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27 January 2012 - Inappropriate use of block clamp on excavator leads to tragic consequences... HSE extract

A 23-year-old Keighley man died from massive crush injuries when his head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags. Steven Allen was part of a team working for Skipton-based construction company JN Bentley Ltd on a building project for Bradford Council in Manningham in March 2007. Moving the 30 or so cement bags was to be the last job before the weekend when the incident happened.
HSE - Scaffolding Firm Fined - extract from the HSE website article dated 23rd Jan 2012

A construction firm has been prosecuted after a scaffolder suffered multiple injuries when he fell seven metres through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent.The 28-year-old employee of Fred Lewis Scaffold Company Ltd was installing scaffolding on 30 April 2010 at a factory in Plantation Road, Newstead Industrial Estate, when he fell through the fragile roof.
Pesticide Regulations are currently being revised...
Pesticide Regulations are currently being revised...

The Home Office are introducing policy to regulate the sale and improve security in the use of metallic phosphide, poison used to control vermin and a new industry body has been set up RAMPs (Register and Accreditation of Metallic Phophide) to regulate the use of the poison.
New Road and Street Works (NRSWA) - Still not sure???!!! FAQ's may help...

New Road and Street Works Qualifications - If you are working or supervising works in the highway, you could be required to hold one or more of the Street Works qualifications, depending on your job role. . FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:-
KNW Training are NOW able to offer the full compliment of NRSWA qualifications

New Road and Street Works Qualifications - If you are working or supervising works in the highway, you could be required to hold one or more of the Street Works qualifications, depending on your job role.
13th October 2011 - 8,000 DODGY LADDERS REMOVED FROM USE SINCE THE LAUNCH...

Have you heard about the Ladder Exchange Initiative? You could be missing out! The next couple of months could provide the window of opportunity you need to replace the ladders your a little unsure about...
12th October 2011 - Worker Hit by a Forklift Truck

An employee was left with a fractured leg after being hit by a reversing vehicle.A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found the company had failed to ensure the working enviroment was organised in such a way that vehicles and pedestrians could move around safely.
21st September 2011 - INCORRECT USE OF TELEHANDLER RESULTS IN INJURY

An engineering company has been fined after a worker was severely injured when he fell whilst dismantling a redundant aerial mast. The worker was working as part of a team removing the mast at a former RAF remote radar head when the incident happened last summer.
August 2011 - KNW Training responds to demands for IOSH training in the North East - HOT OFF THE PRESS

KNW Training are running what it hopes to be the first of many 'open' IOSH courses in October 2011. RING NOW TO SECURE YOUR PLACE.
August 2011 - Worker had 3 fingers severed when using a bandsaw

A County Durham firm has been fined after a worker had three fingers severed while using a bandsaw. The worker was working as a contractor for a company which manufactures and installs mineral processing and effluent treatment systems and equipment. The day the accident happened he was working at the company's head office in Chilton where he was using a horizontal metal cutting bandsaw to cut down pieces of steel to make a frame. There was no safety guard in place and his left hand came into contact with the moving blade, severing three of his fingers.
Fall from Scaffolding

Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 states that Every employer shall ensure that work at height is properly planned; appropriately supervised; and carried out in a manner which is so far as is reasonably practicable safe, and that its planning includes the selection of appropriate work equipment.
28th June 2011 - HSE publishes new figures of fatally injured workers in various sectors such as agriculture and construction

- New official statistics published today show the number of workers killed in Britain last year has increased. Although despairingly the number of workers that were killed last year increased across Britain as a whole, actual figures within the agriculture sector decreased.
Eight out of 16 fatal accidents happened during the first ten days on site, half of them on the very first day.

Workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months at a workplace than during the whole of the rest of their working life. The extra risk arises due to: lack of experience; lack of familiarity; reluctance to raise concerns; and eagerness to impress.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES - It could have resulted in a needless death!!

