If you work in the construction industry, you almost certainly need to have a current CSCS card or an equivalent card provided through an affiliated trade that has CSCS accreditation. To get it, you usually have to pass the CSCS health and safety test. It’s as simple as that. The reason you need a card […]
Construction has always had a reputation for being a dangerous industry and, with an estimated fifty fatal injuries and 2.3 million working days lost in 2010-11, it’s a reputation that’s well earned. However, the industry has made strenuous efforts over the years to improve the situation, with fatal injuries reducing by two thirds over the […]
The risk assessment is there to ensure that you can identify and cut off risks before they turn into incidents. Your workforce is protected; your property is protected; and your business is protected, both from legal trouble and from the potential disasters that await the construction firm that fails to assess its risks properly. The […]
As a self employed UK construction worker, your CSCS Card is vital. Without it your prospective employers (particularly contractors who subcontract their work to you, or UK site owners) have no way of knowing if you are capable of performing your trade to the level that you claim. The CSCS Card initiative was started in […]