Thousands of people, one building, every shift.
IT and business process management campuses run around the clock with very high occupancy, server rooms and long hours at screens. Emergency readiness and wellbeing have to work at 3 a.m. as well as at noon.
Safety context in IT & BPM.
Technology parks and BPM centres concentrate large workforces on many floors, often across night shifts, alongside server rooms, UPS systems and generator sets that keep operations running.
Eduforce applies its fire safety and evacuation, first aid and CPR, electrical safety, ergonomics and stress management training to these workplaces, alongside fire and electrical audits of the premises.
What this industry has to manage.
High-occupancy evacuation
Multi-floor offices with hundreds per floor need wardens, routes and rehearsed drills on every shift.
Electrical and server infrastructure
UPS rooms, battery banks and generator sets add electrical and fire risk behind the office floor.
Screen work and posture
Long hours at a desk bring musculoskeletal strain and eye fatigue.
Night shifts and pressure
Shift work and targets add fatigue and stress, and leave fewer trained first aiders on site at night.
How we support this industry.
- Fire safety, evacuation training and mock drills
- First aid with CPR across every shift
- Workplace ergonomics training
- Stress management programmes
- Fire and electrical safety audits
Programmes that apply here.
- Fire safety
- Evacuation training and mock drill
- First aid with CPR
- Workplace ergonomics
- Stress management
- Electrical safety
Support beyond the classroom.
- Fire safety audits
- Electrical safety audits
- Emergency response planning
- Occupational health consultancy
Sector coverage
Recorded in Eduforce material
Eduforce material records fire safety and evacuation, first aid, ergonomics, stress management, electrical safety and fire and electrical audits as services. IT and BPM is not one of the sector categories Eduforce lists. Photo: Arlington Research, https://unsplash.com/photos/kN_kViDchA0 (Unsplash License (free commercial use, no attribution required)).
How this page applies
This page sets out how Eduforce's training and consultancy disciplines apply to this sector. It does not describe a particular client engagement. Contact our team to discuss the requirement at your own site.
A practical, competency-focused approach
Training is tailored to the industry and working method, and carries the essential skills and knowledge needed to operate a safe working system in the activity concerned.
Programmes run from worker level through to management, are formulated around the client's own requirement, and can be delivered at the Eduforce training centre or on the client's site by a trained on-site demonstration and trainer team.
Discuss your IT & BPM safety requirements.
Tell us about your sites, roles and working methods, and our team will help identify the right programmes and support.