Luckily or unluckily as it may seem to the companies involved a total fine of £130,000.00 was issued. Maybe we all need to raise awareness that TRAINING and ADVICE is out there...
Excavators used for Lifting Operations

New course available - For many years KNW has trained our clients in the use of various forms of excavators during that time the use of excavators as cranes or lifting devices was never covered.
Chainsaw Training around Europe

One of our KNW Training chainsaw instructors, 'Nigel Fagg', has recently travelled to Italy to run a chainsaw usage course.
NRSWA - Street Works Training / Qualifications for Supervisors and Operatives

The date for registering has now expired!!! In our Newsletter dated June 2010 we highlighted to all clients the need to re-register all trained operatives and supervisors under the ‘new scheme’ before 6th April 2011 otherwise they would have to be reasses
NRSWA Registration - New Street Works Qualifications Regulations come into force on 10th April 2010

Does this affect you or your workforce? - Get Registered for NRSWA before 6 Apr 2011 else sit the unit again to qualify!
New customised award with KNW 'Gantry and Pendant Crane'
New customised award with KNW 'Gantry and Pendant Crane'

Lantra Awards have approved the Gantry and Pendant Crane course as a customised award for both Novice and experienced operators.
Company fined over easily resolved Health and Safety breaches

Safety of Loads on Vehicles, Trailer Handling and Risk assessment courses would have helped to prevent a company site based in stirling putting their workforce in danger which has resulted in an £8000 fine.
Scaffolding collapse injuring a member of the public could have been avoided
Scaffolding collapse injuring a member of the public could have been avoided

Two North East companies have today (16th March 2011) been fined after a member of the public was seriously injured when scaffolding collapsed during high winds.
Grounds maintenance accident warning
Grounds maintenance accident warning

HSE warn employers they should provide appropriate TRAINING for employees - with adequate, instructions so that operators can work safely
Definition of Training

What does training actually mean - KNW Training are currently running courses all around the country (for example: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, London, Essex) generally at customers places of work.
KNW is an Equal Opportunites Employer

KNW is an equal opportunities employer with a full human rights policy in place - copies available on request.
New KNW course now available for ‘Dealing with Hostile Situations’
New KNW course now available for ‘Dealing with Hostile Situations’

However hard we try to avoid it, we experience conflict in our lives on a regular basis. Communication is the key to overcoming conflict and hostility, by nipping problems in the bud on a ‘prevention is better that cure’ basis.
HSE Changes to First Aid Training
HSE Changes to First Aid Training

From 1st of October 2009 The HSE is introducing new arrangments to the First Aid Training regime. Employers will be required to complete a risk assessment to decide how many First Aiders are required and the level of training they will need.
Successful Achilles Verification
Successful Achilles Verification

The annual assessment with Archilles Verify has become more demanding requiring us to raise our standards even more.
British Waterways Awards Contract

KNW have been awarded a 3 year contract(with an additional 2 years option) for operations training by British Waterways
Lantra Awards First Aid courses available through KNW

We would like to highlight some of the First Aid training available through us
Scrapyard accident kills man
Scrapyard accident kills man

The HSE have highlighted the need for greater safety measures at scrap yardsites after a man was crushed to death by a scrapyard claw.
Skid Steer Loader Fatality
Skid Steer Loader Fatality

The HSE have highlighted the fatality of a skid steer loader operator who was crushed by the lift arm of the vehicle.
Myth: Health and safety rules stop classroom experiments
Myth: Health and safety rules stop classroom experiments

Hands-on lessons are an essential part of learning. They bring science to life and also teach kids how to handle dangerous substances safely
HSE form National Quarry Safety Team
HSE form National Quarry Safety Team

The HSE take action to help improve health and safety within quarry operations
Low flying mortar boards
Low flying mortar boards

The HSE can confirm that Health and safety law does not stop graduates celebrating their success.
Fantastic COSHH special offer with KNW
Fantastic COSHH special offer with KNW

KNW are running this 1 day course with a maximum of 16 candidates to attend per day with full KNW accreditation.
New customised awards for the Waste, Recycling and related industries
New customised awards for the Waste, Recycling and related industries

The 360 Rising Cab has been customised to suit the need of the Waste, Recycling and all related industries.
Get out your bells and ribbons - Its ok to Morris Dance!
Get out your bells and ribbons - Its ok to Morris Dance!

