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15/12/2025

IPAF have issued guidance on using MEWPS to put up and take down festive lights and decorations.

As the festive season approaches, many towns, cities and shopping centres prepare to install decorative lighting in public places. These tasks frequently involve mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) operating in busy pedestrian zones, near roads and traffic, or next to overhead cables and other hazards.

Because Christmas or other festive lighting installations often take place in high-footfall areas (shopping streets, pedestrian zones, municipal squares) and often under constrained timescales (night work, off hours) the additional risks need careful management.

Have a look at the many risks to watch out for and some tips on how to mitigate against the risks of using MEWPS for putting up Christmas lights and decorations

As the festive season approaches, many towns, cities and shopping centres prepare to install decorative lighting in public places. These tasks frequently...

09/12/2025

🎄We want to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year🎄

☃️We will be closed from 13:00 on Friday the 19th December 2025 and will reopen on Monday 5th January 2026 at 08:30☃️

🎄Thankyou to everyone who has made this year such a success for BSD Training and we very much look forward to working with you all again in 2026🎄

Its time to put your feet up for a while and enjoy a well deserved rest 🎅🦌🎄⛄️

19/08/2025

🚨 We’re Hiring – MHE Instructors Wanted! 🚨

Thanks to ongoing growth and expansion, we’re adding to our amazing team of MHE (Materials Handling Equipment) Instructors!

We’re looking for someone who is:
✅ Positive & enthusiastic
✅ Passionate about training
✅ A great communicator
✅ Qualified (RTITB, ITSSAR, AITT, LANTRA or NPORS)

If you love helping others succeed and want to be part of a supportive, growing team — we want to hear from you!

🔧 What we offer:

- Competitive pay & benefits

- Company Pension scheme

- A great working environment

- Opportunities to grow with us

- A company that truly values your skills

📩 Ready to apply or want more info? Apply now at the link below or contact us for more information;

https://uk.indeed.com/job/forklift-plant-and-machinery-and-health-and-safety-instructortrainer-c885ec78920b2b6a

Tag someone who’d be perfect for this! 👇

26/06/2025

📣 Summer Holiday Closure Notice 🌞

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we will be closed for the summer holidays from Monday, 7th July to Friday, 18th July.

We’ll be taking a short break to rest, recharge, and hopefully enjoy some sunshine!

We’ll reopen and resume normal operations on Monday, 21st July at 08:30. If you need to get in touch before then, please contact us before the closure or send us an email over the summer break and we will get back to you when we return.

Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you a wonderful summer break!

☀️🌴

10/06/2025

We have a number of IPAF MEWP and Harness courses coming up before the summer holidays;

- Thursday 12th June - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps
- Monday 16th June - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps
- Tuesday 17th June - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps
- Friday 20th June - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps
- Tuesday 24th June - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps
- Tuesday 24th June - Harness Awareness and Harness User
- Thursday 26th June - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps
- Monday 30th June - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps
- Friday 4th July - 1B, 3A, 3B Mewps

To secure your spot on any of the dates above feel free to contact us on;

☎️0289269459
📧 info@bsdtraining.com
🖱Online Chat - www.bsdtraining.com

12/05/2025

We’re supporting No Falls Week 12-16 May 2025!

During that week, everyone with an interest in safe working at height is encouraged to share best practice and shine a spotlight on height safety!

Why don’t you get involved too?

There are loads of free resources you can use; from toolbox talks to posters and promotional material, to help you reinforce the importance of safe working at height!

Get involved at https://nofallsweek.org/

02/05/2025

Just a quick note to let everyone know we will be closed on Monday 6th May 2025 for the Bank Holiday.

The office will reopen again on Tuesday 6th May at 08:30

We hope everyone that's also off has a great bank holiday break 😎

28/04/2025

We started back again from the Easter Break at 08:30 this morning.

If you have any Training or Card queries please feel free to give us a call or drop us an email;

📞 - 02892639459
📧 - info@bsdtraining.com

17/04/2025

Just a quick note to let everyone know we will be closed next week (21st - 25th April) for the Easter Holidays

We hope everyone has a good break over the easter period and we will be open again on Monday 28th April at 08:30

14/04/2025

We have been informed that there are some fraudulent certificates in circulation by people claiming to have completed training courses with ourselves.

Please be on the look out for any suspicious looking certificates and if you have any doubts as to the certificates validity please do feel free to give us a call or an email and we can verify if the person completed training with us or not.

This picture is a certificate that was recently given to a construction company in Ireland who then contacted us as they had their suspicions that the certificate was not valid when it was presented to them by a company from Newry.

In this case they were correct to have been suspicious of the certificate presented as;

- We had no record of a Liam McNamee attending a manual handling course with us
- There is no certificate number present
- There are spelling errors
- The certificate does not look anything like our course certificates.

This individual clearly took our company logo and details from the internet and then made up a certificate citing legislation and topics to satisfy the requirements for Manual Handling training in Ireland.

Do keep an eye out for things like this and together we can all help to crack down on fraudulent and dishonest individuals within the industry.

14/03/2025

📣📢Just a quick reminder that we are Closed on Monday 17th March for St Patricks Day

We will be open again on Tuesday 18th March at 08:30

Enjoy the bank holiday if you are lucky enough to have it off 😎

23/01/2025

*BSD Training Closure - Friday 24th January 2025*

Given the incoming strong winds with the Red Weather alert that has been issued and in light of the briefing from Stormont where the First and Deputy First Minister along with the PSNI are urging people to stay home and avoid unnecessary travel.

BSD Training has made the decision to close on Friday the 24th January 2025. This is to ensure the safety of both our clients and staff during the anticipated extreme weather conditions.

Stay safe everyone.