Tagpoint Training may raise safety awareness at Waal Bridge renovation

Anyone who has ever been to the Nijmegen area is probably familiar with the Waal Bridge. This monumental bridge played a major role during World War II and is currently being renovated. The project has been in the news for months and has a significant traffic impact on the region. It is therefore a great challenge, say Mark van Tiel, technical manager realization Waalbrug, and Marcel Alderliesten, project manager at VolkerWessels Infra. As Team Waalbrug they are working with many companies on the renovation of the Waalbrug. Safety and safety awareness are of paramount importance. They use the interactive training of Tagpoint Training. They talk about how the organization handles safety.

Safety begins at the design stage

Safety belongs to everyone and also plays out on the shop floor. Van Tiel: "It's also in the preparation. For example, you strive for a safe design. Working safely starts on the drawing board. How do we further implement safety? We talk to people about their behavior and have regular safety meetings at both strategic and operational levels. There are toolbox meetings, safety training sessions and safety awareness meetings with the client. We also use Tagpoint training to increase safety awareness."

Alderliesten: "In fact, you don't know if you're doing it right until something goes wrong. We want to prevent that at all times. That is why we are working every day to improve safety and safety awareness. Ultimately, it's about getting people to think for themselves what safety means. This is better achieved by repeating information and focusing on changing behavior. That's what we use Tagpoint Training for."

Tagpoint increases security awareness

Alderliesten: "Tagpoint Training helps us raise safety awareness at all levels. Colleagues are happy with this way of learning. Tagpoint helps us to create more safety awareness in one go. The knowledge users gain from it is tested in a surprising way."

Van Tiel. "Thanks to Tagpoint's trainings, colleagues keep paying attention. They find it a fun and educational way to work with safety. The modules are easily accessible: anyone can follow it, from scaffolder to project manager. Their team leaders can also use the dashboard to see whether everyone is actually going through the modules. The modules can be accessed anywhere, as all you need is an Internet connection and a computer. Because it is digital, you can follow the modules whenever it suits you. Also, the knowledge gained can be directly applied in practice. As a result, you learn safe work behavior and it does not become a theoretical exercise."

Alderliesten cites Tagpoint Training's keywords as flexible, interactive and hands-on. "André van der Grift, our contact at Tagpoint, visits our locations regularly. He not only explains how the program works, but also engages in a conversation about what exactly safety is. This makes Tagpoint a committed partner, visibly motivated to achieve safety. This sets them apart from other providers in the area of security."