Falck Invests GBP 100,000 in Crisis Management Facilities for Offshore Sector (UK)

Falck Safety Services has invested more than GBP 100,000 in cutting edge crisis management facilities near its existing training centre at Aberdeen airport.

The facilities, based in Forties Road at Aberdeen Airport provide state-of-the-art training rooms for Major Emergency Management Initial Response (MEM IR), OIM Controlling Emergencies (OIM CE) and CRO Emergency Response. Working with its partner, global risk and emergency management specialists Altor Risk Group the facility features the latest Control Room Operator (CRO) software, which will replicate realistic offshore training situations and control room areas.

Falck and Altor are able to offer the most up to date and advanced facilities and qualified instructors to meet the increasing demand for CRO training and assessments. In addition, the investment will continue to provide MEM IR, OIM Controlling Emergencies and CRO coaching and assessments all under the same roof.

With the new facility at the Fire Training Group (FTG) at Aberdeen airport, this will also enable the incorporation of real time scenario training during live exercises with fire teams.

The investment at the Aberdeen site reinforces Falck’s partnership with Altor Risk Group and its and Falck’s, joint OPITO accreditations in CRO, MEMIR and OIM training, coaching and assessments.

Colin Leyden, Managing Director of Falck Safety Services, said: “We are pleased to be able to collaborate with a vital partner like Altor as we continue to expand, and improve, our training portfolio in the offshore energy sector.

“Our partnership with Altor reflects our capacity to supply digital control technology to meet the increasingly challenging logistical and workforce training requirements in the offshore energy sector in the region and throughout the world.” 

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Press release, November 5, 2013