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International Air Transport Association Talks About Safety

International Air Transport Association Talks About Safety

Anybody in the air cargo chain would agree on this basic guiding principle: safety always comes first. That includes safety for the ground handlers, freight forwarders, airline employees, and indeed every single person and process that gets a package from point A to point B. And though the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Dangerous Good […]

New Partnership to Tackle Railway Risk Takers Issue

A new partnership has been launched between Network Rail, the British Transport Police (BTP), the English Football League Trust (EFL Trust) and StreetGames to help tackle the increasing number of people risking their lives on the railway. Over 250 incidents a week have been recorded by people messing about on the railway – taking short-cuts, […]

Safer Travel Partnership for Dundee

Safer Travel on Dundee’s buses is the aim of a new initiative that has just been launched. Xplore Dundee is working in partnership with Police Scotland and Dundee City Council’s Antisocial Behaviour Team to make sure that passengers and drivers can travel without fear of harassment or assault. “Although it’s rare for our employees or […]

BOC Boosts Safety with Michelin EFFITRAILER System

BOC, the largest supplier of industrial gases and medical gases in the UK, will fit its entire bulk tractor and trailer fleeting with Michelin’s EFFITRAILERTM system, as part of its ongoing commitment to improve safety. Before taking this decision, BOC trialled the system on ten assets. The programme offered an on-board datalink, tyre pressure monitoring […]

Labcraft Banksman’s System Improves Safety and Visibility

Labcraft’s Banksman system has been chosen by Culina Group, the market-leading food & drink warehousing, distribution and transport specialists, in order to improve visibility and maintain safety during night time vehicle operations. Culina Group has a national network of approximately 60 depots, operating over 1,000 vehicles, including around 2,000 trailers and delivering annually to over […]

McCue Provides Safety Inside ‘The Golden Triangle’

A recent national television report from the BBC has focused on the phenomenal growth of warehousing space. Using data from property research firm CBRE, the BBC reported an incredible 235 million sq ft of warehouse space leased or purchased since 2007. The demand for warehousing is mainly due to the astonishing growth in online sales, with 1 […]

Bibby Distribution Doubles Up on Safety with First RoSPA Gold Awards

Bibby Distribution Doubles Up on Safety with First RoSPA Gold Awards

Bibby Distribution has won two Gold Awards from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), thanks to its outstanding performance in implementing enhanced health and safety policies across its workforce. The business has been recognised with Gold Awards in Fleet Safety and Occupational Safety, following Bibby Distribution’s first ever entry for the UK’s […]

TyreSafe : Maximizing Safety of Scooter Commuters

TyreSafe Dedicated to Maximizing Safety of Scooter Commuters

TyreSafe is a UK based charity dedicated to maximizing the safety of scooter commuters by reminding people to carry out regular Tyre checks and pointing out the dangers of defective and illegal tyres. The usage of mopeds and scooters has become more attractive over the recent years. The low running costs, great time saving and […]

CILT Transport & Logistics Safety Forum Launches Driver Behaviour Training Scheme

CILT Transport & Logistics Safety Forum Launches Logistics Training Scheme

A driver behaviour training programme has been launched by the CILT Transport and Logistics Safety Forum. The scheme was launched at their annual conference last week, in partnership with AA DriveTech at the AA, Basingstoke. The title of this year’s conference was ‘Our drivers, our fleets, our responsibility: Raising Professional Driving Standards’ and focussed on […]