5th February 2016
For the second year running, the construction sector in the North East has been thriving, and with a renewed confidence in the areas construction contractors, this seems set to continue. Alongside the recent increases in construction projects for the leisure and retail markets, as well as large regeneration projects in some city centre areas, new […]
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6th January 2016
A firm in the North East, operating from Hartlepool Dockyard, have been fined £400,000 and made to pay over £100,000 in costs, following an incident that resulted in the death of an agency worker. Mr Harrison, a father of three, had been working onboard a ship at the dock, loading steel pipes into the hold. […]
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11th May 2015
Health and safety in the workplace is of paramount importance in any organisation, and the various guidelines and legislations that govern workplaces up and down the country must be adhered to at all times. When these rules are not complied with, the consequences can be severe for individuals and businesses alike, as a packaging company […]
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15th December 2014
Here at Health and Safety Training Ltd we are dedicated to supporting our community throughout the North East, by training individuals and businesses that are giving back to the local area. Although supporting society has always been something close to the core of what we do, The Great Business Debate campaign recently launched by the […]
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10th November 2014
Health and safety is the most important thing in any workplace, regardless of the level of risk. Without a proper health and safety policy in place, including training plans, risk assessments and safety precautions, not only are employers leaving their workers open to injury and harm, they are also leaving themselves unprotected in the eyes […]
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27th March 2014
A Northumberland firm has learned the consequences of not adhering to health and safety legislation, as they were found guilty of breaching Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. The case concerned a 55 year old saw mill worker from Amble in Northumberland, who was left with a permanent impairment […]
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14th March 2014
A new training partnership between North Tyneside Council, Kier North Tyneside and Justice Prince have been celebrating success as the first batch of trainees have completed the first 12 week programme. Working Roots The ‘Working Roots’ initiative currently has 15 young recruits, aged between 16-18, who have left school with few qualifications, leaving them with limited […]
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19th December 2013
Adhering to health and safety procedures in the workplace is paramount to prevent nasty injuries and sometimes fatalities. Nothing exemplifies this quite like the incident that occurred at UK Wood Recycling Ltd back in December 2008. 43 year old Raymond Thomas Burns worked as a Load Inspector for UK Wood Recycling Ltd and was working […]
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29th October 2013
Last month, a firm in Tyneside – Radford HMY Group Limited – were in court facing charges under Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This was following an incident in February last year, when a worker for the company got his hand trapped and crushed in a piece of machinery, […]
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8th July 2013
An autoparts company – Faltec Europe Ltd – based in Tyneside, have been fined after a member of staff lost control of a compressed air hose that then whipped him in the face, resulting in the loss of sight in one eye. The incident took place on the 7th July 2012 at Faltec Europe Ltd’s […]
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26th June 2013
The team at Health and Safety Training Ltd are proud to be one of the main sponsors of a John O’Groats to Land’s End charity cycle challenge! A 4-man team, consisting 3 people from Adtrak, our web design and marketing company – Chris Robinson, Managing Director; Jason Parker, Director of Internet Marketing; and Mike Whitby, […]
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17th June 2013
Unemployment figures are a constant cause for concern, and for good reason, with 1,583,576 people currently out of work in the UK, which is a huge rise of 15,000 in the first quarter of this year. And that’s not to say that those in employment are better off, with the average pay increase at just […]
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