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06 March 2025
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With a turnover rate of 31.7%, retaining employees is becoming increasingly significant for the manufacturing sector. However, there are a range of steps businesses can take, explains Stacey Allen-Hayes
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02 December 2024
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A recent report by Mentor Training highlighted concerning trends, including that nearly a quarter of businesses surveyed do not monitor operator ability between refresher training periods
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01 June 2023
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ARE YOU a safety-conscious professional seeking to take your career to new heights? Do you aspire to become a leader in creating a safe and secure work environment?
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02 May 2023
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As an educational medium, training films offer a number of benefits when it comes to health and safety, helping employees better retain information, particularly when combined with reinforcement via handouts and questionnaires, says Alan Farnod
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04 May 2022
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The rate of musculoskeletal disorders in the logistics industry is 50% higher than the national average, while manual handling injuries cost businesses in the sector lost working days each year, but a balanced training approach could help, says Alex Samson
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22 January 2019
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There are many things constantly changing in the industrial workplace and anyone using equipment and machinery at work must be adequately trained to ensure health and safety in its use, design and development, supervision or management. Kevan Cowley, Electronic & Safety Specialist with Wieland Electric, looks at the best way to keep abreast of changes and preserve the safety of the workforce.
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05 February 2018
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The workforce is changing and so is the role of training in the occupational health and safety space. Millennials will soon become the majority of the global working population and the safety industry is rethinking training to cater for their needs and expectations. Prabhu Soundarrajan, global connected worker leader, Honeywell Industrial Safety and Tony Downes, global process safety advisor, Honeywell Performance Materials & Technologies, explain more
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05 December 2017
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Mechanical engineers and maintenance technicians at Spirax Sarco in Cheltenham are benefiting from on-site tailored, hands-on electrical safety training courses provided by Technical Training Solutions
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30 March 2017
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The quality of training available for health and safety professionals is a significant contributor to the UK being regarded as one of the safest of all countries in the developed world, says Ian Crellin, marketing manager, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF). Here he outlines the organisation's recently-launched Safe Supply Accreditation training course
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17 March 2017
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Working with or near mobile plant and equipment is a high risk activity where employers should take particular care to ensure the safety of employees, contractors and members of the public. Keith Dunbar, SHEQ manager at MRS Training & Rescue, comments
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07 March 2016
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There is growing concern about the skills shortage in the engineering sector. Here Brett Ennals, managing director of The Cento Group, an engineering recruitment specialist, provides advice to employers on how to beat the skills shortage by retaining existing staff
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22 February 2016
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Health and safety can sometimes be seen as annoying bureaucracy, but there’s no getting away from it: lift truck accidents can and often do result in life-changing, devastating consequences. Here Stuart Taylor, MD of Mentor Training, discusses behavioural training and how it is transforming attitudes to lift truck safety
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04 February 2015
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The emphasis on safety in manufacturing is continually increasing, as is the complexity of the associated standards and directives. While various safety certification courses exist, Pilz believes that many concentrate solely on particular aspects, neglecting the 'bigger picture'
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06 May 2014
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The emphasis on safety in manufacturing is continually increasing, as is the complexity of the associated standards and directives. While various safety certification courses exist, some concentrate solely on particular aspects. Pilz believes it's necessary to look at the ‘bigger picture’
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18 April 2013
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Speedy Services has introduced its new and improved health and safety programme designed to aid both customers' and employees' understanding of risk and how to minimise accidents
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