11th August 2013, 01:09 PM
We've been putting some of our more senior staff through some of the more advanced CSCS grades [am dreading my turn] - apparently they're streets ahead of the basic ones, everyone's come back saying they're almost useful
On the subject of pointless 'blanket' PPE enforcement, we did a big scheme a couple of years ago where this resulted in people coming down with heat-stroke (potentially fatal) due to people being forced to work in full Class 3 PPE (glasses, gloves, hardhats, the lot) in 80 degree plus temps, gear possibly ok for the main contractors' guys sitting in air-conditioned plant but not much use for an archaeologist using a mattock and shovel. The main contractor's 'solution' to the problem was to issue marginally thinner long-sleaved yellow sweatshirts and 'ventilated' hardhats to everyone...am back working under the same outfit next month, can't wait...
On the subject of pointless 'blanket' PPE enforcement, we did a big scheme a couple of years ago where this resulted in people coming down with heat-stroke (potentially fatal) due to people being forced to work in full Class 3 PPE (glasses, gloves, hardhats, the lot) in 80 degree plus temps, gear possibly ok for the main contractors' guys sitting in air-conditioned plant but not much use for an archaeologist using a mattock and shovel. The main contractor's 'solution' to the problem was to issue marginally thinner long-sleaved yellow sweatshirts and 'ventilated' hardhats to everyone...am back working under the same outfit next month, can't wait...