Subcontractors of many different trades are required to work on a project for The University of Manchester. The campus is being expanded with a £1.2 billion investment. Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine have been appointed by the University of Manchester to deliver the bulk of its £1bn Campus Masterplan. A partnership […]
The Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans announced earlier this week that a new farming connect framework will commence in October 2015. This new framework will be a collaboration of Mentor a Busnes and Lantra to deliver funding and training via various mediums including your current Lantra training provider. We will be here […]
Put your pesticides training to the test by marking public footpaths across your land. Did you know that the landowners’ single farm payment will be affected if landowners/occupiers fail to comply with the following responsibility; Headland paths must not be ploughed in any circumstances and left undisturbed to at least their minimum width as defined […]
The third annual Farm Safety Week will run from 6 to 10 July 2015. Agriculture has the worst record for safety of any occupation in the UK and Ireland so it’s time to get involved, you only have to look at recent HSE cases/prosecutions and their associated fines served on farmers who have put their […]
If you , or any of your staff are planning to sit the above test, it may be worth knowing that the questions have recently changed and a new book is now available for revision, (GT 100 2015). The new book is available from amazon at CITB Health, safety and environment test
There are 3 agricultural work related deaths every month in the UK which makes farming the countries’ most dangerous industry. Only 1% of labouring jobs are in the agricultural sector, and yet 20% of all labouring related accidents are agricultural. Despite these frightening statistics, many farm workers are not undergoing training unless it is compulsory. […]
According to the Health and Safety Executive, any owner of lifting equipment on the farm or for use on construction sites must have evidence that the machinery’s lifting mechanism has been successfully checked by an independent examiner. This includes all forklift and telescopic handlers. The requirements which must be met are laid out in the […]
After another recent fatal incident, HSE have issued warnings over the safety procedures of telescopic handlers or ‘telehandlers’ as they are commonly known. The warnings come after an alarming number of workmen have lost their lives due to safety standards not being met or improper use of machinery. Using Telescopic Handlers correctly The main point […]
