This offer has now expired. But you can find our Level 1 health and safety awareness course (Green CSCS card) for £90 We’re thankful to have received massive interest in many of the remote learning courses we’ve added during this pandemic. One of the most popular has been our QA… Read More
SAMS is delighted to announce that, as part of a major overhaul of our Video e-Learning courses, candidates can now gain their CSCS Green Cards entirely online. We now provide a Video e-Learning variant of the Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction Environment course at a cost of £40 + VAT. This course… Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has led to sweeping changes that we couldn’t have imagined just a few months ago. Legions of people have been working from home, and many more haven’t been working at all, with the government’s furlough scheme in full effect. The result has been a transition to living and working almost entirely online,… Read More
As part of our efforts – and those of course providers – to offer an uninterrupted service during this period of coronavirus isolation, we’ve been steadily adding more courses to our e-Learning selection. We’re pleased to announce that this now includes both the Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) and Site Manager… Read More
With the coronavirus pandemic preventing SAMS and other providers from offering classroom training, many awarding bodies have been moving to support online courses. We’re pleased to announce that the latest addition is IOSH, who have made their classroom courses available for remote tuition. SAMS are now able to conduct both IOSH Working Safely and IOSH… Read More
We don’t often pick out news stories to feature on the blog, but this one felt particularly resonant. A young girl suffered life-changing injuries when a piece of timber fell almost 10 metres from a scaffold, striking the child in her pram. The timber was being lifted using a gin wheel, but had been improperly… Read More
In considering the issue of employing contractors 2 recent court cases have proved a point. Both cases involved a worker being engaged and then being asked to do something which was outside of their skill set which not resulted in a safety failure leading to serious injuries being sustained but a significant financial cost to… Read More
Respiratory points for concern on site Construction sites are dangerous places. There are hazards around every corner, so it’s vital that all contractors know how to work safely and without risk to their health. One health and safety concern on site is dust and respirable crystalline silica, which can cause breathing problems. According to HSE,… Read More
Basic factors for thermal comfort How hot or cold employees are while they go about their work can affect their health and safety. Being too warm can increase the risk of heat stroke, collapse, or worse. If the body’s temperature drops too low, there’s a risk of employees developing headaches, throat irritation, fatigue, eye irritation… Read More
Silica is a natural material present in a range of materials including sand, sandstone and granite. When these materials are cut, drilled or otherwise disturbed within construction activity then fine airborne dust is generated which, when inhaled, is recognised as a significant cause of silicosis and other lung diseases. Silicosis is a long-term lung disease… Read More