It is believed some events such as village fetes are being cancelled due to Health and Safety concerns.
KNW highlight the need for suitable training in the use of ATVs
KNW highlight the need for suitable training in the use of ATVs

The HSE are reminding employers of those using All Terrain Vehicles of the importance of wearing a protective helmet and the provision of suitable training in the correct use of the vehicle and the ensuring the vehicle is well maintained.
Great Value Health and Safety Induction

KNW can offer an effective 'recession busting'one day course that incorporates a number of health and Safety elements.
Working At Heights Awareness and Risk Assessment
Working At Heights Awareness and Risk Assessment

* KNW offer a full range of accredited 'Working at Heights' and 'scaffold' courses * KNW will continue to supply the waste industry with a full range of appropriate accredited 'Health and Safety' courses.
Effective Health and Safety and Management Awareness for the Waste Industries
Effective Health and Safety and Management Awareness for the Waste Industries

Training and Education to take great part in waste industries commitment to cleaning up injury KNW are to aid in the Waste industries pledge to reduce the number of workplace accidents in the waste and recycling industry.
New customised Lantra Award for Advanced Customer Care
New customised Lantra Award for Advanced Customer Care

This was developed initially as a bespoke course for British Waterways but has been adapted and re written as a practical course for all our clients
HSE demands that loads are safely secured after driver dies
HSE demands that loads are safely secured after driver dies

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers that they must properly restrain loads on vehicles - whatever the distance travelled.
Myth: Pancake races are banned!

The reality Health and safety requirements were given as the reason that a pancake race couldn’t take place last year.
Slips, trips and falls are no joke

A total of 61 people died and more than 14,000 suffered serious injury as a result of a slip, trip or fall from height in British workplaces last year. These shocking statistics have prompted the launch of an awareness raising campaign from the Health and
Weed Cutting Boat - New course added

WEED CUTTER + WEED LIFTER OPERATOR The aim of the course is to give a total novice basic knowledge in the use of a weed cutter and a weed lifter so they could work un-supervised.
Course list continues to expand

Two new customised courses have been added this week. Plant and Machinery: Crane Operator - Derrick and Groundcare: Back/Hand Held Leaf Blowing
New specialist training courses

Swing Lift Lifting Appliance and Portable Generator to 1KVA and Compressors customised courses now available.
Range of customised award courses continue to expand

The following four courses have been added to the Plant and Machinery course list. Resaw and Planner Saw, Vibrating Plate & Poker, Band Saw, Resaw and Circular Saw and Safe Use of Small Hand Tools. Call for more details.
Expanding customised course list

A further two customised courses have been added within our Plant and Machinery division. Excavator 360 Rising Cab and Basic Oxy Acetylene Gas Cutting courses are now available.

Related Courses

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Consultancy & Research

Customer Care
Customer Care

Caring for your customers - KNW Training lead the way with customer Care.
Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!

Related Courses

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Driving Skills

ISO 9001:2008 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

KNW is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Company
Do your employees need a 'Hydraulic Demountable Body Equipment' course?

We want to highlight that KNW Training currently runs a Lantra customised award(CZCA48X) for this course.
Company fined over easily resolved Health and Safety breaches

Safety of Loads on Vehicles, Trailer Handling and Risk assessment courses would have helped to prevent a company site based in stirling putting their workforce in danger which has resulted in an £8000 fine.
Definition of Training

What does training actually mean - KNW Training are currently running courses all around the country (for example: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, London, Essex) generally at customers places of work.
KNW highlight the need for suitable training in the use of ATVs
KNW highlight the need for suitable training in the use of ATVs

The HSE are reminding employers of those using All Terrain Vehicles of the importance of wearing a protective helmet and the provision of suitable training in the correct use of the vehicle and the ensuring the vehicle is well maintained.
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain

Unless we equip our staff with the skills they need
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning

Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!
Do you have a noise problem at work?
Do you have a noise problem at work?

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (the Noise Regulations) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006.
Training is an important retention tool
Training is an important retention tool

A skills shortage in land-based training is anticipated in the very near future
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07

Of the main industrial sectors, agriculture and Construction have the highest rates of fatal injury.

Related Courses

Click on a courses above to get more information.


