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Posted By Austin. U
Hi All,
Please here are three issues I wish to be clarified on.
(1)A hired crane driver left his job because he claimed he could not understand the signs given to him by the signaller/banksman. The signaller carries a certificate awarded by a training provider(a one day training).Is there a standard training or certifying body for a construction site banksman/signaller.
(2)Is it true that construction workers from the EU can have thier qualifications exchanged/validated by some companies and can therefore be deemed as competent without recourse to the CITB?Even as they do not speak/understand English.Also,am told that the CITB/CSCS scheme is enforceable only by the MCG(Major Contractor's group)and do not apply to medium sized construction companies.
(3)At what point can a health and safety person raise quality control/structural concerns in a company that has no quality controller?Am told by a superior that we should concern ourselves with 'safe systems of work' but materials used or erected are a threat to health/safety that even a layman can see the risk of failure.
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Posted By peter gotch 1
Hi Austin.
1. CITB have a standard syllabus for slinger/banksman training - on their website. If the training company is accredited by CITB, then they will also be subject to external audit to check that they are delivering to CITB syllabus.
2. CSCS is not a statutory requirement, but MCG have been taking the lead in setting targets for when %s of the workforce should hold CSCS cards [or cards from the various affiliated schemes - up here in Scotland - particularly SCORE]- check out the cscs.uk website.
3. Whether or not the company has e.g. ISO 9000 seried accreditation is rather immaterial to whether or not they are complying with legal requirements. Depending on your job probably a professional duty of care [as well as legal requirements] to flag up risks that are inadequately controlled - but what you should do will vary according to your role. So would need more information before commenting further. Usually the diplomatic approach works best.
Regards, Peter
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