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I recently completed my Fire Warden Training and my certificate lasts 3 years before I would need to be retrained.
I would state however that all training providers are different and course certificates can vary.

Morning Rigout

If the operator has a Blue CPCS card that is still in date then this will act as his CSCS card. Once this is up for renewal he will need to re-sit his Touch screen test along with the renewal questions for each category he holds.

hope that helps.

Lyle

Hi Kath, :wave: Welcome to the Forums and the Health & Safety world. I have now been in the Health & Safety industry a year now and have found this site to be so helpful. Not only with the vast amount of knowledge from its members but also the support from downloads and study advice. ../. Th...

Hi Kathleen, Still fairly new to all this HS but will try put in some experience that I have gained. Im sure more knowlegable folks will be along soon with definitive answers. For me I think by having all these permits your just creating a bigger task for yourself and it would be easy enough to cove...

Thanks again guys.

Very good points made. Will consult with management in regards to removing/replacing with relevant signs.

Thanks for your input Extankman.

It was always my understanding that although foam extinguishers could be used it was just not recommended on electrical.

plsfp_1.jpg Can someone clear up an issue that was brought to light in the office today. Recently we have changed the fire extinguishers from powder to foam for in the office area. We have also attached extinguisher signs like this one above. A colleague brought to our attention that it states on t...

Thanks for your replies Zman.

This could be something that we could look into

still my brain as to why this is such an issue to take 15 minutes out of a day once a month.

Our Memos are very similar to our toolbox talks. The Memos tend to be more generic to cover the group and all operations we undertake. Toolbox talks are to be more relevant to the area/job the employees are working on. Im struggling to think why these memos can not be completed and are being ignored...

I found this on the HSE website - Guidance on using a harness with a scissor lift is given by the International Powered Access Federation in their guidance note H10505 which can be seen from their webpage http://www.ipaf.org/en/publications/technical-guidance-notes/" onclick="window.open(t...

Hi everyone, I work for a construction company as a HS advisor. We have recently discovered a problem that we are not reaching all our staff inregards to monthly memos/toolbox talks .scratch . We send out a monthly memo to all line managers who will then send to each of their deparments to cover the...

I will second Coldrop's recommendation - Weve recently sent 5-6 Directors on the 1 day IOSH Directing Safely: Saftey for Senior Executives and had nothing but positive responses.