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Safety and Access is one of the UK's leading scaffolding and access training and H&S consultancy providers with over 25 years offering professional support services. Find the latest news, articles, and recommendations about working at height, health and safety and scaffolding industry in the Safety & Access blog.
Safety & Access
3y ago
At Safety and Access, we take the health and safety of our staff, delegates and visitors at our training facilities very seriously so we are sharing our precautions and guidance on steps that we all should be taking.
We will be continually monitoring the government website for updates and following any guidance and directives.
At present the business is operating as normal and any changes to this policy as a result of government guidance and/or directives will be notified to customers immediately.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of a new continuous ..read more
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3y ago
The post CISRS Advanced Scaffolders Course appeared first on Safety & Access ..read more
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3y ago
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Safety & Access
4y ago
Our Safety & Access Ltd. working at height training is extensive. It has to be – staff need to be trained on a huge range of risks and restrictions so that they can work on projects at a height safely. One of the most popular training courses that we offer is the Inspection and Safe Use of Harnesses training course.
Does your team know how to use a harness correctly? Would they be able to spot a faulty one? And how do harnesses tie in with risk assessments? On our Inspection and Safe Use of Harness training course, you’ll get all the theoretical and practical knowledge you need about safet ..read more
Safety & Access
4y ago
Based upon the recent government directive and in the interest of keeping all staff and customers safe, the Directors of Safety & Access have taken the decision to suspend all training and some consultancy work until further notice and at least to within the three week time scale specified yesterday by the UK government. All training is suspended at Nottingham, Immingham and West London from close of business today.
Please be aware also that the Nottingham office will not be occupied from close of business tonight (24/3/20) and that all enquiries should be directed to the designated email ..read more
Safety & Access
4y ago
At Safety and Access, we take the health and safety of our staff, delegates and visitors at our training facilities very seriously so we are sharing our precautions and guidance on steps that we all should be taking.
We will be continually monitoring the government website for updates and following any guidance and directives.
At present the business is operating as normal and any changes to this policy as a result of government guidance and/or directives will be notified to customers immediately.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of a new continuous ..read more
Safety & Access
4y ago
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by Health and Safety (H&S) in the workplace? You’re probably not the only one. Although it may seem confusing to begin with, Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) is extremely valuable and is rightly being incorporated into more and more workplaces around the world.
For that reason, it’s important to break it down and begin to understand exactly what Occupational Health and Safety is, and why it’s so important. In today’s article, we’ll explain exactly what EH&S is, how everybody can benefit from it, and why some of the safety courses offered by our ..read more
Safety & Access
4y ago
Every single day, construction workers find themselves working at height. It’s wise to avoid working at height wherever possible, but sometimes it’s simply inevitable. Attachments, removals, maintenance, and other complicated work needs to be carried out locally and, importantly, at a level which could cause harm.
Sadly, work carried out at height is responsible for more fatalities and injuries than any other construction activity. Let’s look at what working at height is, and the safety risks that are created because of it. We’ll briefly discuss ways that your team can minimise those risks, an ..read more
Safety & Access
4y ago
Mobile towers are an everyday part of work in the construction industry. As well as helping staff gain access to otherwise unreachable locations and making work at height possible, they provide an economical and versatile working solution on a wide range of projects.
But, as with any work at height, there are a number of risks attached to work with mobile towers. Sadly, there are still far too many avoidable injuries in the construction industry, and working at height is a serial offender. Before mobile towers are implemented and used, workers need to be trained on how to use them. Design staf ..read more
Safety & Access
4y ago
Here at Safety & Access, we take CISRS training seriously. We’re one of the UK’s leading CISRS Scaffolding training providers and we offer a range of professional support services across several different industry sectors.
You can make sure that your team meet health and safety regulations with our CISRS training courses, at both managerial and operative levels. We offer those courses both onsite, or at our purpose-built training facilities in the East Midlands and Humberside.
In today’s article, we’re going to take a closer look at what CISRS means. With this knowledge, you’ll understand ..read more