Environment & Conservation

Pesticide Regulations are currently being revised...
Pesticide Regulations are currently being revised...

The Home Office are introducing policy to regulate the sale and improve security in the use of metallic phosphide, poison used to control vermin and a new industry body has been set up RAMPs (Register and Accreditation of Metallic Phophide) to regulate the use of the poison.
Benefits of Good Health & Safety

Addressing health and safety should not be seen as a regulatory burden: it offers significant opportunities.
ISO 9001:2008 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

KNW is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Company
Definition of Training

What does training actually mean - KNW Training are currently running courses all around the country (for example: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, London, Essex) generally at customers places of work.
‘Every year people are killed or seriously injured in accidents involving PTOs and PTO drive shafts’

A tractor power take-off(PTO) and the power take-off drive shaft of a machine are very dangerous if used and not correctly guarded.
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain

Unless we equip our staff with the skills they need
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low

This is the latest myth doing the rounds!
Never Underestimate Training and Experience
Never Underestimate Training and Experience

Initiative will always win the day!
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning

Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height

Two companies fined for breaches of health and safety legislation after two workers seriously injured
Do you have a noise problem at work?
Do you have a noise problem at work?

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (the Noise Regulations) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006.
Training is an important retention tool
Training is an important retention tool

A skills shortage in land-based training is anticipated in the very near future
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07

Of the main industrial sectors, agriculture and Construction have the highest rates of fatal injury.
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)

How to control / reduce vibration exposure

Related Courses

Click on a courses above to get more information.


Forestry & Arboriculture

Chainsaw Training around Europe

One of our KNW Training chainsaw instructors, 'Nigel Fagg', has recently travelled to Italy to run a chainsaw usage course.
Benefits of Good Health & Safety

Addressing health and safety should not be seen as a regulatory burden: it offers significant opportunities.
ISO 9001:2008 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

KNW is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Company
Grounds maintenance accident warning
Grounds maintenance accident warning

HSE warn employers they should provide appropriate TRAINING for employees - with adequate, instructions so that operators can work safely
Definition of Training

What does training actually mean - KNW Training are currently running courses all around the country (for example: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, London, Essex) generally at customers places of work.
‘Every year people are killed or seriously injured in accidents involving PTOs and PTO drive shafts’

A tractor power take-off(PTO) and the power take-off drive shaft of a machine are very dangerous if used and not correctly guarded.
Due Diligence for Tree Owners

Following one or two high profile fatalities from fallen tree branches, and in response to the BSI draft code of practice ‘BS8516’, KNW are delivering a basic 1-day Lantra Awards course.
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain

Unless we equip our staff with the skills they need
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low

This is the latest myth doing the rounds!
Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height

Two companies fined for breaches of health and safety legislation after two workers seriously injured
Do you have a noise problem at work?
Do you have a noise problem at work?

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (the Noise Regulations) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006.
Training is an important retention tool
Training is an important retention tool

A skills shortage in land-based training is anticipated in the very near future
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07

Of the main industrial sectors, agriculture and Construction have the highest rates of fatal injury.
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)

How to control / reduce vibration exposure

Related Courses

Click on a courses above to get more information.


Franchising

Customer Care
Customer Care

Caring for your customers - KNW Training lead the way with customer Care.
Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!

Related Courses

Click on a courses above to get more information.


Ground Care

Benefits of Good Health & Safety

Addressing health and safety should not be seen as a regulatory burden: it offers significant opportunities.
ISO 9001:2008 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

KNW is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Company
Grounds maintenance accident warning
Grounds maintenance accident warning

HSE warn employers they should provide appropriate TRAINING for employees - with adequate, instructions so that operators can work safely
Definition of Training

What does training actually mean - KNW Training are currently running courses all around the country (for example: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, London, Essex) generally at customers places of work.
Course list continues to expand

Two new customised courses have been added this week. Plant and Machinery: Crane Operator - Derrick and Groundcare: Back/Hand Held Leaf Blowing
Due Diligence for Tree Owners

Following one or two high profile fatalities from fallen tree branches, and in response to the BSI draft code of practice ‘BS8516’, KNW are delivering a basic 1-day Lantra Awards course.
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain

Unless we equip our staff with the skills they need
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low

This is the latest myth doing the rounds!
Never Underestimate Training and Experience
Never Underestimate Training and Experience

Initiative will always win the day!
Safe use of agricultural mowers
Safe use of agricultural mowers

Are you or your employees aware of the dangers involved with mowers?
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning

Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height

Two companies fined for breaches of health and safety legislation after two workers seriously injured
Do you have a noise problem at work?
Do you have a noise problem at work?

