The Gate Safe training course is now approved by The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
IIRSM is a global membership organisation for risk and safety professionals. As a fellow charity focused on improving standards of safety, IIRSM has been a supporter of Gate Safe for over ten years and the decision to apply for IIRSM course approval represents a natural progression of the two charities’ working relationship.
The Gate Safe training course, which is delivered both on-line and face-to-face, has been running since 2012, resulting in over 4,200 trained installers on the Gate Safe register.
Commenting on the move to IIRSM approval, Gate Safe chairman and founder Richard Jackson says: “Gate Safe has always sought out independent endorsement of the training on offer, to underpin the credibility and professionalism of the course and its adherence to key national training requirements. Aligning the training more closely to IIRSM is an obvious choice since Gate Safe has always advocated a risk assessment approach to gate safety which is consistent with IIRSM’s ethos for promoting risk and safety management. Both charities share a desire to deliver guidance in plain English, without over complicating the messaging with excessive technical jargon. We are looking forward to this new chapter of working with IIRSM to raise awareness of the importance of automated gate safety training.”
Sue Bull, IIRSM Professional Development Specialist, said: “IIRSM was thrilled to approve the Gate Safe course. The course demonstrated an excellent level of technical and practical training from industry experts. The course aligned strongly to IIRSM’s Risk Management and Leadership Competency Framework by focusing on risk assessments to identify and mitigate hazards and prioritising safety throughout.”
