Whether you are taking a first aid training course as a workplace health and safety requirement or simply for your own knowledge, the information that you learn is incredibly valuable. Here are a few reasons why you should take training: Once someone stops breathing or their heart stops pumping blood, they can only survive for approximately five to… Read more »

An article published on 23rd November 2013 on 3News – A girl at a water park in the west part of London during 2010 was fatally struck by a Kiwi driver of a ski boat. A catalogue of health and safety breaches resulted in the death of a girl – of which one of these breaches was… Read more »

If you are pursuing a career in the health and safety industry or you would like to know how become a health and safety officer, these two courses would both be very advantageous for you. They offer important health and safety instruction which can help to improve your skills and gain you the employment you… Read more »

The CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) and the ECITB CCNSG Safety Passport are both well-respected construction and engineering safety qualifications — and they’re often confused. They share a couple of features (both two days, both multiple-choice assessed at 80%), but they serve genuinely different people: one is a baseline credential for getting on… Read more »

For anybody taking on a supervisory role in the construction industry safety issues loom large – or at least they should. The latest figures for construction industry deaths (provisional figures for 2012-13) show that 39 workers lost their lives in the industry keeping it top of the table of riskiest industries in which to work…. Read more »

A quick browse of the (numerous) reports of deaths in the construction industry will nearly always contain that common phrase ‘completely avoidable’. According to one HSE Inspector, Graham Tompkins, this was the case in the death of fifty seven year old Nigel Sewell at a building site in Kneesworth in September 2011. The HSE spokesman… Read more »

With a range of major new infrastructure projects in the pipeline in the UK, having suitable construction qualifications is essential. For site supervisors the most suitable qualification is the SSSTS course, or the management equivalent. Those who have passed the training successfully will be issued with a certificate to prove it. The CITB certificate demonstrates… Read more »

You’ve passed the SMSTS course — so what now? Earning the qualification is the start, not the finish line. The managers who get the most from it are the ones who turn five days of training into lasting practice on site. Here’s how to lock in what you’ve learned, what to expect with your certificate,… Read more »

The Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is the standard qualification for construction site managers — and a solid foundation in the health and safety duties that come with a management role. If you haven’t studied or sat an exam since school, the five days and the final assessment can feel daunting. They needn’t. The… Read more »

If you’re a business owner or manager, keeping your employees safe at work is your responsibility — and that means being ready before something goes wrong. Could you confidently handle a fire, a serious injury or a gas leak right now? If the honest answer is “not sure”, the time to plan is now, not… Read more »