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (the Noise Regulations) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006.
Training is an important retention tool
Training is an important retention tool

A skills shortage in land-based training is anticipated in the very near future
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07

Of the main industrial sectors, agriculture and Construction have the highest rates of fatal injury.
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)

How to control / reduce vibration exposure

Related Courses

Click on a courses above to get more information.


Health & Safety

27 January 2012 - Inappropriate use of block clamp on excavator leads to tragic consequences... HSE extract

A 23-year-old Keighley man died from massive crush injuries when his head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags. Steven Allen was part of a team working for Skipton-based construction company JN Bentley Ltd on a building project for Bradford Council in Manningham in March 2007. Moving the 30 or so cement bags was to be the last job before the weekend when the incident happened.
HSE - Scaffolding Firm Fined - extract from the HSE website article dated 23rd Jan 2012

A construction firm has been prosecuted after a scaffolder suffered multiple injuries when he fell seven metres through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent.The 28-year-old employee of Fred Lewis Scaffold Company Ltd was installing scaffolding on 30 April 2010 at a factory in Plantation Road, Newstead Industrial Estate, when he fell through the fragile roof.
Pesticide Regulations are currently being revised...
Pesticide Regulations are currently being revised...

The Home Office are introducing policy to regulate the sale and improve security in the use of metallic phosphide, poison used to control vermin and a new industry body has been set up RAMPs (Register and Accreditation of Metallic Phophide) to regulate the use of the poison.
New Road and Street Works (NRSWA) - Still not sure???!!! FAQ's may help...

New Road and Street Works Qualifications - If you are working or supervising works in the highway, you could be required to hold one or more of the Street Works qualifications, depending on your job role. . FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:-
KNW Training are NOW able to offer the full compliment of NRSWA qualifications

New Road and Street Works Qualifications - If you are working or supervising works in the highway, you could be required to hold one or more of the Street Works qualifications, depending on your job role.
13th October 2011 - 8,000 DODGY LADDERS REMOVED FROM USE SINCE THE LAUNCH...

Have you heard about the Ladder Exchange Initiative? You could be missing out! The next couple of months could provide the window of opportunity you need to replace the ladders your a little unsure about...
12th October 2011 - Worker Hit by a Forklift Truck

An employee was left with a fractured leg after being hit by a reversing vehicle.A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found the company had failed to ensure the working enviroment was organised in such a way that vehicles and pedestrians could move around safely.
August 2011 - KNW Training responds to demands for IOSH training in the North East - HOT OFF THE PRESS

KNW Training are running what it hopes to be the first of many 'open' IOSH courses in October 2011. RING NOW TO SECURE YOUR PLACE.
Eight out of 16 fatal accidents happened during the first ten days on site, half of them on the very first day.

Workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months at a workplace than during the whole of the rest of their working life. The extra risk arises due to: lack of experience; lack of familiarity; reluctance to raise concerns; and eagerness to impress.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES - It could have resulted in a needless death!!

Luckily or unluckily as it may seem to the companies involved a total fine of £130,000.00 was issued. Maybe we all need to raise awareness that TRAINING and ADVICE is out there...
Excavators used for Lifting Operations

New course available - For many years KNW has trained our clients in the use of various forms of excavators during that time the use of excavators as cranes or lifting devices was never covered.
NRSWA - Street Works Training / Qualifications for Supervisors and Operatives

The date for registering has now expired!!! In our Newsletter dated June 2010 we highlighted to all clients the need to re-register all trained operatives and supervisors under the ‘new scheme’ before 6th April 2011 otherwise they would have to be reasses
NRSWA Registration - New Street Works Qualifications Regulations come into force on 10th April 2010

