11th November 2014, 08:14 PM
Maybe it's just my natural cynicism after many years railing against much of the idiocy that passes for health and safety within the construction industry, in which case you may have a point Kevin. Without looking into it further though it looks on the surface to be a bit of a non-thingy. I can understand those in a managerial position having different responsibilities over and above those of the cannon-fodder, but that is covered by other cards isn't it? And also at that level you have things like the CITB SMSTS (if that still exists) which gives a much more in-depth coverage of the demands of health and safety at managerial level. If you're on site, as a sub-contractor, your responsibilities are pretty much the same whether you're a sole-operator or a grunt with a trowel. If you're a one-man (person?)-band, or a company employing other archaeologists, as long as you satisfy the principle contractors criteria it's then down to your, and your insurance company's, own policies to determine any further requirements? Ultimately these cards/schemes are about people not getting injured and killed, and not about your profession or academic qualification. Adding those on seem to me to be rather missing the point.
I reserve the right to change my mind. It's called learning.