News
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Second CISRS OSTS Centre Opens in South Korea
12th September 2016
CISRS are pleased to announce the accreditation and opening of a second Overseas Scaffolding Training Scheme (OSTS) centre in South Korea.
NASC Re-joins Access Industry Forum
3rd August 2016
The NASC has re-joined the Access Industry Forum (AIF) – the UK’s leading platform for principal trade bodies and federations in the work at height sector, with effect from 1 July 2016.
CPD 2017 Webpage
14th July 2016
There has been quite a reaction on social media since it was announced that CPD courses for Scaffolders will be introduced from summer 2017. CISRS has now set up specific CPD page on it’s website in a response to some of misinformation being circulated around the sector.
NASC 2017 Yearbook Call for Advertising
11th July 2016
NASC members wishing to take the opportunity to advertise in the forthcoming NASC 2017 Yearbook – published again by Construction Manager publishers, Atom to an audience of 30,492 industry professionals, including all members of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) directly – are being asked to do so at their earliest convenience.
NASC Issues Amended Version of SG4:15 Management Guide
11th July 2016
An amended version of the SG4:15 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations management guide has been posted on the NASC website, incorporating a foreword from HSE. The document is available to download free of charge, and will shortly be available for purchase from the NASC in hard copy format.
Revised CAP609 General Information Booklet to be available from July 2016
30th June 2016
The popular, user-friendly Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) CAP 609 General Information Booklet has been revised and is being reprinted – with a bold new cover design, incorporating the new CISRS logo.
NASC & CISRS Success at UK’s Largest H&S Event
29th June 2016
The NASC and CISRS have exhibited successfully at the UK’s largest and leading health and safety event – the Safety & Health Expo, held at the prestigious London ExCeL venue, June 21-23.
CISRS CPD Courses announced
8th June 2016
CISRS has announced that from 1 July 2017 it will introduce a two day Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course, which will become a mandatory requirement prior to Scaffolder or Advanced Scaffolder card renewal.