Save the Date!

CCDO Smart Card Briefing event on 15th July

The CCDO card scheme is going smart with substantial changes to align the scheme with CSCS standards.

A briefing event is taking place for NFDC and NDTG members at the Montague on the Gardens Hotel in central London on the 15th July 2016 to prepare all interested parties prior to going live on the 31st August 2016.

The briefing event is aimed at Administrative staff for them to better understand how going smart and the additional changes being made to the scheme will affect them.

Format and timings for the event are as follows:

09:30 - Registration with tea, coffee and biscuits
10:00–12:30 - Scheme briefing inc Q&A session
12:30 - Lunch
14:00 - Briefing event concludes

If you would like to attend, please register for a ticket!

HSE Principal Designer introductory event being held over the next 3 months

The HSE is holding an event at three different venues over the course of November to January to introduce the new role of Principal Designer.

The dates and initial venue details for these events are as follows:

24th November 2015, Venue (TBA), Manchester

2nd December 2015, ETC Venues Marble Arch - Garfield House, 86 Edgeware Road, London W2 2EA

27th January 2016, ETC Venues, Birmingham (TBC)

The event includes:

• An introduction and overview to CDM 2015 and the duties of the Principal Designer
• The role of the construction client
• The Principal Designer's role in supporting the client
• Obtaining and using pre-construction information
• Appointment of designers and contractors
• The Principal Designer's role in ensuring designers comply with their duties
• Exploring through case study discussion the key health and safety risks construction workers can face during construction and maintenance
• Coordinating the flow of health and safety information
• The role of the Principal Contractor and liaison with the PD
• Preparing the health and safety file

Attendees will walk away with the following:

• Understand the changes introduced by CDM 2015, the policy objectives behind them, and how the Regulations enable proportionate compliance dependent on project complexity
• Know the role and duties of the Client, Principal Designer, designers, Principal Contractor, and contractors and the relationships and interfaces with the Principal Designer
• Know the key health and safety risks faced by construction workers and those maintaining a structure
• Understand the importance of pre-construction information, its limitations and the need for interpretation and further investigation in some circumstances
• Understand the importance of achieving the effective communication of and use of design information
• Understand how effective management, coordination and monitoring during the pre-construction phase can help to eliminate or reduce risks during the construction and life of the structure
• As PDs, be better placed to make decisions on the relevancy of pre-construction and design information they should provide to PCs for construction phase health & safety plans, and relevant information for health and safety file

If you would like to know more, or to book your place, then please visit the HSE official event page and read the entire description before clicking on the booking links at the bottom of the page.

IDE Autumn Seminar happening September 25th, join us there

The IDE Autumn Seminar is being held on September 25th this year. That's less than a month to go, but still plenty of time to book a place or reserve some exhibition space.

The venue is:

One Great George Street,
Westminster,
London SW1P

If you would like to book places, please get in touch with the IDE directly by emailing info@ide.org.uk or phoning 01634 816255. Here's the flyer promoting the event:

C&D launch a new range of monthly courses from January 1st

We have reviewed the list of our most frequently requested courses and have decided that from January 1st next year we will be running the following courses once per month at all of our main training venues (Birmingham, Birkenhead, and London).

• Demolition & Asbestos Awareness
• CAT B Asbestos Removal
• SSSTS
• SMSTS
• Fire Marshall
• Traffic Marshall
• Appointed person First Aid
• PASMA
• Manual Handling

A full training diary will be issued at some point in December.

CoreSkills+ workshop in London 17-18 June

On the 17th and 18th June this year the IOSH 2014 conference is running at ExCel London. But it's not the only event taking place on those days and at that location. The CoreSkills+ workshop is also running.

CoreSkills+ is complimentary to IOSH 2014. Last year it was a huge success, attracting 150 people attending 621 sessions. This year is more comprehensive, with workshops designed to provide in-depth content and detailed solutions to the challenges you face in your role as a health and safety professional.

Here's a breakdown of the features:

• Create your own bespoke programme from 24 one-hour workshops
• Network with and learn from your peers
• Free entry to Safety & Health Expo, as well as IFSEC International, Facilities Show, FIREX International, Energy & Environment Expo and Service Management Expo – all taking place under the same roof
• For every three workshops you choose to attend, get an additional one free

Topics being covered this year include:

• Occupational health
• Safety management
• Leadership skills
• The business of safety
• Working at height
• Legal and regulatory

Prices for the workshop start at £70 +VAT, but you can get a discount by booking four workshops and only paying for three. For more information you can view the full programme, or if you are ready to book then download the CoreSkills+ brochure by registering.