Does this affect you or your workforce? - Get Registered for NRSWA before 6 Apr 2011 else sit the unit again to qualify!
Benefits of Good Health & Safety

Addressing health and safety should not be seen as a regulatory burden: it offers significant opportunities.
ISO 9001:2008 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

KNW is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Company
Company fined over easily resolved Health and Safety breaches

Safety of Loads on Vehicles, Trailer Handling and Risk assessment courses would have helped to prevent a company site based in stirling putting their workforce in danger which has resulted in an £8000 fine.
Scaffolding collapse injuring a member of the public could have been avoided
Scaffolding collapse injuring a member of the public could have been avoided

Two North East companies have today (16th March 2011) been fined after a member of the public was seriously injured when scaffolding collapsed during high winds.
Grounds maintenance accident warning
Grounds maintenance accident warning

HSE warn employers they should provide appropriate TRAINING for employees - with adequate, instructions so that operators can work safely
New Customised Award – PUWER Periodic Inspection Course

Course Aims: To provide practical guidance in the periodic inspection of mobile work equipment under PUWER 98 and relevant legislation, areas of responsibility, inspection methods, recording inspections and defect reports. Candidates will be continually
‘Every year people are killed or seriously injured in accidents involving PTOs and PTO drive shafts’

A tractor power take-off(PTO) and the power take-off drive shaft of a machine are very dangerous if used and not correctly guarded.
HSE Changes to First Aid Training
HSE Changes to First Aid Training

From 1st of October 2009 The HSE is introducing new arrangments to the First Aid Training regime. Employers will be required to complete a risk assessment to decide how many First Aiders are required and the level of training they will need.
Lantra Awards First Aid courses available through KNW

We would like to highlight some of the First Aid training available through us
Scrapyard accident kills man
Scrapyard accident kills man

The HSE have highlighted the need for greater safety measures at scrap yardsites after a man was crushed to death by a scrapyard claw.
Myth: Health and safety rules stop classroom experiments
Myth: Health and safety rules stop classroom experiments

Hands-on lessons are an essential part of learning. They bring science to life and also teach kids how to handle dangerous substances safely
HSE form National Quarry Safety Team
HSE form National Quarry Safety Team

The HSE take action to help improve health and safety within quarry operations
Low flying mortar boards
Low flying mortar boards

The HSE can confirm that Health and safety law does not stop graduates celebrating their success.
Fantastic COSHH special offer with KNW
Fantastic COSHH special offer with KNW

KNW are running this 1 day course with a maximum of 16 candidates to attend per day with full KNW accreditation.
Get out your bells and ribbons - Its ok to Morris Dance!
Get out your bells and ribbons - Its ok to Morris Dance!

It is believed some events such as village fetes are being cancelled due to Health and Safety concerns.
Great Value Health and Safety Induction

KNW can offer an effective 'recession busting'one day course that incorporates a number of health and Safety elements.
Working At Heights Awareness and Risk Assessment
Working At Heights Awareness and Risk Assessment

* KNW offer a full range of accredited 'Working at Heights' and 'scaffold' courses * KNW will continue to supply the waste industry with a full range of appropriate accredited 'Health and Safety' courses.
Effective Health and Safety and Management Awareness for the Waste Industries
Effective Health and Safety and Management Awareness for the Waste Industries

Training and Education to take great part in waste industries commitment to cleaning up injury KNW are to aid in the Waste industries pledge to reduce the number of workplace accidents in the waste and recycling industry.
HSE demands that loads are safely secured after driver dies
HSE demands that loads are safely secured after driver dies

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers that they must properly restrain loads on vehicles - whatever the distance travelled.
Myth: Pancake races are banned!

The reality Health and safety requirements were given as the reason that a pancake race couldn’t take place last year.
Slips, trips and falls are no joke

A total of 61 people died and more than 14,000 suffered serious injury as a result of a slip, trip or fall from height in British workplaces last year. These shocking statistics have prompted the launch of an awareness raising campaign from the Health and
Due Diligence for Tree Owners

Following one or two high profile fatalities from fallen tree branches, and in response to the BSI draft code of practice ‘BS8516’, KNW are delivering a basic 1-day Lantra Awards course.
Health & Safety Law Banned Pole in Fire Station
Health & Safety Law Banned Pole in Fire Station

Myth of the month. The reality...
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain

Unless we equip our staff with the skills they need
HSE warns again of the dangers of working at heights
HSE warns again of the dangers of working at heights

Lack of risk assessments and training continue to endanger employees lives
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low
All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low

This is the latest myth doing the rounds!
New regulations would require trapeze artists to wear hard hats
New regulations would require trapeze artists to wear hard hats

Fact or Fiction?
Lack of Training causes Death
Lack of Training causes Death

Crane safety warning after Liverpool company is prosecuted following death of welder
Quick Hitch Devices Continue to Cause Injury and Death in the Construction Industry
Quick Hitch Devices Continue to Cause Injury and Death in the Construction Industry

There have been a number of serious incidents in the construction industry, including four fatalities During 2007
New Fall from Height Statistics Released
New Fall from Height Statistics Released

HSE have announced another decrease in deaths as a result of fall from height work.
Never Underestimate Training and Experience
Never Underestimate Training and Experience

Initiative will always win the day!
Do you carry out Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices?
Do you carry out Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices?

Two companies fined £30,000 plus costs after a worker loses fingertips at recycling plant
Safe use of agricultural mowers
Safe use of agricultural mowers

Are you or your employees aware of the dangers involved with mowers?
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning

Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!
Myth or Reality? ... All office equipment must be tested by a qualified electrician every year
Myth or Reality? ... All office equipment must be tested by a qualified electrician every year

This is a myth: The truth is the law requires employers to assess risks and take appropriate action.
Unacceptable performance by refurbishment sector of the construction industry
Unacceptable performance by refurbishment sector of the construction industry

Lives are still being put at risk - are you properly trained?

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Management & Motivation

Customer Care
Customer Care

Caring for your customers - KNW Training lead the way with customer Care.
ISO 9001:2008 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

KNW is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Company
Definition of Training

What does training actually mean - KNW Training are currently running courses all around the country (for example: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, London, Essex) generally at customers places of work.
New KNW course now available for ‘Dealing with Hostile Situations’
New KNW course now available for ‘Dealing with Hostile Situations’

However hard we try to avoid it, we experience conflict in our lives on a regular basis. Communication is the key to overcoming conflict and hostility, by nipping problems in the bud on a ‘prevention is better that cure’ basis.
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain

Unless we equip our staff with the skills they need
HSE warns again of the dangers of working at heights
HSE warns again of the dangers of working at heights

Lack of risk assessments and training continue to endanger employees lives
Do you carry out Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices?
Do you carry out Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices?

Two companies fined £30,000 plus costs after a worker loses fingertips at recycling plant
Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!
Training is an important retention tool
Training is an important retention tool

A skills shortage in land-based training is anticipated in the very near future

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Plant & Machinery

27 January 2012 - Inappropriate use of block clamp on excavator leads to tragic consequences... HSE extract

A 23-year-old Keighley man died from massive crush injuries when his head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags. Steven Allen was part of a team working for Skipton-based construction company JN Bentley Ltd on a building project for Bradford Council in Manningham in March 2007. Moving the 30 or so cement bags was to be the last job before the weekend when the incident happened.
August 2011 - Worker had 3 fingers severed when using a bandsaw

A County Durham firm has been fined after a worker had three fingers severed while using a bandsaw. The worker was working as a contractor for a company which manufactures and installs mineral processing and effluent treatment systems and equipment. The day the accident happened he was working at the company's head office in Chilton where he was using a horizontal metal cutting bandsaw to cut down pieces of steel to make a frame. There was no safety guard in place and his left hand came into contact with the moving blade, severing three of his fingers.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES - It could have resulted in a needless death!!

