ABTA is pleased to announce it will be hosting three brand new, comprehensive training days that will cover gas, fire and hurricane safety for the travel industry:

• ABTA’s Gas Safety Management Training - 21 January 2020
• ABTA’s Principals of Fire Safety in Travel Course – 18 March 2020
• ABTA’s Hurricane Safety Training – 29 April 2020

These practical courses will be run by technical experts in their fields and spaces will be limited. 

ABTA’s Gas Safety Management Training – 21 January 2020
Chris Jones – Technical Safety Manager at CORGI Technical Services – will be running ABTA’s Gas Safety Management training day on 21 January 2020. Chris has over 35 years’ experience and is a qualified carbon monoxide incident investigator. He works closely with tour operators, managing fuel safety issues and risk assessing gas installations in holiday accommodation worldwide. This course will teach you how to improve and effectively manage fuel and energy safety in holiday resorts and accommodation the keep customers safe. Chris will walk through gas safety good practice and provide practical examples to improve current gas safety management processes and procedures.

ABTA’s Principals of Fire Safety in Travel Course – 18 March 2020
Terry Auld – an independent fire and safety consultant – will be running ABTA’s Principals of Fire Safety in Travel Course on 18 March 2020. Terry has extensive experience working with the travel industry and is a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers as well as being retained by Preverisk, a leading provider of safety related services. This one-day course will provide practical advice on fire safety management in tourism accommodation. Terry will deliver training on the principles of fire safety and what to be aware of when auditing accommodation, as well as the practical steps that can be implemented to ensure best practice and safety of customers.

ABTA’s Hurricane Safety Training – 29 April 2020
Norman Lynagh – a chartered meteorologist – will be running ABTA’s Hurricane Safety Training on 29 April 2020. Norman has more than 50 years’ experience and is was previously vice-president of the Royal Meteorological Society. Given the unpredictable nature of weather systems and the impact on travel accommodation and programmes, this course will provide the skills needed to understand what a hurricane is, why its formed, the warnings issued around the world and how to prepare for the potential impact on travel programs. This includes learning how to update and correctly inform staff and customers when emergencies occur. 

ABTA’s new health and safety training courses are being held throughout 2020 in central London. Find out more and register your places online. Group booking discounts are available.