Search Results for: health and safety

Why the CITB Reforms Are Great News For The Construction Industry

Modernise or Die. This was the stark choice given to the construction industry by Mark Farmer in his report, commissioned by the Construction Leadership Council and published in October 2016, that sought not only to highlight the issues faced by the sector but also to make recommendations at a strategic level that would enable its… Read more »

Confined Space Training Course

Confined Space Training Confined Space Training Courses are available every week from Boss Training at over a dozen conveniently located venues. In addition to the one-day CS1 course, we can also provide the two-day CS2 course and City & Guilds courses. If your requirements are classed as low risk, we can also design a bespoke Confined… Read more »

Boss Acquires Access Training Solutions

Boss Training are delighted to announce that on 30th June 2017, the acquisition of Access Training Solutions was completed.  The training centre located in Wednesbury, West Midlands is currently being re-branded but courses will continue to run on a daily basis during the takeover. The centre which is currently undergoing a major refurbishment is handily… Read more »

Why Choose BOSS Training for Asbestos Training?

Asbestos is a mineral that occurs in nature. It was once seen as a material with incredibly useful properties, such as versatility, heat resistance and tensile strength. Due to this, asbestos can be found in a large variety of applications, from fire-proof vests to schools and commercials buildings. We now know this substance and its… Read more »

IPAF Training Birmingham

IPAF Courses in Birmingham Boss Training offers approved IPAF Training courses in Birmingham. Britain’s second city is an exciting place to live and work – and a great place to train! We offer comprehensive IPAF courses in Birmingham including PAV training, MEWPS for Managers and Scissor and Boom Training. Our training centre is easily commutable from anywhere… Read more »

How Can Ladders Be Used Safely?

Working at height is an activity that will always include an element of risk. So in order to remove, or at least reduce, that risk, certain protocol needs to be adhered to. The statistics pretty much speak for themselves, on average, 15 people die from falling off ladders in Britain each year. Around 1,200 suffer… Read more »

Working at Heights is Dangerous Business

Accidents at work represent a huge proportion of all injuries in the UK every year and some of them are fatal or life-changing. Falls from a height account in their turn for a large number of these accidents and rarely have a good outcome. At the very least they can result in broken bones or… Read more »