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28 April 2021
Working at Height breaches increase by 84% on construction sites
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported an 84% increase in the number of ‘Working at Height’ breaches occurring on construction sites during the first quarter of 2021. BSG’s latest figures were obtained following 4300 independent site inspections that took place between 1st January and 31st March this year. BGS’s report is a cause for concern as
27 April 2021
BSG Membership subscriptions
Following ongoing investment into BSG’s service provision, the Board of Directors (who are all BSG members) have decided to increase annual subscriptions to £102 per person. The increase, effective from 1st June 2021, follows expenditure on new functionality for the BSG Hub which is now used by over 2200 users UK wide. We have also
09 March 2021
SMSTS & SSSTS Certificate Renewal
Companies must renew their SMSTS & SSSTS certificates by 30th April 2021 at the very latest if their existing certificates expired after 1st October last year. Operatives whose certificates expired before the 1st October 2020 will be required to join a full SSSTS/SMSTS course, rather than the refresher equivalent. If this applies to your business, we would encourage you to book staff affected on to
15 February 2021
First Aid Certificate Renewal Deadline: 31st March 2021
Companies must renew their First Aid certificates by 31st March 2021 at the very latest if their existing certificates expired after 1st October last year. If this applies to your business, we would encourage you to book staff affected on to a course as soon as possible to ‘beat the rush’. Please find below a list of
08 January 2021
BSG Classroom Training to continue during lockdown
We are pleased to confirm that all BSG Classroom based training will continue to run during the current lockdown period alongside our online remote training courses. Please remain assured that all BSG classroom training is provided within a COVID secure environment in accordance with UK Government guidelines. The following courses are available to book at BSG: CITB TEMPORARY WORKS SUPERVISOR (1 DAY) CITB
08 December 2020
Dust breaches up 23% on construction sites
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 23% rise in the number of dust breaches occurring on construction sites. BSG’s report was based on 9000 independent site inspections conducted over a 6 month period from June to November 2020. Two periods were compared which revealed the increase. Between June and August there were 209
04 November 2020
BSG Training courses to continue during lockdown
Following notifications from the relevant industry bodies, BSG can confirm that it will continue to run all classroom and remote training courses throughout the lockdown period and thereafter, including; CITB SMTS & SSSTS First Aid To view all of the latest BSG courses available, please download the enclosed BSG Training schedule. BSG Training Schedule 2020
04 November 2020
New BSG Training course
A new BSG course has been launched in response to our members, who have asked for a clear and definitive guide on how to make sites ‘COVID-19 Secure’ during these difficult times. The course, ‘Operating a safe site during COVID-19’, is scheduled to run on the 1st, 8th and 15th of December. Click here for
03 November 2020
All BSG services to continue during lockdown
Message to BSG members: Following the Government’s announcement on Saturday 31st October, please be advised that the Building Safety Group will continue to provide site inspections for our members during the lockdown period along with all other BSG services. If your company does not require site inspections during this time however, please can you let
15 October 2020
BSG Awards 2020
Congratulations to our members for winning a BSG Regional award for best practice in health & safety. A well earned success during very challenging times!
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