First Class Safety Ltd

18/02/2026

🚨 Breaking News 🚨

We have just ONE spot remaining on our upcoming ITSSAR Instructors Course — and it’s open to:

✅ 10-Day Candidate

📅 Monday 2nd – Friday 13th March 2026

OR

✅ 5-Day Re-Registration / Direct Entry Instructor

📅 Monday 9th – Friday 13th March 2026

📍 Location:

First Class Safety Training Academy

62 Somers Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7DH

💬 Don’t miss out — this final place will go quickly!

For more information or to secure your spot, contact us today:

📧 info@fcsafety.co.uk

16/02/2026

A huge well done to our NEBOSH National General Certificate students who completed the final day of their two-week course last Friday 👏

It was a smaller group this time with just three students, but you all showed fantastic commitment, engagement, and determination throughout the course. We’re delighted to have supported you on your learning journey.

Wishing you the very best of luck for your upcoming exams on 4th March 2026 — we’re rooting for you!

📢 Next Course Dates:

Our next NEBOSH National General Certificate course will run 11th – 22nd May 2026, and we currently have seven spaces remaining.

For more information or to book a place, please email: info@fcsafety.co.uk

12/02/2026

🚨 Last Few Spaces Available – IOSH Managing Safely (3 Day Course) 🚨

We still have limited spaces remaining on our upcoming 3-Day IOSH Managing Safely course running next week:

📅 Tuesday 17th – Thursday 19th February 2026
🕣 Start time: 8:30am each day
📍 Location: First Class Safety Safety Training Academy,
62 Somers Road, Rugby, CV22 7DH, Warwickshire

What is IOSH Managing Safely?
This internationally recognised course is designed for managers, supervisors, and team leaders in any sector. It provides the knowledge and practical tools needed to effectively manage health and safety in the workplace.

During the course, delegates will learn how to:
✅ Understand their responsibilities for health and safety
✅ Identify and assess workplace risks
✅ Investigate incidents and prevent recurrence
✅ Measure and improve safety performance
✅ Create a safer, more productive working environment

This is a great opportunity to gain a respected qualification and build confidence in managing workplace safety.

📩 To book or find out more:
Email us at info@fcsafety.co.uk

Secure your place today — spaces are filling fast!

06/02/2026

🚨 Advance Your Career in 2026 – Become an ITSSAR CAT1 Instructor! 🚨

Ready to take the next step in your professional journey? 🚀

Join our ITSSAR 10-Day Category 1 (CAT1) Instructors Course at First Class Safety Training Academy, Rugby and become a certified Instructor/Examiner in industrial equipment operation.

📅 Course Dates:

Monday 2nd – Friday 13th March 2026

📍 Location: Rugby (or on-site at customer premises)

⏳ Duration: 10 Days

⚠️ ONLY 4 SPACES REMAINING!

👷‍♂️ What You’ll Gain:

✅ ITSSAR CAT1 Instructor/Examiner Certification

✅ Confidence to teach, assess & inspire others

✅ Nationally recognised qualifications

✅ Expert tuition from ITSSAR CAT4 Tutors

📘 Course Covers:

🔹 Health & Safety Regulations

🔹 Task Analysis Techniques

🔹 Practical Skills Testing

🔹 Instructional Methods & Lesson Planning

🔹 Assessment & Constructive Feedback

🔹 Basic Equipment Maintenance Awareness

🎯 Who Should Attend?

✔️ Experienced Forklift Operators

✔️ Supervisors, Team Leaders & Managers

✔️ Health & Safety Professionals

✔️ In-House Trainers

✔️ Training Providers

💷 Course Cost:

£1,745 + VAT per candidate

💡 Includes ITSSAR registration, instructor compendium, course materials & expert tuition.

✨ Whether you’re looking to progress your career or build in-house training capability, this intensive programme gives you everything you need to succeed.

📩 Enquire today: info@fcsafety.co.uk

📞 Limited availability – secure your place now!

