Cscs Card - building safety Certification scheme

It is becoming more and more tasteless that to work on or be a regular visitor to a building site in the Uk you have to have a Cscs Card. The building safety certification scheme was introduced in 1995 to help improve safety standards on building sites. The aim of the scheme is to have a minimum thorough of health and safety training to help sacrifice accidents in the building industry.

Having a Cscs Card tells your manager that you are competent to carry out your duties in a safe manner.

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How do I get a Cscs Card?

I can tell you how to get a Cscs Card first of all you can download the Cscs application form from the administrators of the scheme building Skills but before you do that there are a merge of things that you need to check.

First what type of Cscs card do you need? There are 3 application forms and you need to make sure that you download the exact form.

The choices are Craft & Operative Application Form (This form can also be used for those wishing to apply for a regular Visitor, building Site Operative or building related occupation (Cro) card).

Professionally excellent person Application Form and Technical, Supervisor or manager Application Form.

Second have you had the thorough health and safety training to apply for the card? You must have passed a building Skills health and Safety test in the last 2 years for you to able to apply for the Cscs Card.

So what is the Cscs test?

Do not concern yourself too much is not difficult to organise and it is usually an online Pc based test. The kind of test you need to take depends on the level of occupation that you are applying for as above. So for example if you are applying as a bricklayer then you would take the operative test but if you are apply as an Aerial and Satellite Installer then you would need to pass the working at heights test.

Alternatively if you are taking the Cscs test as a building Site Supervisor you need to pass the supervisor Cscs exam.

If you already have the thorough qualifications then you can apply for the Cscs certification level away just fill in the Cscs registration.

What are the dissimilar Cscs Cards?

There are many types building Safety Certification scheme Cards which one will be allocated to you depends on which class you fit into, below is brief overview of the dissimilar cards.

Red Card.

The red cards are for new or recent entrants to the building industry.

Green Cards.

The green card is usually ready to operatives who only carry out basic site skills.

Blue Card.

You may qualify for a blue skilled card if you have achieved an Nvq or Svq level 2.

Gold Card

You may qualify for a gold skilled card if you have achieved an Nvq or Svq level 3, or if you have completed an beloved indentured apprenticeship (e.g.with Njcbi, Batjic etc)

Black Card

The black card is ready for manager occupations.

Achievement of an Nvq or Svq level 4 or 5 in a relevant occupation is required to apply for this Cscs card.

White / Yellow

The white/yellow professionally excellent person (Pqp) card is for competent assessed members of Cscs beloved pro Bodies, such as Ice, Ciob, and Rics.

White / Grey Card

This card covers building related occupations not covered by the other categories of card and shows the holder's occupation.

Cscs Card - building safety Certification scheme