Page 19 - W M Donald Newsletter - Edition Twelve

W M Donald is clearly serious about the safety and skills of its workforce
As a degree of normality has gradually returned to the construction sector in Scotland, W M Donald has invested heavily in training for its workforce.
C&G Safety & Training is a relatively new training provider working primarily across North East Scotland. Greg O’Hagan founded C&G with fellow Director, Craig Milne. Here Greg outlines the training the company has been undertaking for W M Donald:
‘C&G Safety & Training was formed in October 2020 and began trading in February 2021. We work across the construction, energy and health sectors providing training and health and safety consultancy.
W M Donald was one of our first major clients. Our first meeting with the W M Donald management team was at their offices and yard in Netherley. We were impressed with the quality and breadth of the facilities. The team was clearly serious about both the projects they delivered and the safety and skills of their entire workforce.
Our first opportunity came in March 2021 when we delivered abrasive wheel training at Netherley. Since March, we have trained around 200 employees in various disciplines including CAT & Genny (cable avoidance tool & signal generator), manual handling, face fit testing, and health and safety awareness. We have also delivered training at W M Donald’s facilities in Perth, Dundee and Inverness.
We hold regular meetings with the W M Donald team to ensure training is planned and delivered to the highest possible standard. W M Donald maintains a dynamic training matrix which clearly identifies the required training that employees must undertake for each role.
A key element of every training course delivered is the feedback from the trainees. Evaluation forms are completed and, to date, the feedback received has been very positive.
We believe that learning should be fun and engaging as well as serious. In our experience, this approach reinforces learning. It’s important to recognise that every trainee has different needs and it is a key skill of the trainer to ensure that these are met.’
Greg O’Hagan and Craig Milne
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