🚜📚💼

04/02/2026

Wednesday Wisdom with First Class Safety 🦺

Health and safety in the workplace isn’t just about policies and procedures — it’s about people. ⚠️

When employees feel safe, they’re more confident, more productive, and more engaged. A strong safety culture isn’t built in a single training session; it’s reinforced every day through leadership, communication, and accountability.

👉 Take a moment this week to ask:

Are risks being proactively identified?

Do employees feel comfortable speaking up?

Is safety embedded in daily decisions, not just compliance checklists?

Because at the end of the day, a safe workplace is a successful workplace.🚨

02/02/2026

📢 Upcoming Training at First Class Safety – 2026 📢

We’re delighted to share our 2026 training programme, delivered at our dedicated Rugby training centre:

📍 62 Somers Road, Rugby, CV22 7DH

⏰ 8:30am starts

📧 info@fcsafety.co.uk

🗓️ 2026 Course Dates

🔹 February 2026

• Mon 2nd – Fri 13th – NEBOSH General National Certificate

• Tue 10th – ITSSAR Reach Refresher

• Wed 11th – ITSSAR Reach Refresher

• Thu 12th – ITSSAR Counterbalance Refresher

• Mon 16th – Fire Warden & Fire Extinguisher Practical

• Tue 17th – Thu 19th – IOSH Managing Safely

• Wed 18th – ITSSAR Counterbalance Refresher

• Mon 23rd – ITSSAR Counterbalance Refresher

🔹 March 2026

• Mon 2nd – Fri 13th – ITSSAR 10 Day Instructors Course

• Wed 4th – ITSSAR Counterbalance Refresher

• Mon 9th – Fri 13th – ITSSAR Instructor Re-Reg / Direct Entry

🔹 April 2026

• Tue 7th – Fri 10th – NEBOSH Health & Safety at Work Award

• Mon 13th – Wed 15th – IOSH Managing Safely

🔹 May 2026

• Mon 11th – Fri 22nd – NEBOSH General National Certificate

🔹 June 2026

• Mon 1st – Fri 12th – ITSSAR 10 Day Instructors Course

🔹 July 2026

• Mon 13th – Thu 16th – NEBOSH Safety at Work Award

🔹 August 2026

• Mon 3rd – Fri 7th – ITSSAR 5 Day Re-Reg / Direct Entry Instructors Course

• Mon 10th – Fri 21st – NEBOSH General National Certificate

🔹 September 2026

• Mon 7th – Fri 18th – ITSSAR 10 Day Instructors Course

🔹 October 2026

• Mon 5th – Thu 8th – NEBOSH Safety at Work Award

🔹 November 2026

• Mon 9th – Fri 20th – NEBOSH General National Certificate

🔹 December 2026

• Mon 30th Nov – Fri 11th Dec – ITSSAR 10 Day Instructors Course

✅ Whether you’re building health & safety knowledge or progressing as an instructor, we have courses to support every stage of your professional journey.

📩 For more information: info@fcsafety.co.uk

🌐 Visit: www.fcsafety.co.uk

30/01/2026

What we’ve been up to in January 2026 🚀

We’ve taken the new year by storm, delivering 33 separate courses in January alone! These included:

✔️ ITSSAR MHE training

✔️ IOSH Managing Safely

✔️ Highfield First Aid at Work

✔️ Two Train the Trainer courses

Alongside delivering courses, Ian Cook also completed:

1 site audit

4 meetings

6 consultancy visits

Our instructor Ben Cook has started his journey to becoming a tutor, enabling us to train operatives to become forklift trainers themselves, all while continuing to deliver his own courses throughout January 👏

To top it off, we successfully completed our ITSSAR monitoring visit, renewing our accreditation for another year 🎉

A busy, productive start to 2026 — and we’re just getting started!

