News

18th March 2020

Coronavirus Update

With regards to the evolving coronavirus situation, the team here at HST Ltd are keen to reassure our customers that we remain open for business and we are still delivering training courses at both our Billingham and Newcastle training centres, and on our customers’ sites (where permitted). We are having to make some changes in […]

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4th November 2019

Manual Handling Quiz

  If you’ve got a score that could be improved on, get in touch with the friendly team at Health & Safety Training Ltd today to look into what safety courses we can provide for you. Or, if you’ve perfected our quiz, why not share it with friends and colleagues to see who has the […]

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1st November 2019

Construction Tools and Hearing Damage

If you work in the construction industry, you’ll be aware of how noisy it is. From drills and saws to lorries and blasters, there really is no escaping it. However, did you know just how dangerous this noise can be? Each year, over 1 million workers are exposed to noise which has the capacity to […]

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6th September 2019

HSE Fatality Figures Released: The Importance of Workplace Injury Prevention

With HSE recently releasing their annual workplace fatality figures, the team here at Health & Safety Training felt this was a good opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come in terms of reducing workplace fatalities, and what we can do to continue emphasising the importance of workplace injury prevention.  The positive impact of health […]

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8th July 2019

Health & Safety Training Ltd’s Newcastle training centre extension

Health & Safety Training are proud to announce the opening of our brand new extension to our Newcastle Training Centre. While our training centre was already the site of countless training courses, this extension allows us to offer even more accredited training courses to even more candidates in the North East. 

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13th December 2018

Health & Safety Training Ltd Expands Operation with New Teesside Training Centres

Established in Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, Durham and Northumberland and working with over 1,500 companies in the North East of England, Health & Safety Training Ltd have expanded our operation as we look to help the unemployed people of Teesside. We are now able to offer fully funded training including forklift trucks, cherry pickers & […]

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22nd June 2018

Peter’s Cherry Picker Experience

Health & Safety Training Ltd were very happy to welcome Peter to our Benton training centre for his 21st birthday. Peter has cerebral palsy which limits his mobility, but it hasn’t limited his love for all things on wheels, from cars to lorries, and his knowledge of the makes and models of cars would put […]

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5th March 2018

‘Record’ Skills Shortage Threatens Government’s Construction Plans

According to recent reports, small and medium-sized businesses in the UK are facing a severe shortage of skilled tradespeople, a problem that is said to have now reached “the worst level on record”. With the Government recently announcing plans to build “hundreds of thousands” of homes a year, any shortage of construction workers could pose […]

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6th April 2017

SFA Learner Survey Results

Recently, we have received the results of our learner surveys that we have conducted with the people who have taken part in our courses. The Skills Funding Agency has delivered this feedback to us, and we are very happy to finally be able to share the results. When asked how satisfied they were with the […]

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17th February 2017

Do you know your Health & Safety signs?

If you’ve got a score that could be improved on, or if you’ve perfected our quiz, why not share it with your friends and colleagues to see if they can beat you (unless you’ve perfected the quiz, in which case they won’t be able to).

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