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08/10/2007 21:03:06 - Airbus UK Award for Zircom

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Airbus has recently formally acknowledged Zircom’s work and commitment to Health & Safety at their Broughton site, by presenting them with an award, which is given by Airbus UK to companies demonstrating a high-level of competency in the management of Health & Safety on site during the calendar year.Airbus has recently formally acknowledged Zircom’s work and commitment to Health & Safety at their Broughton site, by presenting them with an award, which is given by Airbus UK to companies demonstrating a high-level of competency in the management of Health & Safety on site during the calendar year.

The award was presented by Derek Hodgkinson who has recently retired from Airbus, as a testament to Derek’s hard work in the field of Health & Safety the award is named in his honour, as he set up the 'Safe Systems of Work Procedures', which is currently used at Airbus. Zircom has a team of resident engineers working on site at Airbus Broughton working on the design and installation of structured network cabling and cable containment.

Health & Safety at such a large site is imperative; all personnel undergo a formal site safety induction before being allowed to undertake any work. A specific induction and ‘tool box talks’ relating to individual projects is given to all those working on a project prior to work commencing. Just to be on site, Zircom has to possess a number of certificates and accreditation including; IPAF (International Powered Access Federation) Certification, PASMA (Prefabricated Access Supplier & Manufacturers Association) Certification and CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) Cards & Manual Handling Training.

As well as the company, all personnel who carry out work on site must hold CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) registration cards. The CSCS cards are issued by the CITB (Construction Industries Training Board) and holders must undergo a test in a controlled environment to show that they can demonstrate an acceptable level of Health & Safety knowledge and awareness required for working in construction environments.

In June, as part of their continued commitment to Health & Safety, Zircom achieved CHAS registration, the Contractor Health and Safety scheme, which demanded rigorous independent assessment of Zircom’s ability and proof of compliance with Health & Safety legislation. “Our commitment to Health & Safety is paramount to our success and is a massive part of our business plan and activities, we are delighted to have received this award and look forward to continuing our work with the Airbus team at Broughton”, Peter Knight, Director Zircom.

Notes to Editor: The Company Established in 1992 Zircom provides high quality services in data, voice communication and fibre optic services and solutions to the business arena and are currently developing the business to incorporate wireless solutions.
The company operates nationwide and across Europe, successfully building a Blue Chip client base, servicing contracts to a variety of businesses. For further information please visit – www.zircom.co.uk
Emma Blackmore Zircom Public Relations Officer T: +44 (0)151 709 4547 F: +44 (0)151 703 0018 E: emma@ampersand.uk.com

date:08/10/2007 21:03:06

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