FAISALABAD:A training session title “Safety and management in energy sector’ was held at Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) regional training centre, here on Sunday.
The event was jointly organised by Safety Directorate Fesco, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Chip Training and Consulting (CTC).
More than 50 Fesco officers and officials from Operation, Grid Station, Regional Training Centre, Circle Training Centers and Safety Directorate from all eight districts of Fesco participated in the training.
In the training session, Chip Training and Consulting (CTC) trainer Engineer Iftikhar Razzaq gave useful information to the participants about the causes of accidents in the energy sector, their prevention and their remedies.
He briefed the participants about causes and remedies of arc flash, causes and prevention of electric shock, electrical and mechanical interlocking, logout/tag out (LOTO) protocol, earthing, over current, workplace safety and use of personal protective equipment.
At the end of the training, Deputy Director Safety FESCO Muhammad Saeed Raza thanked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Chip Training and Consulting (CTC) and said that conducting such training will play an important role and highlight the safety culture among the officers and employees of various formations of FESCO.
Pre-training and post-training tests were taken from the participants and a lot of useful information was exchanged on technical topics during the group discussions.