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Last Updated: May 24, 2009 - 3:37:13 PM |
Hazmat Handling
Bella Investment Services provides hazardous materials (hazmat) handling services to commercial and industrial companies in the Bahamas. The company has organized an emergency services course to be held December 8-11, 2008 in Freeport for individuals seeking to improve their skills in these areas. In this photo, two members of the Bella Investment Services' hazmat response team prepare dangerous chemicals in Freeport for shipping to a processing facility in the United States. (Photo courtesy Bella Investment Services)
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Freeport, Grand Bahama – Emergency personnel, first responders and those who handle hazardous materials can upgrade their skills and learn new techniques for carrying out essential services in the Bahamas during a four-day training seminar that will be held December 8-11 in Freeport.
Grand Bahama-based Bella Investment Services, one of the few qualified hazardous materials handling companies in the Bahamas, is organising the intensive training course to help improve local skills and expand the Bahamas' ability to respond to natural and man-made emergencies.
Darren Rollins, president and managing director of Bella Investment Services, said that his company has established key relationships in the region that have made the training course possible. "While we already have well-trained first responders in the Bahamas, we know it is vital that we ensure our standards and procedures meet international code," Rollins said. "To do that, we have engaged Florida State Fire College experts for this course, and they will be actually carrying out the training here."
Florida State Fire College Battalion Chief Nick DeVita and others will be in Grand Bahama to work with local personnel seeking to improve or expand their skills in the areas of emergency services and hazardous materials. The instructors hold certifications in Hazardous Materials Response, Structural Collapse, High-Angle Rescue, Confined Space Rescues, Trench Rescue, Advanced Structural Firefighting, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Incident Command, among other specialised skills. They have responded to major natural disasters in the United States, including Hurricane Katrina and wildfire disasters.
Hazmat Handling
Bella Investment Services' hazmat personnel prepare their protective gear prior to moving into an area containing dangerous materials. The team works along with local industrial and commercial companies that require processing and handling of materials that could be hazardous. Bella Investment Services will coordinate efforts with medical personnel to ensure the health and safety of all involved, before, during and after an emergency incident. The company has organised an extensive four-day training seminar in Freeport to improve skills and prepare Bahamians for natural and man-made emergencies. (Photo courtesy Bella Investment Services)
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Dale Russell-Jones, safety officer at Bella Investment Services, advised that the training course is an excellent opportunity for the Bahamas, and Grand Bahama in particular, to meet the demands of the growing industrial and commercial sectors of the economy. "When international companies come to the Bahamas either as companies establishing a base here or as companies that need these types of emergency services, we have to be able to assure them of our compliance with the standards such as those from OSHA [U.S.-based Occupational Safety & Health Administration]," Russell-Jones stated. "We also have millions of containers and other shipments pass through our ports every year, and we must be capable and ready to deal with any issues that may arise because of that." The safety officer is confident that the upcoming training course will help prepare Bahamians to meet those situations.
The course will be held at Bella Investment Services' headquarters off Oak Street in Freeport, Grand Bahama, from December 8 through 11. There will be three days of concentrated classroom study and teaching and a full day of practical field training. Industrial companies, shipping agencies, hotels, government agencies, chemical plants, and medical personnel will all benefit from this training course.
Interested companies and individuals can contact Bella Investments via e-mail at bellainvestments@coralwave.com or via phone at 352-7170 or 352-8278. Special pricing has been established for groups that attend.
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