New CCDO Card Training Available from C&D Consultancy

C&D Consultancy are pleased to announce that, as of the 1st January 2017, we are able to deliver the new CCDO Card Scheme courses up to, and including, the NVQ Level 6 Managers Course. The full list of CCDO courses available is as follows (please click the table below to see it full size):


For the Site Visitor Course and the CCDO Labourer Course a new NDTG Smart Card will be issued on completion of the single day course, receipt of a current Asbestos Awareness certificate, and proof of a touch screen test at operative level or above, passed within the previous two years.

On completion of the courses for the other cards and the required Asbestos and Touch Screen testing, the participant will receive a Red (Under Supervision) card. They will then have three years in which to complete the required level of NVQ, before the full Blue (Trained) card can be issued.

All participants on these C&D Consultancy courses will be enrolled on the required NVQ programmes with our partner organisation AKL Assessments Ltd. They will deal directly with participants to make arrangements for the NVQ assessments and criteria to be completed.

Should participants require the Asbestos Awareness training to complete the course requirements, we run regular courses at our Wombourne Training Facility, near Wolverhampton. Alternatively, we may be able to arrange for them to attend other courses around the country. These courses are part of the regular programme of training that we run and are detailed on our three-monthly training calendar, which is updated at the end of each month, and is available on request. A full list of CCDO specific training dates for 2017 is also available from the office.

For further details or to book places on courses please contact the office on 01902 324689 or email Stuart at stuart@demolishdismantle.co.uk.

C&D Asbestos Awareness training course in Wombourne on September 13th

C&D are running an Asbestos Awareness training course at our new Wombourne training facility on the 13th of September, starting at 7.30am. If any company has employees who you want to book onto this session please let me know by emailing stuart@demolishdismantle.co.uk.

We will also be using our new facility to put on more and different courses appropriate to the industry so watch out for further details, or contact me if you need something specific.

Working well together

Following on from C&D’s recent success at the World Demolition Awards in the Collaboration category, we are pleased to announce yet another great example of how a number of agencies working together can make a very positive difference.

In this instance we have teamed up with the Health and Safety Executive, the Working Well Together charity, and the National Demolition Training Group to provide a number of free Asbestos Awareness training sessions to local small businesses and the self-employed. We will be providing the training, the HSE and WWT will provide publicity, and the NDTG have kindly agreed to provide the UKATA approved certification.

The very good news is that all the sessions are now fully booked with over a week to go. This means that nearly 40 people will benefit from gaining this knowledge, which hopefully will prevent them from suffering from a truly horrible disease in the future.

Well done to all of us!

Asbestos. What if a killer were right beside you?

Book your asbestos awareness course now.

NDTG clarify the Asbestos Awareness Tool Box Talk rules

We have been asked to clarify the position with regard to Asbestos Awareness Tool Box Talks.

NDTG have decided that asbestos awareness can be refreshed by use of a tool box talk but these are the requirements:-

1. The TBT must be delivered by someone directly employed by the company.
2. An external training provider or H&S professional cannot deliver the TBT.
3. The person nominated as the company representative to deliver the TBT must be approved by NDTG.
4. All asbestos awareness TBTs must be notified to NDTG in advance of the talk using the standard NDTG training notification course.
5. NDTG will issue certification for the course at a cost of £20.00 per person plus VAT.

If you have any questions regarding the TBT please contact Sarah at NDTG on 01442 217144

HSE produces list of hundreds of materials that contain asbestos

The image you see above is the start of a rather long list compiled by the Health and Safety Executive detailing all the known materials that contain asbestos. The list has well over 100 entries and is clearly marked as "not an exhaustive list." It certainly makes you realize just how much asbestos has been used in the construction industry, and in so many different ways.

Ultimately it's the demolition industry that ends up dealing with this material in all its forms, and it's therefore very important your employees are trained to both spot and deal with it in the correct way.

Why not book your asbestos awareness course now by emailing stuart@demolishdismantle.co.uk and ensure asbestos doesn't cause you any problems whatever form it takes.

New Open to All Demolition & Asbestos Awareness Course on 4th July in Newcastle is now FULL

The new venue for C&D open Demolition & Asbestos Awareness Courses in the North East has been popular as the course scheduled for Saturday, 4th July is now FULL.

However, as the course will become a regular event please register for the August course (date to be confirmed) by emailing stuart@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Asbestos Awareness failings at Chester firm result in court ruling

The importance of raising asbestos awareness both in the workplace and in practical environments cannot be disputed with deaths from the dangerous fibres still resulting in 4,000 deaths a year.

A Cheshire-based contracting firm have landed themselves in court for failing to adhere to the right regulations.

In July 2012 during refurbishment work for a local school’s science block, the sub-contractors were guilty of failing to take proper precautions when removing a wall and channelling the floor. As a result, they accidentally released asbestos and caused a risk of exposure to those in the vicinity.

Facing prosecution at a Magistrates Court earlier in May, it was discovered that the firm had not invested in a Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey: a requirement for such a project by law.

After pleading guilty to breaching the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 with four different misdemeanours, the company was fined a total of £34,141.

HSE Inspector David King said following the ruling:

“Failing to take action to identify asbestos while planning work, and to ensure that any contractors who may disturb asbestos are aware of the location and type of asbestos present, and not taking appropriate measures to protect the health of others, is totally inexcusable.”

