Working in Intense Heat

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Is it too hot to work? Read our short guide on temperature in the workplace and health and safety law. This page tells you about the risks of overheating when working in hot conditions and gives practical guidance on how to avoid it. It does not address issues of thermal comfort in the workplace. In many jobs heat stress is … Read More

Platform Lifts

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The HSE has issued a bulletin alert regarding safe working with platform lifts. Potential dangers include: Inadequate maintenance of door components. Inappropriate adjustment of door locks. Interference with zone bypass switches at doors. Unauthorised access to lift well (shaft) when the lifting platform (lift car) is at a different level Recommended Actions: Carry out appropriate levels of maintenance Regular safety … Read More

Which is better? CPCS or NPORS?

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In terms of the training you receive, there isn’t a huge amount of difference between the two certifications.  Once NPORS changed the way their scheme worked a few years back to bring it more in line with what CPCS offer there became even less difference. Both schemes offer a red card and then blue card that are achieved by passing … Read More

CSCS scraps exemptions to health & safety test

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There are to be no more exemptions: if you need a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card, you have to sit the touchscreen health & safety test first. No ifs, no buts. Until now, any applicant that had achieved a national or Scottish vocation qualification (NVQ/SVQ) within the last two years was exempt from sitting the Construction Industry Training Board’s … Read More