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£2.2 MILLION PENALTY FOLLOWS HAULAGE YARD DEATH
HSE principal inspector Amy Kalay explains how a Friday afternoon turned to tragedy at a Birmingham haulage yard. On 30 August 2019, depot manager for Turners (Soham) Ltd Neil Roberts was leaving work when he was struck and fatally injured by a vehicle reversing out...
Driver CPC – Driver Certificate of Professional Competence
(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
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'...
Transport Management CPC Course
Transport Management CPC Course Road Haulage The Transport Manager CPC training course covers all the necessary modules for participants to obtain the certification required to work as a transport manager, who is in charge of the O-licence as well as the professional...
Technology driven Quality Management
THS+ Technical Helpful Systematic Quality management systems are the definition of vagueness and comprehensiveness at the same time. The term in itself can mean nothing to most a lot to some… There are, however, standardized ways of quality management. The management...
Transport Management Support and Consultancy Driven by Technology
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE By Dan Vintila, General Manager THS+ The UK has one of the most regulated transport industries in the world, if not the most! In addition to prosecution, uncompliant operators risk Public Inquiries, a semi-judicial procedure that is always costly...
Transport Management Support and consultancy
THS+ Technical Helpful Systematic The UK has one of the most regulated transport industries in the world, if not the most!In addition to prosecution, uncompliant operators risk Public Inquiries. A semi-judicial procedure that is always costly and reputationally...
TM1G – How many hours should a transport manager work?
TM1G – How long should a Transport Manager work? Well, that depends on how many vehicles are in the Operator’s licence feet. The Senior Traffic Commissioner’s revised Statutory Guidance and Directions first 3 came into force in 2016 and were updated in November...
North West construction company fined after building collapse
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...
Safe use of ladders and stepladders
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...
What the Traffic Commissioner needs to know about your business
There are various situations and circumstances in which all business 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 to...
School fined after teaching assistant injured in fall from height
Todmorden Church of England Junior Infants and Nursery School has been sentenced today for a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act after an employee fell through the ceiling of the school hall, causing a major injury. Bradford Magistrates’ Court heard that on 18...
Company, director and excavator operator fined after two workers sustain severe injuries in separate incidents
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...
Company fined after a worker falls from height when platform collapses
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...
Contractor fined for failing to comply with health and safety regulations
A sole trader has been fined for failing to plan, manage and monitor construction work being carried out under their control. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how Rytis Tamasaukas was the principal contractor carrying out extensive refurbishment works to extend a...
Beyond the brake test – are you taking action?
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 | Everything You Need To Know 2021
COSHH meaning: ‘Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health’. Every organization irrespective of its industry, size, 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...
THE CURRENT AND TOTALLY PREDICTABLE HGV DRIVER SHORTAGE…
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...
Invoking Health and Safety Training and Consultancy Services – UK
Have 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 organizations are adhering...
Risk Assessments Templates And Example
Risk assessments is a work flow 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 few factors that may cause inconvenience at work place or it may harm staff’s health...
Health And Safety Regulations England
Health and safety regulations rule the European nation may be the earliest piece of enactment that was entirely disquieted regarding prosperity was the Explosives Act in 1875. This controlled the employment and capability of explosives as some dynamite mishaps had...
Environmental Health And Safety at Work 2021
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 helps to keep the environment safe and healthy for work. This includes fixed-term employees and...
COSHH Regulations England UK 2021
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...
Health and Safety Consultants England UK
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...
The Hidden Price Of Injuries In Work
NHS remedyBenefit obligations and related government costsreduction in Tax and NI contributionsLegislationEnforcement actions and prosecutionsIn Direct (hidden) costs of mishaps And there is more. As the aforementioned mentioned indirect prices will be the weight of...