Demolition & Asbestos Awareness course in Birkenhead fully booked!

The Demolition & Asbestos Awareness course in Birkenhead is now FULLY BOOKED so because of this demand we will be holding another course on Sunday, 1st March.

Places are limited so book now by emailing mike@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Saturday training to become a regular option in Liverpool

Following many requests for odd places on a Saturday training course C&D have decided that we will now be running a NDTG certificated Demolition & Asbestos Awareness course on one Saturday each month in the Liverpool area with the first of those courses on Saturday 01 November with Mike Kehoe MIDE as trainer.

C&D have run open Saturday courses on a monthly basis in Birmingham and London for the last 18 months with great success and we now feel that this tried and tested model should be rolled out across other areas of the UK.

If you need a single place, or a dozen places please book them via email to mike@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Another tragic early death from Mesothelioma

Take a few minutes to watch the Adam Sager story - Losing Breath below.

If there is any remote chance that you may disturb asbestos, and believe me there is that chance, then you need asbestos awareness training so why not book a course now. They run weekly around the UK with prices from £50.00 plus VAT.

That's not a lot to learn something that could save your life. Contact margaret@demolishdismantle.co.uk for more details.

Is demolition work picking up?

Here at C&D we think that demolition work is starting to pick up based upon the number of courses booked with us over the last few days with over 700 hours of training booked last week.

If you need NDTG Demo/Abo Awareness courses in Birmingham then the C&D courses on 5th October and 19th October at the ever popular venue of Casey Joe's, Acocks Green are already FULLY BOOKED, but there are spaces on the NDTG open courses at Coleman & Company, Great Barr on Wednesday 30th October and Thursday 14th November when the trainer will be Roland O'Connor.

If you need spaces on either of these courses you can book directly with NDTG or via ourselves by emailing margaret@demolishdismantle.co.uk

The price for all courses is £70.00 per person plus VAT.

Asbestos fact that came to light on a glass paperweight purchased from a flea market

We recently received an email from Alan Lock, the NDTG Demolition Manager Course NVQ assessor, about a paperweight that his wife Maggie purchased for him from a flea market that was etched with a chilling reminder of how much asbestos was used in the UK in the early part of the 20th Century.

Unfortunately, because the paperweight is glass we cannot include a photograph as the engraving is not clear in a photograph, but we can reproduce the wording as follows;-

"Bells Pollite"
Asbestos Pollite Cement Sheet
Tiles & Sheets
60,000,000 Square feet supplied to Govt Depts in 1915
Bell's United Asbestos Company Ltd
Southwark Street, London, SE

60 million square feet is a lot of asbestos sheet and tile!

Who knows where that product ended up and whether it has been removed since.

Asbestos was banned in the UK in all buildings constructed after 1999 but if you are working on a building constructed before that date then there is a very good chance that asbestos, maybe from Bell's United Asbestos Company, may be in that building. If, therefore, you are going into that building for any reason and you may disturb the building fabric which could expose asbestos then you need Asbestos Awareness training.

The awareness training offered by C&D is the NDTG course, that is UKATA approved, delivered by one of our NDTG approved trainers. For dates and costs please contact john.woodward@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Prodem Demolition book asbestos awareness training

Prodem Demolition of Nottingham have placed an order for asbestos awareness training with C&D following previous training with the company earlier this year.

If your team need asbestos awareness training why not book a course now by emailing us at john.woodward@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Coleman & Company renew their training partnership with C&D Consultancy

We are delighted to announce that Coleman & Company have, once again chosen C&D Consultancy to deliver their annual asbestos awareness and CAT B asbestos refresher training.

The contract was awarded after a lengthy training needs analysis exercise with the Coleman & Company team and will see C&D deliver eight courses of the NDTG Asbestos Awareness over a week long period to all Coleman & Company staff with a further eight courses of CAT B refresher training with content determined by the individual needs of the employees.

The awareness training will include 2 sessions on Saturday and 2 on Sunday to accomodate the needs of Coleman & Company.

Coleman & Company will also soon partner with NDTG to supply the space for NDTG CAT B training courses for the Midlands region, a move that will see more opportunity for Midlands based companies to train their teams at a venue that suits them. Further details of the CAT B courses will follow in due course.

NDTG Demolition & Asbestos Awareness Course in Nottingham on 25th February

Following many requests for an open training course in the East Midlands we have arranged a course for Monday 25 February at Total Reclaims Limited, Wigwam Lane, Hucknall.

Book places now by contacting john.woodward@demolishdismantle.co.uk or jill@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Asbestos Awareness

Introduction

Recently the HSE have launched a major campaign to reiterate the dangers of asbestos exposure. There is a tendency to think that those who come into contact with asbestos will not personally be affected by it. However, every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related disease, including builders, plumbers, electricians, refurbishment workers, interior designers and many more. If you carry out work on a building that was built or refurbished before the year 2000, you could have been exposed to asbestos, without even knowing it.

So now is the time to get clued up on the facts, so that you, your workmates, your friends and family are protected by attending one of our Asbestos Awareness half day courses.

Aims

The course is intended to advise personnel of the dangers of asbestos, where it might be found in building materials and what to do in the case of accidental damage and subsequent exposure.

The Course includes:

Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006

Identifying asbestos

Origins of asbestos

Types and properties

Where it is found

Safe disposal

Risks and hazards

Asbestos related diseases

Precautions

Delegates will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance.