Emerald Training Solutions Ltd

Freelance instructors required

cjones — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:40:21 +0000

If are a freelance instructor in any of the following; LGV, ADR, Forklifts, MEWPs, First Aid, plant equipment, and would like to work with Emerald please send in your CV

Value of Refresher Training

cjones — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:24:10 +0000

Every year, the media is filled with stories relating to workplace incidents. However, it appears that a number of these industry related incidents are not a simple, unfortunate event but are often a direct result of improper or lack of adequate training.
The recession has had a massive impact on the industry that in many cases has caused business owners to make some ruthless budgetary cuts. Training, in particular refresher training, can be regarded by some to be an area of their business they can affordably abandon. Costing as little as £95 per candidate, refresher training is a small expenditure but many opt to disregard this with disastrous and costly effects.
Investing in refresher training is beneficial for both operators and employers alike.
For an operator, refresher training can ensure that their skills and abilities are kept at the required, safe level and keeps any bad habits in check. As an employer, removing this area of an operator’s development could incur huge costs because of damaged stock, downtime due to injuries or in more severe cases, even the death of an individual. In these instances, these costs could be within the region of £10,000s and in some cases could even result in the closure of your business.
The message here is clear: cutting corners will not help you to cut costs. Not only will the elimination of refresher training greatly put the safety of your workers at risk, but may also put the future of your business in jeopardy. The question is simple: is it really worth the risk?
To find refresher training courses near you contact Christina at Emerald 01244 814030

FORKLIFT TRUCK SAFETY TRAINING

cjones — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:00:26 +0000

The Independent Fork lift Truck Association (FLTA) has circulated a list of industries, which have the most improved record of forklift accidents and also the worst accident record.
Warehousing & Storage sector has a massive improvement of 80% over the past 10 years, still no room for complacency.
The road freight has had an increase of 237% which means it has moved from being the fifth worst seven years ago to now being the worst industry for forklift accidents in the UK.
These figures only represent those, which have been reported to HSE under RIDDOR resulting in three or more days off work, they do not include all the near misses, smaller incidents or those that just were not reported. The HSE believes non-fatal injuries are substantially under-reported, meaning the true accident toll could actually be much higher.
Forklift truck accidents can and often do cause serious injury and sometimes are fatal, managers have a legal and moral duty to ensure safe working systems, good equipment and proper training are in place.
No one should ever operate a Forklift truck if they have not received training and are competent to operate the forklift safely.
When the pressure is on and deadlines fast approaching, drivers often take short cuts, which is when accidents happen, with very costly and serious consequences.
It is recommended that all forklift operators receive a one-day refresher-training course at least every three years or sooner following an accident or near miss.
Refreshing training identifies and corrects any bad habits picked up during the working environment, and reinforces vital health and safety requirements and updates operators on any new legalisation and guidance. Thus making the operator a much safer fork lift driver, safe drivers have fewer accidents and work more efficiently which in the long terms saves companies money and people’s lives.
Do not risk lives, get proper training for all your fork lift drivers.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT EMERALD…..

cjones — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:55:16 +0000

Once again, Emerald has had a busy month both on the LGV side and the FLT side of training.
W e would like to share with you some of our customer’s feedback so you can see for yourselves how professional we are here at Emerald.
FLT course Oct 2011
“Excellent well conducted course, excellent facilities, relaxed atmosphere, excellent tutor, stress free course would recommend Emerald to others.” Gareth Edwards, Llangollen, Wrexham.
“Content of combi lift fork lift course was excellent, learnt a lot, very pleasant instructor.”
Leslie Roberts, Wrexham. Oct 2011.
“Excellent communication skills and knowledge first class, instructor put us all at ease, very good trainer, I would not hesitate to recommend Emerald to others.”
Paul Bennett, Buckley, Flintshire.
“My M.E.W.P course instructor was very laid back, taught us very well without any pressure, course content was excellent.” Carl Green, Bagillt, Flintshire.
Slinger/signaller Course OCT 2011.
“Helpful, informative and friendly.” Damon Poole, Wrexham.
“Interesting useful course, instructor very helpful”. P Jones, Wrexham.
“Instructor very clear, explains everything well, very good course.” P Pottage, Llanymynech, Powys
Front Loading Shovel
“Good course, full of useful information, very knowledgeable instructor.”
G Thompson, Northwich Cheshire.
“ Great course, Mick helped me get rid of my bad habits, very helpful.”
K Traynor, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
Thank you to all our students for their feedback, hope to see you all again soon.

