The State Archives of Gomel Region held a training on «Life safety » for archive workers

On 22 August 2022, the State Archives of Gomel Region held a training session on «Safety of Life Activities» for the employees of the archive. The training was conducted by the inspector of the Propaganda and Public Relations Department, Captain of Internal Service (Ministry of Emergency Situations) Egor Paskanny.

During the lecture, Egor Paskanny told about the statistics of deaths from major external causes in the Republic of Belarus and shared the reports of fires in the current year 2022 compared with the same period in 2021 in the city of Gomel, Gomel region of Belarus.

The issues of fire prevention in everyday life, at work and emergency response in an emergency situation were highlighted for the employees of the archive. A presentation and a video «How a Room Burns» were also shown to educate the archive staff on the culture of safety.

At the conclusion, the inspector conducted a practical training session, familiarizing the archive staff with the operation of a fire extinguisher. Each employee of the archive got the theoretical knowledge in practice. Employees were given leaflets on public safety and life safety rules.