CSCS Card

[Mark Bolam]

Surely that doesn't allow you to do anything though Jon?

 

Unless you just like visiting construction sites.

[Ian C]

Surely that doesn't allow you to do anything though Jon?

 

Unless you just like visiting construction sites.

You culd be onto something there mark, building site tours, could do a mystery tour to undisclosed building sites!

 

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[Jon Heuch]

Surely that doesn't allow you to do anything though Jon?

 

Unless you just like visiting construction sites.

 

....depends what you mean by "anything"! If you mean physical hard work, I shied away from that a long time ago - I prefer just to talk about work - it's easier and better paid (don't tell anyone, everyone will be onto it).

 

Seriously, I have no idea what the limits are; I merely know that the test does necessitate me knowing that they have changed the colours of fire extinguishers (they're all red now - clearly having different colours just confused people; now you have to read the small print before putting a fire out) and a few other fine details which I have probably forgotten. I haven't come across any fires recently other than at the Fire Service College in Gloucestershire and they set light to things like trains, supermarkets, planes and have their own motorway to play with. As for cars, they do half a dozen at a time. Their fire extinguishers are all red too but have four or more wheels and half a dozen guys who jump out the back. The guys are mostly from Afghanistan and Iraq you'd have thought they had enough fires at home to practice with?

 

Jon

[Marc]

The touch screen is £20 and the rolo course is £100 approx. Last for 2 years, in the grand scheme not expensive.

 

 

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Unless you have 20 odd guys to put through it, including paying their wage and the loss of earnings.

[KGALL]

Unless you have 20 odd guys to put through it, including paying their wage and the loss of earnings.

 

 

Surely then don't do the work that requires it? You can't have it both ways. If you need everyone done at once then it would suggest to me that the value of the works that requires 20 qualified tree surgeons would cover the outlay.

 

 

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

....depends what you mean by "anything"! If you mean physical hard work, I shied away from that a long time ago - I prefer just to talk about work - it's easier and better paid (don't tell anyone, everyone will be onto it).

 

 

 

Seriously, I have no idea what the limits are; I merely know that the test does necessitate me knowing that they have changed the colours of fire extinguishers (they're all red now - clearly having different colours just confused people; now you have to read the small print before putting a fire out) and a few other fine details which I have probably forgotten. I haven't come across any fires recently other than at the Fire Service College in Gloucestershire and they set light to things like trains, supermarkets, planes and have their own motorway to play with. As for cars, they do half a dozen at a time. Their fire extinguishers are all red too but have four or more wheels and half a dozen guys who jump out the back. The guys are mostly from Afghanistan and Iraq you'd have thought they had enough fires at home to practice with?

 

 

 

Jon

 

 

Hahaha!

TBH Jon, since there doesn't appear to be a definitive answer as to which card we actually need yours might be as good as any!

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

Unless you have 20 odd guys to put through it, including paying their wage and the loss of earnings.

Rubbish. The first mornings work four those lads would cover that.

 

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[Nikk]

Hi all , just for yours information, back 5 years ago I did my cscs card, I was the only pest controller the rest of the group were painters from a company, well 2 guys got kicked of within 20 mins as there language and I know it all didn't impress the tutor . So I gets asked if you are using a hammer and the head falls off what do u do? Reply get a new one or if site supervisor tell him. Both were classed as correct either would do. 2 blokes pipe up put it back on! And carry on with the job, after numerous scenarios these 2 guys followed the previous guys Sent home, don't come back you are walking health hazard.

 

 

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[Marc]

Rubbish. The first mornings work four those lads would cover that.

 

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Everything has a cost just pointing out that it not just the cost of doing the cscs its also the wage to be paid and the loss of earning potential for the candidate

For us our biggest outlay is wages can't imagine it would be different for anyone else.

 

If your lads are earning around £20k in a morning your doing well I reckon it would take a few days work to recoup the investment.

[Joe Newton]

Everything has a cost just pointing out that it not just the cost of doing the cscs its also the wage to be paid and the loss of earning potential for the candidate

For us our biggest outlay is wages can't imagine it would be different for anyone else.

 

If your lads are earning around £20k in a morning your doing well I reckon it would take a few days work to recoup the investment.

Its a tiny amount compared to what that ticket enables you to earn. £120 per employee for a morning. Each lad will earn the company that on a commercial job by the time they've unloaded the van.

 

Of course you could opt out, and see how lucrative that option is?

 

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