yes mine is gold cisrs you do the touch screen first then the weeks course the passport one is no good to work in london unless you are only doing power station work
Who is telling you the CCSNG supervisor is no good for London ?
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which includes all the major players will not endorse one particular supervisor health and safety qualification only setting out a standard which the CCSNG (supervisor) fits along with the CISRS version, IOSH supervising safety and the SSSTS.
UKCG introduces a Supervisor Training Standard
With effect from 1 January 2010, UKCG member companies will adopt a new supervisor
training standard to ensure that supervisors working on their sites can demonstrate that
they have the necessary knowledge and skills to supervise their workers effectively. A
copy of the standard is attached.
Speaking about this initiative, Stephen Ratcliffe, Director of UKCG said: “UKCG has
identified the need to tighten up the competence of supervisors to help improve health
and safety performance. This standard is the means by which members will tackle the
issue.
There are a number of training courses available that will deliver training to the
standard. However, it is not our intention to recognise or accredit particular courses. It
will be down to individual members to decide on appropriate training. What we have
done today is announce a common standard which all our members will adopt.”
Notes for editors
The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) represents 29 leading contractors operating in the
UK on construction specific issues. Its mission is to represent contractors’ interests to
government and key clients and to encourage contractors to work together to promote
change and best practice, especially on health and safety and environmental issues.
UKCG also works closely with the CBI Construction Council to ensure that contractors’
interests are properly reflected in the wider business agenda. UKCG Supervisor Training Standard
Purpose
With effect from 1 January 2010, UKCG member companies require that ALL
supervisors working on their sites can demonstrate that they have the necessary
knowledge and skills to supervise their workers effectively. This is essential if they are to
ensure those workers carry out their tasks safely and with due regard to health.
Scope
This standard is intended to apply to all civils, construction and engineering services
activities.
For the purpose of this Standard supervisors are defined as those persons directly
supervising work activities. They are the front line supervisors with direct responsibility
for putting people to work and who will typically brief their workers on how to carry out
their work and ensure that they are carrying out their work safely.
The training standard
Supervisors must have the ability to demonstrate that they have satisfied the following
two key criteria:-
FIRSTLY – That they have sufficient knowledge of health and safety gained at a
construction specific course of at least two days duration. The course content must
include the following as a minimum requirement:
• The role of the supervisor
• Health and safety law and enforcement
• Safety systems of work
o Hazard identification
o Risk assessment
o Method statement
o Principles of prevention
o Special considerations • Health and safety management
o Safety policies
o Measuring performance
o Permit systems
• Occupational health
o Noise
o Vibration
o Asbestos
o Drugs and alcohol
o Dermatitis
o Asthma
o Health monitoring
• Fire prevention, control and other emergencies
o Anatomy of fire
o Types of fire
o Fire prevention (fire plan)
o Raising the alarm and escape
o Regulatory Reform (Fire Order) 2006
o Fire fighting
o Other emergencies
• Hazardous substances
o Five principles
o Hierarchy of COSHH assessment
• Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)
o COSHH symbols
o Protecting the work
o Harmful substances
• Risk assessment and method statements
• Construction (Design Management) Regulations (CDM)
o Regulations – part 1 to 5
o Notification
o Dutyholders
o Competence
o Duties relating to health and safety on construction sites
o Welfare
• Working at Height
o Exploring Working at heights best practice
o Working at heights regulations
• Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
o Definition of PPE, maintenance, compatibility, suitability
o Information, instruction and training
o Importance of provision of a demonstrable method of recognising
supervisors on site
• Manual Handling
o Definition of manual handling
o Manual handling operations regulations
o Manual handling assessment
o Information and training • Accidents and First aid
o Definition of accidents
o First aid
o Data protection
Courses must incorporate a form of testing and training providers must issue a certificate
stating whether or not the delegate has passed the examination.
SECONDLY – That they have sufficient skills to be an effective supervisor of their
workers. They will need to demonstrate having attended training which includes an
understanding of behavioural issues, leadership and effective intervention skills. This
training must include delivering effective presentations (e.g. tool box talks), role-play,
have a form of testing, and successful candidates must be issued with a certificate to
demonstrate a suitable standard has been achieved.
Guidance notes
Employers are free to choose how, and from where, training is sourced and delivered.
UKCG does not intend to issue a definitive list of recognised courses. The final arbiter of
whether a course is suitable will be the Principal Contractor.
1. Existing courses (often used to satisfy client requirements) may be adapted to
meet the above required criteria.
2. Holders of a recognised health and safety course certificate which does not match
the above criteria can attend a suitable top-up module to allow full compliance to
be achieved.
3. Supervisors from organisations who are running internal courses which meet the
required criteria and can provide a pass certificate will be accepted on site.
4. Supervisors from specialist trades should either:
• possess a pass certificate for a suitable alternative supervisors training course
recognised by their trade association OR
• have a level of training recognised by their trade association as being
appropriate for the supervision of personnel OR
• hold a pass certificate for a course which satisfies the criteria specified above
5. UKCG will require an identified supervisor for all sizes of work gang. The ratio of
supervisors to workers on a site will be determined on the basis of risk
assessment and shall be determined by the employer in conjunction with the
Principal Contractor.
6. UKCG will require all non English speaking workers to be supervised by a
supervisor who is able to communicate effectively with them. The ratio of
supervisors to workers on a site will be determined on the basis of risk assessment and shall be determined by the employer in conjunction with the
Principal Contractor.
