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Wouldn't get yourself down. They're experts in their field. you've only completed a Fire cert. This. This is just so wrong - what the hell are you doing if you are not competent. In occupational health and safety, if you DO miss something, there are others - employees, supervisors, managers - that ...

Just to put another perspective on it - and I do apologise if this causes offence - but this isn't a game. It isn't a learning opportunity. It's real life. If you are not 100% certain that you will not miss a single thing, then don't do a fire risk assessment. The NEBOSH fire cert is nowhere near ad...

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25mm comes from civil claims under the Highways Act, and is a rule of thumb (based on extensive civil case law) for actionable defects on pedestrian routes. It is deemed reasonable for a local authority to inspect pedestrian routes every 6 months, and so an undetected defect of 25mm would be likely ...

Hi Rocketman, NCRQ and NEBOSH are very different in that way. You ask about “information” - NEBOSH probably teaches you more “information” although there’s not much in it. So if you are looking at knowing everything go there is to know about a particular hazard, NEBOSH is probably the way to go, and...

I struggled to find training for my team a few years ago. Ended up doing a course through the FPA that was run by a tutor who worked for a fire service as a fire risk assessor rather than operational fire fighting. Seemed to have a pretty good balance between theoretical and operational experience. ...

Don't know if anyone else noticed the 2018 NEBOSH annual report was out today - posting a loss of about £1million!! .pale Apparently due to the economy - can't help but think they are suffering more from the impact of NCRQ on the market! https://www.nebosh.org.uk/FlipBook_Annual_Report_2018/?page=38

Hi, I can second Kelly's view - NCRQ Diploma is the way to go in my opinion to give you the actual skills to manage health and safety. Nothing against NEBOSH at all - lots of good knowledge in it - just that NCRQ is much more applied and I am now finding more valued by employers. However, you are st...

Further to my previous response: BS-5839-1:2002 Para 26.2(g): "f) Methods of cable support should be such that circuit integrity will not be reduced below that afforded by the cable used, and should withstand a similar temperature and duration to that of the cable, while maintaining adequate su...

Hi, Yes, basically the BS requires the cables to be secured in such a way so that they will not fall during a fire. The reason for this is that in a fire, if the plastic melts and the cables fall/sag, it is a real hazard for the fire service entering the building (as well as people trying to escape,...

Hi, I'm normally quite relaxed about strict compliance with BS or DCLG guidance to the letter - as the previous poster mentioned they are only guidelines. However, you can't cherry pick bits from BS9999 or DCLG - it's one or the other for the whole building. One thing that sets off alarm bells with ...

If you mean fire exit doors themselves, then this wouldn't need to be done by a specialist - you should add checking that fire doors open easily to your routine FRA checklist (this is actually often missed, as many checklists just ensure that the fire exits are not blocked, and they can sometimes sw...