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On Tuesday 29th October, Parliament agreed to changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) training requirements.* The new changes are all about increasing flexibility, giving drivers and fleet managers more control over how and when they do...

(Driver CPC, Transport Manager CPC) Transportation and logistics, construction (Construction Skills Certification Scheme), healthcare (Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant), finance (Chartered Financial Analyst), and many other industries and...

Transport Manager CPC Refresher Training Course Benefits: Whether you are a trainer or learner, many of us have discovered through personal experience that what we learn fades with time. The human brain is extraordinarily good at dumping knowledge that we don't 'need'...

A Manchester construction company was fined after much of a three-bedroom domestic property in Stretford collapsed during a loft conversion and ground floor extension work. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that on 4 May 2020, Mughal Construction Limited had been...

1.Overview Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety law. The law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk, and ladders can be a sensible and practical option for low-risk, short-duration tasks, although they should not...

There are various situations and circumstances in which all businesses holding an operator licence must report to the OTC (Office of the Traffic Commissioner), some may surprise you, whilst others are common knowledge. Did you know that, for example, a recent update...

J Murphy Aggregates Ltd, Shaun Murphy and James Duggan have been sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling excavator. In addition, J Murphy Aggregates Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches in a separate incident after a...

A North-East civil engineering company has been sentenced after a worker suffered life threatening injuries after falling 15 metres when a platform he was working on unexpectedly collapsed. Teesside Magistrates Court heard how that on 31 July 2019, the worker was...

By Richard ClementsSource:  Moving On Blog For every vehicle you manage, your brake test report can tell you more than whether the vehicle has passed or failed a test. So, you need to give it a good read through – and understand what it’s telling...

COSHH meaning: ‘Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health’. Every organization irrespective of its industry, size, or nature of business, must be in accordance with the safety and health laws and regulations. Here, COSHH plays a very significant role in the safety...

Preamble What if I was to tell you that there is a job you can train and qualify for in less than 3 months and in no more than 1 year you could be getting £30k+, after 2 years £40k+, you’d probably shout “snake oil salesman… (or person)”. But you’d be wrong! What if...

Having a safe and sound working environment and ensuring workplace safety is the top priority of every successful business. Keeping in mind the safety, security, and health of people at the workplace, it is truly important to make sure that the organisations are...

Risk assessments are a workflow or some methods that are used to reduce or limit the risks of danger of work and staff’s health & safety. In this method, we identify hazards and a few factors that may cause inconvenience at work place, or may harm staff’s health...

Health and safety regulations rule the European nation, which may be the earliest piece of legislation that was entirely disquieted regarding prosperity was the Explosives Act in 1875. This controlled the employment and capability of explosives, as some dynamite...

Environmental Health and Safety should be familiar to all of the business owners and managers. Environmental Health and Safety is a series of laws and regulations that help to keep the environment safe and healthy for work. This includes fixed-term employees and...

COSSH regulation stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. COSHH is a law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. COSHH is a set of regulations put in place to protect workers from ill health when...

Permit to WorkIsolation ProceduresMethod StatementsStandard Operating Procedures/Task At THSPlus, we have experienced health and safety consultants. We offer a range of health and safety solutions to enable you to choose the one that is the right fit for your...

NHS remedy Benefit obligations and related government costs reduction in Tax and NI contributions Legislation Enforcement actions and prosecutions In the direct (hidden) costs of mishaps And there is more. As the aforementioned indirect prices will be the weight of...