health and safety

SYNETIQ celebrates global safety standard

SYNETIQ has underlined its commitment to safety within the workplace by announcing that its entire management team has attained the IOSH Managing Safely qualification. Meanwhile, its board and directors have […]

FMG achieves PASMA accreditation

FMG Repair Services’s dedicated Technical Training Centre has become a PASMA registered and approved training centre. This means the centre in IMI-accredited site in Goole, which provides vehicle repair courses […]

New report calls for urgent A road action

A new report has called for urgent action on UK’s A roads to reduce collisions and casualties. The Road Safety Performance and Investment Opportunities, produced by the Road Safety Foundation, […]

Loading injuries cost businesses £3.7bn a year

A third of UK van drivers have injured themselves at least once while loading their van in the past year, costing businesses up to £3.7bn annually. According to research commissioned by […]

Defibrillator investment pays off for Baylis

A £13,000 investment to install defibrillators at each Baylis dealership has proved its worth following a near-tragic incident at its MG showroom in Gloucester. Robert Chamberlayne was visiting the Cole […]

TrustFord invests in life-saving equipment

TrustFord is investing around £90K in potentially life-saving defibrillators which will be installed at all locations later this year. The investment includes a WiFi connected Automated External Defibrillator (AED) solution, […]

Automotive sector ready for Plan B

The automotive industry is well prepared to absorb the new Plan B Covid-19 restrictions, as imposed by the government this week. The restrictions call for home-working wherever possible, and stipulates […]

AW Repair Group commits to EV training

AW Repair Group has become the first UK bodyshop group to sign up its entire workforce to Thatcham Research’s EV Ready programme. The EV Ready training programme, which consists of […]

Consumers back continuation of Covid measures

Nearly two-thirds of showroom visitors will avoid dealers with no covid-19 measures, despite government lifting restrictions. According to research by What Car?, 63.7% of respondents said they would avoid visiting […]

Health and safety good for business

Students from the new South Wiltshire University Technical College (UTC), MG Cannon’s Community Group of the Year 2015, visited MG Cannon this month to learn about how good health and […]

Health and safety is good for business

The British Safety Council has released a series of short videos on the benefits of good health and safety filmed with experts from the European Agency on Safety and Health […]

Geared up

Danny Clarke, head of occupational health and safety at Sound Advice, part of ELAS Business Support, discusses the current health and safety issues affecting the motor vehicle repair industry and […]