KGHM rescuers are training at a specialised Medical and High-Altitude Training Centre

The Mining and Metallurgy Rescue Unit has obtained a modern training space. Consisting of a training area, utility and sanitary facilities and lecture rooms, the Centre provides advanced training in, among other things, the safe performance and management of work at height and in confined spaces, as well as specialised ITRA, OTDL or RESCUE courses. The Medical and High-Altitude Training Centre is another investment by KGHM in the safety and health of its employees, which has been a priority for the company for many years.

The Medical and High-Altitude Training Centre meets the highest global standards in terms of rescue training and is another important element in strengthening the competence and safety not only of our rescuers, but also of those involved in work, among others, at height at KGHM facilities, said Marcin Górski, Chief Director of KGHM’s Mining and Metallurgy Rescue Unit.

The centre consists of six training stations that give us the ability to safely simulate scenarios that our rescuers may encounter during a real operation, as well as when carrying out preventive work in vertical excavations using mountaineering techniques. Such training is particularly important for potential rescue operations that may be carried out in very difficult conditions, he added.

Specialist positions

Thanks to carefully planned training stations, MMRU rescuers and KGHM employees can safely train in, among other things, entering wells and sewers and evacuation in dangerous situations; working on roofs, trusses and cranes; and operating a variety of belay systems. The Centre also has a station mainly for training the rescuers working in the high-altitude section. Up to 15 people can train in the training space at a time.

Among the best

KGHM's Mining and Metallurgy Rescue Unit has for years been recognised as one of the best rescue units in the country. Since 2018, KGHM rescuers have regularly been on the podium of the National Mountain Rescue Competition. Last year, for example, they won second place in the classification of non-mountain rescue teams and third place overall in the competition. The excellent skills of the MMRU rescuers is not only due to their excellent training and commitment to others. It is also the result of KGHM's strategic investment in the health and safety of its employees, who, when they go to work, know that the best professionals are watching over them.