The PJIA Safety and Security Workshop of 2010 will likely have the best
attendance numbers in comparison to the previous workshops. Workers from
the Airport Operating Company, as well as their fellow airport workers
from airlines and handlers since Nov. 15, 2010 followed presentations on
safety and security awareness matters; the workshops, scheduled to end
on Dec. 28, were extended until Jan 28, 2011.
“We’re recording good attendance numbers, partially because this year
there has been an increase in new hires by companies that operate at
PJIA. Many of the people that followed the workshops were therefore
doing this for the first time,” Mr. Brown, Quality Assurance Officer at
the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) said.
The workshops are given every year, since 2007. They serve as a
guideline to ensure consistent and thorough application of rules and
regulations on airport premises. They are mandatory for all people
holding a security pass for the airport. “The purpose of the classes is
to educate all airport staff on the procedures of working at the
airport,” Mr. Brown said. The classes also educate airport staff on
operating safely in what could be a dangerous environment; especially
for people who work on the airside.
The workshops feature classes that are given by instructors from PJIAE
departments. QAD gave presentations on the Safety Management System,
while the Operations Department did one on Airside Safety, and the
Rescue and Fire Fighting Department gave training on Fire Safety. The
Security Department took attendees through Security protocols during
presentations on Security Awareness. “As organizer of the workshops, QAD
reviewed all presentations before they were given,” Mr. Brown said. QAD
reviewed the presentations to make sure all information that went out
was in accordance with International and local regulations and quality
standards. The instructors were also given a class on “how to present
more effectively.”
He explained that the intention with implementing these measures was to
improve the quality of the workshops. “We also insisted that all
participants sign in for every class they attended. Who didn’t attend
all classes or didn’t sign in properly will not receive a certificate of
completion,” he said.
