We’ve all probably heard enough about COVID-19 in recent months and the terrible effects that it can inflict upon your general wellbeing but particularly, as a respiratory disease, its only too clear what awful damage can be done by this virus.

If you’re interested in obtaining the NEBOSH Fire and Construction Course certificates, you may want to read on!

Sound the ALARM…. The UK is returning to normality! Hooray!

It’s great news to hear the Government are going to remove most, if not all, restrictions on the 19th July. However, regardless of how you feel about that personally, that means we have to get our ‘game face’ on! No-one wants to be the site manager or director responsible for an accident, a life changing incident or a potential fatality wherever you work.
So, whilst we are all happy that life is going back to normal, we must remember that the construction business is a dangerous place! Yes, we know, we’re party-poopers!
But consider the following:

Don’t drink the water…?

With the gentle return of employees to offices large and small now on the horizon following COVID shutdowns, a question that the HSE are asking is “What’s in the water?”

What is your ‘blend’…?

Before we start, I’m not talking about coffee here! Not yet anyway…
Blended learning is a concept which many of us probably haven’t encountered before, but might just be the best of both worlds. Let me explain….

For many people, the need for keeping up to date in a continually changing and improving technical industry was already hard, and that was before COVID-19 struck! Now with restrictions on face-to-face interactions in all aspects of life and with much of the necessary industry training being traditionally undertaken in a classroom, what are the alternatives, and do they work for everyone?

If COVID19 hasn’t given us all enough issues to deal with already, the CITB recently announced that their grace period, for delegates whose SMSTS/SSSTS qualifications had expired after March 30th 2020, will end on the 31st January 2021!

Unfortunately, anyone expecting or perhaps hoping for another extension will be disappointed as the CITB have confirmed that there will be no additional time added, after the 31st January deadline.

Training can be a nightmare to arrange. First you have to decide what courses are required, then you have to match courses to times that are convenient for the people who need to be on them. And that's before you've thought about the expenses claims for accommodation or travel.

It's becoming abundantly clear as time goes on that we cannot carry on doing business along traditional lines. Sustainable business means promoting a healthier, long-term future not just for your firm but for the country and world as a whole.

The Construction Industry Training Board are a bit like Ronseal. They do exactly what it says on the tin. They offer training across all areas of the construction industry. From environmental management to temporary works they have an extremely comprehensive catalogue.