11th January 2008, 01:51 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by historic building
Where I work Building Control do not need or have the card. Planners do not need or have the card. I have been told I do not need it. If certain housing companies do not allow planning authorities access to their sites they will not get conditions discharged - legal opinion.
It's in your interest to have some training (and certification) in site safety, if only to protect yourself - Professional Opinion
I've had a shiny silver Environmental Manager's card since 2005 and thought the test was mostly irrelevant to what I do but fairly easy to pass. There are even rumblings in the more construction minded parts of VMP® that CSCS accreditation is not good enough.
I'm almost positive that you'll not get a banksman's card unless you're qualified as such through CITB or similar. So far this has only been an issue on one of our projects (a watching brief). We dealt with it by having the archaeologist (who controlls depth etc as usual) accompanied by the contractor's banksman (who is in charge of safety).
D. Vader
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
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