Construction Health and Safety Competence

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Construction Health and Safety Competence

• John Bissett MCIPD

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ConstructionSkills

• SECTOR SKILL COUNCIL
• CITB-ConstructionSkills
• CITB Northern Ireland
• CIC

• INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD
• CITB
• Levy
• Grant

SKILLS TRAINING APPRENTICESHIPS NATIONAL
CONSTRUCTION COLLEGE FUNDING TRAINING
PLANS REGISTRATION SCHEMES HEALTH SAFETY
TRAINING
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What has the construction industry ever done for
us?
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The Construction environment?
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Construction industry fatalities
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Improving the Construction Environment

• Legislation and Guidance
• Technology and Equipment
• Training and Competence
• Managing Planning
• Supervision
• High risk activities
• Worker behaviour attitude and habits

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Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
2007

• Requires
• Projects to be adequately managed
• Competence from all involved
• Co-operation Coordination
• The right information for the right people at
  the right time
• BUM design
• Physical safeguard requirements

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Guidance
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• Managing Health
• and Safety
• In Construction (L144)
• Appendix 4 lists
• Core criteria for demonstration of competence
• For
• Companies, contractors, CDM Co-ordinators and
  designers

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Among the requirements.

• For individual qualifications and experience
• ConstructionSkills Site Management Safety
  Scheme
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate
• Touch Screen Test
• SVQ/NVQs
• Appropriate Professional Qualifications
• CPD/Life long learning

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2000 100 Construction Deaths
Turning concern into action summit 27th Feb.
2001
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Record Schemes

• In use for many years but adopted by Major
  Contractors Group (now UK Contractors Group) in
  2001
• Aimed for 100 on their contracts
• Skill cards with health and safety input
• Originally for limited high risk activities
• Scaffolders - CISRS
• Plant operators - CPCS
• Demolition Now CSCS
• Now almost universal through CSCS

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Who owns CSCS?

• The members of the board are from the
  Construction Confederation, Federation of Master
  Builders, GMB Union, National Specialist
  Contractors Council, TG Section of UNITE
  (Building Crafts Section), Union of Construction,
  Allied Trades and Technicians. The Construction
  Industry Council and the Construction Clients
  Group are also represented on the Board.

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Construction Skills Registration Scheme
www.cscs.uk.com

• Applicants require a computerised Health and
  Safety Test which must be updated every 5 years
• They must be able show evidence of
  qualifications, either SVQ/NVQ or professional
• Limited grandfather rights for two years after
  a qualification is introduced
• Other schemes can be affiliated to CSCS

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Benefits

• Demonstrates commitment to quality and safety
• Gives recognition of skills
• routes available for VQ assessment of those
  without formal qualifications
• Aids clients in evaluating competence
• Sets standards although there may be additional
  requirements
• Shows movement towards a fully qualified and
  registered workforce

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The Record Scheme Cards
Visitor Card
Construction Related occupation
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Labourers Card

• For operatives who will be carrying out only
  labouring/driving duties.
• Shows holder is a competent labourer and has
  current up to date Health and Safety knowledge
• Obtained by
• Experience/industry accreditation or
• achieving an S/NVQ level 1

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Trainee Card

• For operatives who have been accepted by their
  employer to be trained.
• The operative must be registered for the S/NVQ
  level 2 Trainee cards have a 3 year expiry date
• Trainee cards are only renewable once.

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Craft Card

• For operatives who have satisfactorily completed
  the approved training courses and achieved an
  S/NVQ level 2/3
• Cards have a 5 year expiry date.
• Cards are renewable on proof of passing the
  Health and Safety test within two years of
  application.

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Advanced Craft/Supervisor Card

• For those who have satisfactorily achieved an
  S/NVQ level 3
• Cards have a 5 year expiry date.
• Cards are renewable on proof of passing the
  Health and Safety test within two years of
  application.

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Manager/Supervisors/Technicians

• Managers Black Card SVQ/NVQ 4/5
• Supervisors/Technician Gold card SVQ/NVQ 3
• Professionally Qualified card for full members of
  institutes eg IOSH, CIOB

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Other Cards

• CCDO Demolition OperativesTel 0844 826
  8385CISRS ScaffoldersTel 0844 815 7223CPCS
  Plant OperatorsTel 0844 815 7274CSR People
  working in Northern IrelandTel 028 9087 7150ACE
  Engineering Construction WorkersTel 01923
  260000ECS ElectriciansPlease note that the
  ConstructionSkills health and safety test cannot
  be used for this card.
• Tel [phone](England Wales)Tel 0131
  445 5577(Scotland)EUSRA national card scheme for
  the utility industries operated by Energy
  Utility Skills.Tel [phone]JIB-PMESPlumbers
  in England WalesTel 01480 476925SkillCardHeat
  ing, ventilating, air conditioning, and
  refrigeration personnelTel 01768
  860406SNIJIBPlumbers in Scotland Northern
  IrelandTel 0131 225 2255

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No of cards issued 21/1/10

• 1,519,277

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Summary

• Registration schemes increasingly required by
  clients customers
• Benefit to employers and workers
• There may be higher standards additionally
  required e.g. SMSTS
• Cards are not foolproof still onus on employer
  to ensure competence

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Thank you

• john.bissett_at_cskills.org
• 07826858548
• www.cskills.org