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Rock City Stage Crew – February’s Training Provider of the Month

Published on Friday, January 31st, 2020 by admin

SPA training providers come in all shapes and sizes, covering a wide variety of industries and sectors, and Rock City Stage Crew are no exception. In their own words . . . RCSC Training is an independent Forklift, First Aid and Health and Safety consultancy and training company, dedicated to…

Published on Friday, January 24th, 2020 by admin

A fish and chip shop has been prosecuted after three staff members were burned by hot oil when they decided to change the fat during business hours. On 26 September 2018 at Bizzie Lizzie’s High Street Car Park branch in Skipton, three employees including two managers changed the fat in the…

Published on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 by admin

Government committed to delivering the biggest change in building safety for a generation Housing Secretary announces the new Building Safety Regulator within the Health and Safety Executive, to be established immediately Government sets out clarified and consolidated advice for building owners, proposal to extend cladding ban, update on fire sprinklers…

HSE to set up building safety regulator

Published on Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 by admin

A new building safety regulator is to be established within the Health & Safety Executive. The building safety regulator is a new official post that is being created as part of the government’s Building Safety Programme, set up in response to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London. The legal…

Published on Friday, January 10th, 2020 by admin

The £4.9bn Tideway tunnel is using river transport to cut road congestion and reduce the project’s impact on London’s air quality. CM reports. Tideway is London’s latest giant infrastructure project and the spoil excavated will total a staggering 3.7 million tonnes, of which 3.1 million will come from the 25km-long and…

Published on Monday, January 6th, 2020 by admin

Urgent action is needed to tackle the stagnation in the number of people killed or injured in collisions involving drivers working or travelling on business, according to IAM RoadSmart. The road safety charity’s concerns about a worrying lack of progress in driving down the number of work-related traffic incidents are…

Published on Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 by admin

In this series of monthly posts Safety Pass Alliance are proud to spotlight our valued training partners who diligently and professionally deliver SPA passport training programmes to hundreds of delegates each year. Firstly, we would like to introduce BOZP Pardubice Ltd, who are based in the Czech Republic city of…

Reducing Food Hazards

Published on Monday, December 16th, 2019 by admin

Over the past few decades, there have been significant improvements in health and safety on food and drink manufacturing sites, with the overall injury rate dropping by over 50% since 1990/91. However, the sector is still responsible for over a quarter of all manufacturing injuries – more than 5,000 incidents…

Published on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 by admin

Since the new sentencing guidelines were introduced in February 2016, health and safety failings have become increasingly expensive for construction companies, who must also keep on top of changing regulations. Ian McKinnon offers a solution. While prioritising health and safety is a moral obligation for any organisation, it also makes…

Published on Monday, December 2nd, 2019 by admin

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has today revealed further details about the 69 competencies in its updated framework for the OSH profession. Expectations of professionals working in health and safety have changed significantly in the past decade. As businesses strive to become more sustainable, OSH professionals must…

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