Site Visit: Leyland PR26 6TJ
Site Visit: Tour of the FOX GROUP facility in Leyland (Hurt Plant Hire) that will include the logistics administration hub, workshop facilities, recycling areas, crush plant, railhead, plant equipment and fleet vehicles.
Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd receives hefty fine for safety breach
Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd (DRDL) has been fined £666,667 and ordered to pay costs of £27,611.82 after it pleaded guilty in July to offences under Regulation 8 of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.
Driving Careers Forward: SOE Launches Pioneering Mentoring Platform for Engineers
With a plethora of industry experts ready to mentor, SOE’s new platform connects engineering professionals across various disciplines to share knowledge and inspire growth.
Dust and Fume Control: Clearing the Air
Implementing dust and fume control measures is key to providing a safe working environment, with current legislation and best practice extending the scope of control well beyond the factory. Where activity is undertaken that gives rise to hazardous dust and fumes, the definitive requirements for compliance are specified in UK health and safety regulations and a number of EU directives. Across Europe, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work collects, analyses and publishes information - in its Third European Survey on working conditions, it was reported that as many as 22% of employees breathe in vapours, fumes, dust or dangerous substances during one quarter of their working time. Some areas of Europe are worse than others, but everywhere it seems apprentices and blue-collar workers are significantly more exposed than others.
EngineeringUK inquiry into apprenticeships uptake
EngineeringUK has launched an inquiry into apprenticeships in engineering, manufacturing and technology. The inquiry is being carried out in partnership with former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts.
IRTE Northern Centre host talk on vehicle safety systems
Andy Waddington of Spillard Vehicle Safety Systems presented the IRTE Northern Centre’s May Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event.
King concern
Fifth wheel systems that engage the trailer kingpin, as well as drawbar couplings, are simple mechanical connections. They require basic maintenance and training to use safely, but additional equipment offers extra protection. Steve Banner reports on how to maintain, specify and operate them
Licensed to skill
Keeping Biffa's massive UK waste management operations on the move is a man with a mission. Shaun Stephenson has watched the skills levels within both industry as a whole, and the engineering profession in particular, go through a serious decline - one that has impacted his own company as well - and is determined to see that trend reversed.
SOE member Ricky Schembri MBE receives special award for attending all MS Motorservice’s training webinars
MS Motorservice has a long-running series of SOE webinars.
Surface Preparation - It's a blast!
So what exactly is industry's hang-up with surface preparation? Unfortunately, it's that the process doesn't add any value to the finished component. However, ignoring this important operation is likely to be a very costly decision, if it jeopardises the optimum adhesion conditions required for subsequent coating operations.