Professional drivers urged to exchange their paper driving licence

cjones — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:08:04 +0000

Professional drivers urged to exchange their paper driving licence
Publisher: Driving Standards Agency

Published date: 18 October 2011
Type: Press release

Mode/topic: Roads, Freight transport,Road safety, Road transport,Vehicles

From 18 October bus, coach and lorry drivers holding a British paper driving licence are asked to exchange it for a photo card licence in order to receive their driver qualification card (DQC) at no cost.
The DQC proves that a driver holds the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) which professional bus, coach and lorry drivers must now legally hold in addition to their driving licence.
Drivers with a photo card licence will receive their DQC automatically, as the same photograph can be used for both documents. While drivers will still have to pay the usual £20 photo card licence fee, they will benefit from receiving their DQC free of charge, which could save them up to £30 over the 10 year photocard licence period.
Rosemary Thew, DSA chief executive said:
“We’re urging drivers to exchange their paper licence sooner rather than later. As well as saving money, drivers holding a photo card licence will receive their DQC automatically when they have passed the Driver CPC initial qualification or completed 35 hours of periodic training.”
Those drivers leaving the exchange of their licence until after they have completed their training may risk a delay in receiving their DQC.
Drivers can apply to exchange their licence online or by post or they can drop off their application at DVLA local offices and selected Post Office® branches. For more information on how to exchange your paper licence visit direct.gov.uk/exchangelicence

FLT instructors excellent

cjones — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:09:41 +0000

Well it has been a busy few weeks here at Emerald, with forklift truck courses, LGV driving courses, tug truck courses and overhead crane courses all happening.

I would just like to share some of the excellent feedback our instructors have received lately.

Tow truck, great course and instructor, look forward to my next training course with Emerald.

William Roberts, Ruthin.

Counterbalance forklift, very good , and helpful instructor.

M Salathiel, Wrexham.

Counterbalance forklift, excellent training, theory and practical easy to follow, very well explained.

John Evans, Warrington.

Counterbalance, this course was very well explained, easy to follow and very useful.

Tom Williams, Northop Hall.

Tow truck, very patient instructor, made course very easy to understand and enjoyable.

Peter Bradley, Chester.

Tug Truck, instructor made me feel at ease straight away, very informative, excellent course content.

Chris Sheen, Warrington.

Counterblance,very good, lots of health and safety information, perfect course.

Tomas Vasiliauskas, Sandycroft Flintshire.

Counterbalance, content excellent, instructor excellent, very useful course.

Asa Dean, Warrington.

DRIVER CPC DO IT NOW

cjones — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:18:52 +0000

LGV drivers hopefully you have already started to collect your driver cpc periodic hours, if not then it really is time you did, read on…..

What happens if you have no CPC by 2014?
It will be an offence to drive a vehicle without holding a driver CPC, or to cause or permit a person to do so. The driver will also commit an offence if they fail to produce their card at a roadside check. Enforcement will be carried out by the police and VOSA.
No CPC held when required £1000 fine
Cause or permit the above £1000 fine
Failure to carry card On the spot fine
Forgery or falsifying documents 2 yrs prison sentence or fine

Hello Everyone

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:16:36 +0000

Welcome to Emerald Training Solutions Blog! This is our first blog so keep coming back to see our latest news and course updates. We look forward to seeing you here again.