by northeastat | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many workers find themselves requiring specialist powered machinery for short-term projects or even day-to-day activities. However, not everyone has a large budget to spend on expensive powered machinery – especially for short-term projects. Therefore, it can be...
by northeastat | Sep 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Working at height always involves risk. However, this risk can be minimised by giving your workers proper training and equipment. Basic in-house training is not always a sufficient way to fully train an employee who is required to work at height or is obligated to use...
by northeastat | Jul 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
A vital part of IPAF Training is to know how to correctly assess machinery to ensure its safety before use. Machinery should not be used unless it has been checked over by a responsible person. Working at height presents its own set of dangers without taking into...
by northeastat | Jun 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Anyone that works at height is required to wear a harness for safety reasons, making it vitally important that they know how to use it properly. In the event of losing your footing while working on top of a scaffold tower, your safety harness is the difference between...
by northeastat | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
It goes without saying that working at height comes with an array of risks, which is why PASMA and IPAF training are essential for working on scaffold towers. There are two main dangers where scaffold towers, or working from height in general, are concerned – someone...
by northeastat | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Within the workplace, safety is paramount. Safety should be a top priority at all times, but it is especially important when you are undertaking tasks that require you to work at height or in potentially dangerous situations. In the construction and warehousing...
by northeastat | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Working on tall scaffold towers presents a whole range of risks that can put both your own life and the lives of others around you in danger. For that reason, proper training is essential. When taking on any job that involves working at height, whether it is...
by northeastat | Feb 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Safety is always one of the most important things to consider in the workplace, whatever business you are in. However, when working at height, ensuring the safety of your employees becomes even more paramount. Even if you aren’t an expert in safety training yourself,...
by northeastat | Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
For those of you who don’t know, January 2017 is ‘Get Organised Month’. The annual event has been around since 2005 and was created in an attempt to try and increase public awareness about the importance of being organised. It may sound silly, but when we tell you...
by northeastat | Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
With Christmas fast approaching, at this time of the year our thoughts understandably turn to the joys and delights that the season brings. Our minds are preoccupied with Christmas gift ideas, festive travel plans and everything else – which means that we aren’t...
