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Published on Friday, October 10th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

Storing petrol safely Petrol is a dangerous substance; it is a highly flammable liquid and can give off vapour which can easily be set on fire and when not handled safely has the potential to cause a serious fire and/or explosion. This means there is always a risk of a…

Published on Thursday, September 11th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

A Kidderminster carpet company and a Surrey-based firm have been fined after a large pressure vessel, in which carpet fibres are dyed and processed, exploded, propelling the vessel’s quarter-tonne lid six metres into the air. No-one was injured in the incident at Brinton Carpets Ltd’s site at Halesfield, Telford on…

Published on Friday, August 29th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

Cannock scaffolder in court over worker’s fractured skull Date:28 August 2014 A West Midlands scaffolder has received a four month prison sentence suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay compensation of £2,500, after a construction worker suffered a fractured skull when a pulley wheel fell seven metres and struck…

Published on Thursday, August 21st, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

NHS Trust in court after workers potentially exposed to asbestos Date: 20 August 2014 An NHS Trust has been fined after it was found likely to have exposed workers to potentially fatal asbestos material for more than a decade at its three hospitals in Hertfordshire. Between April 2000 and December…

HSE Explosives Regulations 2014

Published on Thursday, August 14th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

The Explosives Regulations 2014 will come into force on 1 October 2014, and the Approved Code of Practice to the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 will be withdrawn. The Approved Code of Practice and guidance in L139 Manufacture and storage of explosives. Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations…

Safety & Health Expo 2014

Published on Thursday, June 12th, 2014 by admin

Come and see us at the Safety & Health Expo 17th to 19th June 2014 at the Excel Arena

Petrol Retail Passport scheme

Published on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 by admin

The Petrol Retail Safety Passport is run by the Safety Pass Alliance (SPA) and ensures that contractors working on petrol retail forecourts understand the risks involved. The training programme has been developed and is maintained by the Petrol Retail National Steering Group (PRNSG) whose members include: contractors, trade bodies, Cogent,…

New SPA/MPQC latest exemption list

Published on Friday, February 28th, 2014 by admin

The SPA/MPQC Mineral Products Reciprocal policy has recently been updated with the addition of the FAS Safe Pass (Southern Ireland) and the CPCS Blue card. Click here for a copy of the latest version Mineral Products exemption list Mineral Products exemption list – Jan 1st 2014

New Core Day Version 5

Published on Friday, October 4th, 2013 by admin

All Training Providers will shortly receive a new Core Day package disc V5, which will replace all previous versions. The new course has updated legislation, case studies and facts, along with videos and group tasks to help keep delegates interacting throughout the course. There will still be 2 assessment papers,…

New SPA Price List

Published on Friday, August 2nd, 2013 by admin

From 1st October 2013 we will be increasing our passport prices to £20, not only will this now fall in line with our competitors, the price will now also include the annual audit visit and travel costs to each training provider. The change comes with a welcome opinion amongst training…

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