Civil Safety Training & Rescue is delighted to announce that we’ve secured SafeContractor accreditation for another year! Regarded as one of the UK’s leading health and safety schemes, our SafeContractor accreditation recognises our commitment to achieving excellence in health, safety and wellbeing. To maintain our accreditation for another year, we underwent a thorough audit which examined […]
Now that the NHS Test and Trace app has been released, when you arrive at our premises to begin your training you’ll be able to scan our official NHS QR code, which logs our venue information on your phone’s app, and helps to preserve your privacy. By signing in with our QR code, if other […]
A method statement is a health and safety document that organisations use for high-risk work. Usually accompanying a risk assessment, a method statement is like a set of instructions for how work will be carried out safely and legally, which can give you an edge when pitching for projects. But they’re primarily for the safety […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Our Continuity Plan During this uncertain time we would like to reassure you that Civil Safety Training & Rescue is committed to the safety of our customers, training delegates and employees and to the continuity of our business operations. Opening Hours Our office, training premises and depots will remain open for business as […]
Civil Safety Training & Rescue is a specialist provider of New Road and Street Works training courses and from April, we will regularly run the new Signing Lighting & Guarding and more extensive Monitoring Signing Lighting & Guarding training courses from our Ramsey depot in Cambridgeshire. Delegates can choose to complete either 6167-102 SLG […]
Each year a number of people in the UK are killed or seriously injured in confined spaces and that includes both those working in the confined space, as well as those who try to rescue them without the proper training or equipment. The potential hazards confronting workers in confined spaces are wide and varied and […]
Civil Safety Training & Rescue is delighted to have achieved Gold Membership with Constructionline. It demonstrates that we meet the required industry standards and go the extra mile to raise our professional, safety and environmental management standards. In being awarded Gold Membership status, we have passed stringent validation checks and have completed a comprehensive pre-qualification […]
While often associated with working at height, safety harnesses are also used for work in confined spaces. When an emergency occurs, and a rescue needs to be carried out, having a fully functioning safety harness can mean the difference between life and death. So, although inspecting your safety harness before each use may seem tedious […]
When speaking with our customers and those working in and around confined spaces, we often find that there’s confusion about when a permit-to-work is required and so in this blog we set out to clarify what purpose they serve and when they should be used for confined space work. First, let’s define what a confined […]
Civil Safety Training & Rescue is committed to managing, developing and expanding our business in a sustainable manner. That’s why we adhere to the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certification. ISO 14001 sets the global standard for an effective environmental management system and means that we monitor the environmental impact of our business and work to […]
