Managing the risks of workplace transport
July 8, 2024
Vehicle-related deaths and injuries are preventable if employers take the right steps to assess the risks and implement the right control measures, says Dr Karen McDonnell, at RoSPA. Read More
The planning, conduct and evaluation of emergency exercises in rail transport
February 8, 2024
Dr Tony Cash, an independent chartered Engineer and International President of the Rail Industry Fire Association sets out top considerations Read More
Transport for London fined £10m for health and safety failings in Croydon tram disaster
July 27, 2023
Transport for London (TfL) has been fined £10 million and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) fined £4 million for health and safety failings leading to the Croydon tram disaster. Read More
A Christmas tipple too far? The law on workplace drinking
December 11, 2022
As the festive season begins, it is important to assess your legal responsibility for ensuring staff are not over the alcohol limit while at work. Read More
Croydon tram crash: TfL admits to failings over fatal derailment
June 22, 2022
Transport for London (TfL) has indicated it will plead guilty to health and safety failings over the Croydon tram crash, which killed seven people, in November 2016. Read More
Busting the myth: ‘No such thing as a forklift truck licence’
June 14, 2022
85% of relevant job applications say: ‘forklift truck licence required’, but does it even exist? Stuart Taylor, Managing Director at Mentor FLT Training, explores... Read More
National Forklift Safety Day highlights the importance of operator training
June 14, 2022
As part of its continuing commitment to raising safety standards across the material handling sector, UKMHA is once again championing the cause of National Forklift Safety Day. Read More
Dispelling the biggest myth around lift truck operator training certificates
June 13, 2022
There's a myth that accredited forklift training certificates must be transferable or that all accredited forklift training must go onto a public database. Read More
Mechanical issue leaves P&O Ferries vessel adrift
April 27, 2022
The Spirit of Britain, which had been detained by UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), has been cleared to sail again. Read More
Company fined after worker died following fall from shipping container
April 21, 2022
A transport and haulage company was sentenced after a worker died after falling from the rear of a transport shipping container. Read More
