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Class 4 MOT Bays are being told to upgrade their Jacking Beams by the DVSA.

The Garage got customer to help with work on his car. The Company director, walked away and left the customer standing under car on the lift. The Vehicle then fell off lift and on to the customer. The customer was in the critical care unit for six days and suffered permanent, life-changing injuries. The Health and Safety Executive says he is lucky to be alive.

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Some Bendpak lifts with the arm restraint gear attached with bolts, the bolts do not meet the required strength standard increasing the risk of a major incident.

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Massive fines and a suspended prison sentence for the company director.

When your workshop needs to Service a Supercar, can I lift it?

Stay safe when working on Electric and Hybrid vehicles, theres a lot more voltage, up to 1500 volts!!!!!!!!!!!

There is new scientific evidence that exposure to all welding fume, including mild steel welding fume, can cause lung cancer.

If the lift does not have the newly designed arm restraint gear take immediate action to replace it.

Extracts from HSE inspectors' fatal accident reports.

TWO Sheffield mechanics have been given two-year MOT testing bans after the DVSA found they were selling a "diesel particulate filter removal service".