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Innovative Learning for Commercial Vehicle Workshops

Inspire International UK, pioneers in health and safety, environmental and quality management within the commercial vehicle market, based in Coventry, West Midlands, has announced the launch of its new vehicle workshop safety e-learning solution, E-Workshop – a first for the industry.

Aimed at the commercial vehicle market, the E-Workshop solution has been designed and developed by Inspire International UK, the UK’s leading provider of health and safety management solutions for commercial vehicle workshops, offering 16 health and safety e-learning modules, plus many more which are soon to be released.

Recent statistics showcased that over half of companies expect an increase in their risk profile with 71 per cent expecting to increase investment in legal compliance, with the largest anticipated risk increase from health and safety. To address this, Inspire, through its E-Workshop solution, is offering a Covid-19 Return to Work programme, which explains the changes that have been introduced into the workplace and what employees must do to protect themselves and others from the spread of infection.

Inspire International UK is a family run business, managed by Jagjeet Singh Virdee, Managing Director and his Father Harvinder Singh Virdee, Technical Director. The father and son duo have provided commercial vehicle health and safety solutions to over 250 commercial vehicle workshops across the UK, working with well-established and leading businesses in the industry, including the likes of Keltruck, Scania (Great Britain) Ltd, MAN Truck and Bus UK, Haydock Commercials, Ford and Slater Group, Europa Worldwide Group and RH Commercial Vehicles, plus many more.

Jagjeet Singh Virdee, Managing Director at Inspire International UK explains why now is the time for businesses to invest in health and safety e-learning that is specific to their commercial vehicle workshop: “In light of Covid-19 and the challenges this presents Commercial Vehicle Dealerships now and over the next few years, we have worked with Senior Commercial Vehicle leaders to ensure they can maximise workshop hours/utilisation whilst complying to the health and safety regulations that are applicable to their operations.

“E-workshop is the UK’s first commercial vehicle specific health and safety e-learning solution that will help to ensure commercial vehicle dealerships remain compliant to applicable health and safety regulations through the use of e-learning.

“E-workshop is ideal for the current economic climate and will be the future of health and safety training within the commercial vehicle industry.”

The easy to use e-learning solution caters for all personnel, from Directors to Workshop Controllers and Technicians, educating them on the importance of effective health and safety management within a commercial vehicle workshop.

Inspire advises that by investing in the e-learning training modules, it will ensure workshops remain compliant, workshop hours are maximised, the correct type of health and safety training for the correct job role is delivered and teams are educated to effectively avoid and manage health and safety within their working environment.

Jagjeet Singh Virdee continues: “We are a one stop shop for all areas of health and safety management that relates to commercial vehicle businesses. With the launch of E-workshop, we look to further strengthen our position as the experts in commercial vehicle health and safety solutions that are effective, efficient, pragmatic and proven. We are the leaders in our Industry and truly passionate about what we do, so we will continue to invest in developing solutions that will benefit both our existing and new clients. “We plan to continue to listen to the needs of our customers and monitor any changes/introduction of health and safety regulations to ensure our customers continue to introduce best practices in order to remain compliant.”

The 16 e-learning modules currently include: Covid-19 Return To Work, PIT Safety Awareness, Working At Heights, Health Surveillance – Noise, Respiratory and HAVS awareness, Equipment Checks – Pre-Use and Defective, Vehicle Lifting Equipment, Tyre Inflation and Compressed Air Systems, Electrical Safety and Awareness, Hot Works – Oxy-acetylene, Abrasive Wheel and Welding Safety Awareness, Fire Safety Awareness, Workplace Transport Safety, Fire Warden, First Aid Appointed Person, Introduction To Vehicle Workshop Health and Safety, Emergency Procedures and Reporting Accidents, Incidents and Near Misses, and, Display Screen Equipment, plus many more which are planned to be introduced.

With over 30 years’ experience and having worked with over 250 client locations, Inspire has a proven track record of ensuring risks are managed effectively and efficiently through the implementation of ‘proven’ solutions. Each solution has been developed specifically for the commercial vehicle, logistics and food manufacturing markets.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Kathryn Greenwood .