Police, Fire Service collaborate on safety, health training
A section of the class observes ‘social distancing’ during the training.
A section of the class observes ‘social distancing’ during the training.

THE Guyana Police Force, Occupational Safety and Health Section (OSHS) collaborated with the Guyana Fire Service and held its second Fire Marshall Training which compliments the Emergency Evacuation Programme (EEP).
The training was held Thursday at the Police Officers’ training complex, Camp Street, Georgetown.
The Force’s Occupational Safety and Health Officer, Deputy Superintendent, Dexter Brown, enlightened the ranks of headquarters as to the fundamentals of OSH hazard analysis and controls and the Osh Act. Chapter 99.06.

The leading fireman, David Paul, went through the use and effects of the fire extinguisher and emergency evacuation procedures.
Ranks were enlightened about the Standard Operational Procedures for the emergency evacuation and were made aware how to effectively evacuate a building.
It was one of three phases of the EEP and will be followed by the safety drills to ensure the desired level of competency is reached.

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