The impact of the Coronavirus or COVID‐19 has accelerated significantly, with the Prime Minister asking everyone to avoid non‐essential contact with others and unnecessary travel. We know that actions so far and the potential for a ‘lockdown’ are causing serious concern for everyone in construction. Click here for Build UK Statement. Here is a summaryREAD MORE

HSE are making change to the ASB5 and NNLW notification process.  The big change being you will no longer receive an emailed copy of the notification from tomorrow afternoon. The changes to the ASB5 system are as follows: A pdf copy of notifications will be available immediately on submission of the form, instead of the automatedREAD MORE

HSE wrote to Licence holders late 2018 to inform them they will be piloting a new approach to Licence renewals for those with licence expires on or after 01 April 2019. The review via this method is more detailed and in greater depth than those previously conducted with a view to making renewal assessments clearerREAD MORE

ACAD was the first major Trade Association in the Licensed Asbestos Industry to offer a dedicated service to help our members prepare for their Licence renewal with the launch of the Pre Licence Renewal Assessment (PLRA). During the PLRA our experienced team conduct a mock Licence interview with your senior management team who would traditionallyREAD MORE

In line with the announcement below,  ACAD no longer accepts S/NVQ qualifications as an exemption for the CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test. CSCS has ended an exemption CSCS card applicants could previously use to get a CSCS card without passing the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Health, safety and environment test. In most cases,READ MORE