COVID-19 Testing
Compass are able to offer the following testing methods for COVID-19 to keep your workers and others safe and to enable your business to continue functioning. COVID PCR tests (PCR-RNA SARS-CoV-2) £125 The RT- PCR (Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction) Antigen tests for Covid-19 allows businesses to detect if any employee in their workplace has […]
New COVID Guidance Issued for Construction Industry
On 7th January 2021, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) issued version 7 of the ‘Construction Sector – Site Operating Procedures Protecting Your Workforce During Coronavirus (Covid-19)’ document. Construction can continue to operate; however, any additional local authority restrictions must be complied with. The current guidance includes the following: Social Distancing Workers should maintain a distance […]
Leaving the EU
The transition period for leaving the EU ends at the end of this month and from January 1st 2021 new health and safety workplace regulations will come into force. Significantly, most health and safety regulations that come from Europe and govern safety in the workplace take the form of European Directives. European Directives must be […]
HSE Statistics show that more than half of Britain’s working days lost in 2019/20 due to mental ill-health
The annual report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released earlier this month includes statistics for work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost, enforcement action taken, and the associated costs to Great Britain. The emergence of COVID-19 as a national health issue at the end of final quarter of 2019/20 does not appear […]
Has your SMSTS expired over lockdown?
Any delegate whose SMSTS/SSSTS achievement has expired since 15 March 2020 and who hasn’t been able to renew in time due to COVID-19, will be allowed to take the refresher rather than the full course. This amendment will remain in place until 30 September 2020. CITB will continue to review this date to ensure that […]
New NEBOSH Open Book Exam
NEBOSH have announced that the first open book exam for the National General Certificate will be on Thursday 6th August 2020. This will be open to any learner planning to sit an NG1 examination. For the open book exam, a scenario will be provided describing a realistic organisation or workplace with an outline of general […]
How can I get the Green CSCS Card?
There are two main ways to get the Green CSCS Card. CITB Health & Safety Awareness Course OR Level 1 Award Health & Safety in a Construction Environment Consider the benefits of each to decide which is the best one for you: Level 1 Award Health & Safety in a Construction Environment Lasts for ever […]
Record low figure of fatal injuries at work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its annual figures for the number of work-related fatalities in 2019/20, as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2018. The provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents revealed that 111 workers were fatally injured at work between […]
HSE issues safety alert over poor quality masks claiming to be KN95
According to a safety alert issued by the HSE pn11th June 2020, there are a substantial number of face masks, claiming to be of KN95 standards, providing an inadequate level of protection and are likely to be poor quality products accompanied by fake or fraudulent paperwork. These face masks may also be known as filtering […]
