.