Updates and training safety news
Lift Instruct are pleased to announce that they will be working with a local Accredited CIEH training provider, Envesca.
Based in Gloucestershire they are one of the leading training companies in the UK, and work with clients all over the country. We offer the facility to run In Company training courses at your premises and we also run Open Courses at centralised locations. Our flexible approach means that we are happy to offer “out of hours” courses and courses can be Tailor Made to suit your specific needs.
Our Consultancy Services are available to provide advice, support and assistance on all aspects of Food Safety and Health & Safety. We will work with you as part of your team to ensure that safety standards are set and met, and legislation is complied with. We can assist you with the implementation of a Hazard Analysis Plan or HACCP policy, write your company’s Health and Safety Policy Statement or assist with your Risk Assessments.
Whatever your specific need we don’t just find your problems – we help you to sort them out. This service provides a cost effective solution to areas of your business that could be extremely costly should anything go wrong!
- Proven track record with over 15 years experience
- Winner of "Best CIEH Training Centre" for 2009 and 2010
- Winner of "Best CIEH Health and Safety Trainer" for 2009
- Winner of "Best CIEH Food Safety Trainer" for 2010
- Achieved a score of 95.6% in a CIEH Audit 2010
- Small Business of the Year 2011 Finalists - Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo Business Awards
Lift Instruct are pleased to announce that they will be working with a local Accredited IPAF, PASMA & Ladder Association training provider:
Based near Gloucester, are providers of IPAF Training courses, PASMA Training courses and Ladder Association Training courses along with Manual Handling Training, Abrasive Wheels Training, Health a nd Safety Training and PAT Testing Training.
They undertake training pretty much anywhere in the UK that it is needed.
Lift Instruct working with Alpha-Tech Fire - June 2010
Lift Instruct are pleased to announce that we will be working with Alpha-Tech Fire.
Alpha-Tech fire offer a complete solution to fire prevention in the South West of England including Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset. Alpha-Tech Fire are members of the UK Fire Association, and offer an unrivalled level of service to their customers.
Health & Safety Updates.
Forklift worker crushed by unsecured load - March 2010
A lorry-trailer building company appeared in court on 5 March and pleaded guilty to breaching s2 (1) of the HSWA 1974. It was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £16,315 towards costs. The company had failed to put in place suitable control measures to protect workers using forklift trucks to transport heavy loads.
The court appearance at Manchester Crown Court happened after a worker who suffered multiple fractures to his back and shoulder at a factory in Broadheath, Lancashire when metal beams fell off the forks of a forklift truck and landed on him. The sheets, which weighed 2.2 tonnes, had not been secured to the forklift.
After the accident the HSE issued a Prohibition Notice, which instructed the firm to put measures in place to secure loads when using forklifts.
The company involved has reviewed its risk assessment for moving heavy loads, and put a new system of work in place in accordance with the terms of the Prohibition Notice. It has also provided staff with training and written guidance for lifting long loads.
Gloucestershire farm fined £65,000 following the death of a worker - December 2009
Daylesford Organic Farms Ltd was fined £65,000 and ordered to pay £27,500 in costs following the death of a worker who fell from the raised bucket of a telescopic handler whilst collecting elderflowers from hedgerows growing around the farm and crushed when the trucks front wheels ran over him.
The HSE investigation revealed that the farm workers had been allowed to use the buckets of telehandlers to work at height because the firm’s proper operator platform had needed repairing.
The firm was criticised for "relaxed safety culture" and the HSE inspector involved in the case stated "Sadly, a relaxed safety culture at this particular farm had meant that the practice of using telehandler buckets as working platforms had become an acceptable practice, despite the obvious risks".
At the court hearing the firm told the court that it has banned this method of work and has subsequently bought suitable mobile working platforms. It has also provided training to staff to ensure they are qualified to drive vehicles on the site.
The health and safety law poster
As from 6 April 2009, HSE is publishing new versions of its approved health and safety poster and leaflet.
The new posters are eye-catching and easy to read and set out in simple terms, using numbered lists of basic points, what employers and workers must do, and tell you what to do if there is a problem.
Employers can continue to use their existing versions of the poster and leaflet until 5 April 2014, as long as they are readable and the addresses of the enforcing authority and the Employment Medical Advisory Service up to date. This information can be obtained from HSE's Infoline on 0845 345 0055.
The leaflet that employers can give to workers, instead of displaying the poster, will be in the form of a pocket card that is better suited to the workplace. These will also be available from 6 April 2009.
As from 6 April 2009 it will only be possible to buy the new law poster and obtain the new pocket cards.