A shipping company was fined for safety breaches after a worker was paralysed from the waist down when he fell 3.4 metres to the bottom of a ships hold. Beverley Magistrates’ Court heard that on 15 May 2017, the 28-year-old worker, a stevedores employed by Thor Shipping and Transport UK… Read more »
PCC praises success of Commercial Vehicle Unit in tackling dangerous road users
Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe has hailed the early success of Warwickshire Police’s Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU), which has detected 136 driver offences in a five day period on the county’s motorway network. Set up with funding from the Commissioner at the beginning of this month, the unit… Read more »
New HGV vision standards coming to London
From 26 October 2020, the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme will require HGVs over 12 tonnes entering or operating in London to have a safety permit. The DVS scheme is being introduced by Transport for London (TfL). It will require all HGVs over 12 tonnes to get a safety permit… Read more »
Pedestrian safety under the spotlight with new FORS eLearning module
FORS Pedestrian Safe highlights the specific dangers and breadth of risks pedestrians face, with participants learning techniques which can be adopted to mitigate such risks. Checking driving conditions, avoiding incorrect assumptions, and how to keep focused when driving are some of the topics covered in the 20-minute module for drivers… Read more »
Company fined following extensive fire at chemical site
Chemical company LMA Services Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a fire which quickly took hold of buildings and storage areas at the site. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that on 30 June 2016, the fire started during a chemical dispensing operation in a Warehouse on Halifax Way, Pocklington… Read more »
Haulage company fined after employee fell from height and sustained severe injuries
W D Cormack & Sons, a partnership operating a haulage business, has been fined after a driver fell from a trailer to the ground. Perth Sheriff Court heard that on 9 February 2016, the employee was securing a load of grain bags on a curtain-sider trailer, at Thormean Granary, Milnathort,… Read more »
FTA launches 2019 Logistics Emissions Review
FTA has today (30 December 2019) launched its 2019 Logistics Emissions Review, which includes the latest results of the Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS), a voluntary group which seeks to improve the environmental performance of the logistics industry. During the past year, LERS members achieved an impressive 4% reduction in… Read more »
Fedex UK Ltd fined after worker seriously injured by reversing fork lift truck
A parcel carrier has been fined after an employee was seriously injured when he was struck by a fork lift truck. Cannock Magistrates’ Court heard that in the early morning of 2 November 2017, an employee was walking across the depot at Burntwood Business Park, near Cannock, Staffordshire when he was… Read more »
ELB Partners starts 50th anniversary year by retaining FORS Gold for sixth year
Christmas has come early for ELB Partners Ltd, which has retained the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Gold standard, the top accolade for the safety and environmental best practice in the logistics sector, for the sixth consecutive year. At the same time, the Wimbledon-based business, a member of the award-winning… Read more »
Watson Lubricants helps fleets stay on the road over festive period
Watson Lubricants is helping keep fleet drivers on the road, protecting vehicles from adverse weather conditions this winter. The fuels and lubricants distributor offers a range of products which combat issues likely to arise in frosty weather, saving fleet managers time and money. As temperatures continue to drop,… Read more »