Luckily or unluckily as it may seem to the companies involved a total fine of £130,000.00 was issued. Maybe we all need to raise awareness that TRAINING and ADVICE is out there...
Excavators used for Lifting Operations

New course available - For many years KNW has trained our clients in the use of various forms of excavators during that time the use of excavators as cranes or lifting devices was never covered.
Benefits of Good Health & Safety

Addressing health and safety should not be seen as a regulatory burden: it offers significant opportunities.
ISO 9001:2008 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

KNW is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Company
New customised award with KNW 'Gantry and Pendant Crane'
New customised award with KNW 'Gantry and Pendant Crane'

Lantra Awards have approved the Gantry and Pendant Crane course as a customised award for both Novice and experienced operators.
Definition of Training

What does training actually mean - KNW Training are currently running courses all around the country (for example: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, London, Essex) generally at customers places of work.
New Customised Award – PUWER Periodic Inspection Course

Course Aims: To provide practical guidance in the periodic inspection of mobile work equipment under PUWER 98 and relevant legislation, areas of responsibility, inspection methods, recording inspections and defect reports. Candidates will be continually
Scrapyard accident kills man
Scrapyard accident kills man

The HSE have highlighted the need for greater safety measures at scrap yardsites after a man was crushed to death by a scrapyard claw.
Skid Steer Loader Fatality
Skid Steer Loader Fatality

The HSE have highlighted the fatality of a skid steer loader operator who was crushed by the lift arm of the vehicle.
HSE form National Quarry Safety Team
HSE form National Quarry Safety Team

The HSE take action to help improve health and safety within quarry operations
New customised awards for the Waste, Recycling and related industries
New customised awards for the Waste, Recycling and related industries

The 360 Rising Cab has been customised to suit the need of the Waste, Recycling and all related industries.
Weed Cutting Boat - New course added

WEED CUTTER + WEED LIFTER OPERATOR The aim of the course is to give a total novice basic knowledge in the use of a weed cutter and a weed lifter so they could work un-supervised.
Course list continues to expand

Two new customised courses have been added this week. Plant and Machinery: Crane Operator - Derrick and Groundcare: Back/Hand Held Leaf Blowing
New specialist training courses

Swing Lift Lifting Appliance and Portable Generator to 1KVA and Compressors customised courses now available.
Expanding customised course list

A further two customised courses have been added within our Plant and Machinery division. Excavator 360 Rising Cab and Basic Oxy Acetylene Gas Cutting courses are now available.
New Customised Plant and Machinery Courses

Two new customised courses now available. Power / Pressure Washer and Vibrating Rollers, call for details.
Two additional plant and machinery courses - now available.

Customised award courses for Wheeled Mobile Yard Crane fitted with a Grab Attachment and Crawler Crane fitted with a Clamshell Bucket Attachment now available.
Two new Customised Award courses

Two new Plant and Machinery courses now available. Lifting Assessories Inspections & Management and Compressor/ Hammer Breaker courses now available.
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain
Skills shortage forecasted to starve Britain

Unless we equip our staff with the skills they need
Lack of Training causes Death
Lack of Training causes Death

Crane safety warning after Liverpool company is prosecuted following death of welder
Quick Hitch Devices Continue to Cause Injury and Death in the Construction Industry
Quick Hitch Devices Continue to Cause Injury and Death in the Construction Industry

There have been a number of serious incidents in the construction industry, including four fatalities During 2007
Never Underestimate Training and Experience
Never Underestimate Training and Experience

Initiative will always win the day!
Safe use of agricultural mowers
Safe use of agricultural mowers

Are you or your employees aware of the dangers involved with mowers?
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning
Lambing Season leads to Quad Bike Safety Warning

Making History - Easter Facts
Making History - Easter Facts

You will never see Easter this early again in your lifetime!
HSE Shattered Lives Campaign - MEWPS
HSE Shattered Lives Campaign - MEWPS

Don't let a lack of training affect your safety, income or life!
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height
Single Greatest Cause of Work Related Fatalities is Falling from Height

Two companies fined for breaches of health and safety legislation after two workers seriously injured
Do you have a noise problem at work?
Do you have a noise problem at work?

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (the Noise Regulations) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006.
Training is an important retention tool
Training is an important retention tool

A skills shortage in land-based training is anticipated in the very near future
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07
Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/07

Of the main industrial sectors, agriculture and Construction have the highest rates of fatal injury.
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)

How to control / reduce vibration exposure

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KNW is accredited by a number of professional bodies - Including LANTRA, IOSH, CIM and Utilities Verification & Assessment Scheme