Arco, the UK’s leading safety company and major partner of Hull City of Culture, led vital health and safety training for management and volunteer teams involved in the delivery of this year’s City of Culture programme.
Arco provided two nationally recognised training courses, which were completed by Hull 2017 managers and senior events management team members from Hull City Council. The certified courses included IOSH Working Safely, which meets the government’s guidelines for introductory health and safety training; and IOSH Managing Safely; which gives managers an understanding of their health and safety responsibilities. The courses were delivered with particular focus on Event Safety.
The training forms part of the legacy of the Hull City of Culture initiative, providing those involved with nationally recognised qualifications, which, in some cases, may help employment prospects in the future. The participating teams were presented with their IOSH health and safety certificates by Mike Allen, Arco’s Safety Services Director.
Neil Jowsey, Chief Executive of Arco, said: “Arco is exceptionally proud to be involved in the project, and to be supporting the safety training for the Hull City of Culture and Hull City Council teams, ensuring their security and well-being during their duties. The IOSH certified course provides particular hands-on training, which is both engaging and inspiring. We are glad to be guiding the teams throughout this very exciting time for Hull.”
Arco also designed and created the uniforms for the Hull City of Culture teams, which includes: polo shirts, a 3-in-1 soft shell and waterproof jacket combination, cargo pants and shorts, a baseball cap and backpack. Each item has been carefully designed to withstand warm, dry, wet or cold weather conditions and features the chosen corporate colour palette to represent Hull City of Culture 2017.