Checkout our website for what we can offer YOU! www.fcsafety.co.uk

26/01/2026

👀👀👀👀

Are you looking to become an ITSSAR Accredited Mechanical Handling Equipment Instructor? Or to do your Re-Registration or Direct Entry? 💭

Learn all the skills you need with our ✨:

𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗧𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 (𝗥𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆) 🦺🥾

Running on Monday 2nd - Friday 13th March 2026 📅

at our First Class Safety Training Academy (RUGBY, CV22 7DH) 🗺️

For more information or to book your spot today call 01788 569774 or email info@fcsafety.co.uk ☎️✉️

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26/01/2026

📣 It’s Consultancy Week at First Class Safety!

This week, our Managing Director Ian Cook is out and about supporting clients across the UK with six key consultancy visits! From site audits to compliance reviews, gap analyses, and tailored risk assessments — Ian is on a mission to help businesses strengthen their health and safety practices. 💼🦺

At First Class Safety, we specialise in delivering practical, expert health and safety support to businesses of all sizes. Our consultancy services are designed to ensure your organisation not only meets its legal obligations but also embraces best practice safety culture — both on the ground and in documentation.

🔍 What our Consultancy Services include:
• Comprehensive review of risk assessments
• Health and safety site audits
• Support with safety meetings and documentation
• Compliance health checks & gap analysis
• Tailored advice to suit your operations and industry needs

✨ Choose the right package for your business:
🔹 Pearl Consultancy – Annual site visit, compliance audit, legislative updates and email support.
🔹 Sapphire Consultancy – Includes two site visits, fire risk assessment, telephone support and more.
🔹 Diamond Consultancy – Our most comprehensive package with quarterly visits, unlimited support and full documentation preparation.

Whether you’re looking for periodic support or a full health and safety partnership, we’ve got a solution that fits. 💡

👉 Interested in learning more about our consultancy packages or booking Ian for a visit?
Visit: https://lnkd.in/erUhdb6T

21/01/2026

⭐️ Five-Star Feedback! ⭐️

We’ve recently received some fantastic 5-star reviews for our MHE training courses, and we couldn’t be prouder.

Huge credit to the two instructors mentioned in the ones below Ben Cook and Randall Barratt for delivering such high-quality training and consistently going above and beyond. Amazing work, guys 👏

Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their feedback—it really means a lot to the team.

19/01/2026

Are you looking to become an ITSSAR Accredited Mechanical Handling Equipment Instructor? Or to do your Re-Registration or Direct Entry? 💭

Learn all the skills you need with our ✨:

𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗧𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 (𝗥𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆) 🦺🥾

Running on Monday 2nd - Friday 13th March 2026 📅

at our First Class Safety Training Academy (RUGBY, CV22 7DH) 🗺️

For more information or to book your spot today call 01788 569774 or email info@fcsafety.co.uk ☎️✉️

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16/01/2026

📊 Workplace Accidents in the UK — Why Health & Safety Training Matters More Than Ever

At First Class Safety, we know that workplace safety isn’t just a legal obligation — it’s a moral and commercial imperative. Every injury avoided and every hazard prevented represents a real person getting home safe at the end of the day.

Here’s what the latest UK figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show:

🔹 124 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents in the most recent reporting year

🔹 An estimated 680,000 workers sustained a non-fatal injury at work

🔹 59,000+ injuries were formally reported under RIDDOR

🔹 40 million working days were lost due to work-related injury and ill health

🔹 Workplace injury and ill health cost the UK economy approximately £22.9 billion each year

The most common causes include slips, trips and falls, manual handling injuries, and inadequate risk management — many of which are entirely preventable with the right training, systems, and safety culture in place.

💡 What this means for your business:

✔ Effective health and safety training reduces accidents and absenteeism

✔ Strong safety management protects people and profits

✔ Compliance today prevents costly enforcement action tomorrow

At First Class Safety, we provide expert health & safety training and consultancy to help organisations create safer, more resilient workplaces.

📧 Email: info@fcsafety.co.uk

🌐 Website: www.fcsafety.co.uk

Let’s work together to keep your people safe.