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  • Gain your ECS Card Electrotechnical Certification Scheme

    Published on Friday, October 6th, 2023 by Shirley Lovegrove

    Since 01 August 2018 new qualification requirements have been in effect for all new applications for this card. What are the new requirements? You must meet the criteria for one of two routes, depending on your existing qualifications: Route 1: Do you already hold a JIB approved electrical theory qualification?

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  • Published on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 by Shirley Lovegrove

    UKPIA changes name to reflect move towards more sustainable fuels 15 AUGUST 2023 The downstream oil sector’s leading trade body today begins its new phase as Fuels Industry UK to demonstrate its evolving remit to champion low carbon fuels as well as traditional petroleum products. Previously known as the United

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  • Forecourt Trader

    Published on Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 by Shirley Lovegrove

    Safety scheme minimises risks on petrol forecourts By UKPIA 24 November 2022 3 min read We must always be aware that forecourts are an inherently risky place to work. UKPIA talks about the Forecourt Contractor Safety Pass which ensures risks are minimised We must always be aware that forecourts are an inherently risky

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  • SPA MPQC Training provider

    Published on Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 by Shirley Lovegrove

    Terex MP scoop RoSPA Bronze Award for Safety 04 July, 2023 Charlotte Scott and Niall McClelland with the Bronze Award from RoSPA TEREX MP have picked up a Bronze Award from RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, for demonstrating high-quality health and safety performance during 2022. The

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  • Engineering company fined after worker fell through station canopy

    Published on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 by Shirley Lovegrove

    A Tyne and Wear engineering company has been fined £20,000 after a worker fractured his pelvis and suffered internal injuries after falling through a petrol station forecourt canopy. The employee of G Nicholson (Engineers) Limited was replacing guttering at the top of the canopy on the company’s petrol station in

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  • Company fined after worker falls from a fork-lift truck while cleaning windows

    Published on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 by Shirley Lovegrove

    A carpentry and joinery company has been fined after a man working unsecured on the forks of a fork-lift truck fell 3.5 metres to the ground. On 14 June 2021, the man was working for Staircraft Group Limited at their head office site at Bayton Road Industrial Estate, Exhall, Coventry.

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  • Workplace Fatality Figures 2021/22

    Published on Friday, July 8th, 2022 by Shirley Lovegrove

    Workplace fatality figures released for 2021/22 A hundred and twenty-three workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The annual data release covers the period from April 2021 to March 2022, during which time

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  • EMERGENCY WORKER SAFETY

    Published on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 by Shirley Lovegrove

    New law protects emergency and retail workers from violence The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act of Parliament on 28 April 2022.  The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act equips the police with the powers and tools they need to combat crime

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  • Roofing contractor sentenced after worker falls from height

    Published on Monday, February 7th, 2022 by Shirley Lovegrove

    3rd February 2022FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmailCopy LinkShare A roofing contractor has been sentenced after an unpaid casual labourer fell through a skylight during the renovation of an old asbestos cement roof, at an industrial building in Exeter. Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard that on 23 October 2018, the labourer, who wanted to gain industry

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  • Quarry Incident

    Published on Friday, January 7th, 2022 by Shirley Lovegrove

    INCIDENT ALERTLOCATION: CEMENT PLANT ALERT STATUS: NormalACTIVITY: MAINTENANCE & HOUSEKEEPING DATE ISSUED: 06/01/2022 17:26:25SUB ACTIVITY: N/A INCIDENT No: 03601TITLEFatal 4 – Contractor gets alkaline dust in eyes and respiratory systemCOUNTRY OF ORIGINACCIDENT / INCIDENT DETAILSDuring a kiln shutdown, industrial cleaning contractors were vacuuming dust from inside the kiln dust room.

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