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APS calls for entries into National CDM Awards as deadline approaches

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The Association for Project Safety (APS) is calling for entries into its ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards, with the deadline for submissions rapidly approaching at the end of this month.

Entries into the awards will close on Tuesday 31 May, with judging by an expert panel of industry figure-heads, including the Health and Safety Executive, taking place over the summer months. Following the vigorous judging process, the shortlist of successful entries will be announced in early September, with the winner revealed at an awards ceremony on Thursday 27October at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London.

Have you taken the BIG Biodiversity Challenge?

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CIRIA is delighted to announce that the BIG Biodiversity Challenge 2016 is now open for entries. Now in its third year, the Challenge invites leaders from across construction, infrastructure, transport, retail and Government to ‘do one thing’ for biodiversity.

Led by CIRIA’s Biodiversity Interest Group, the BIG Biodiversity Challenge invites the industry to add one new biodiversity enhancement to a construction site, development or existing building, however big or small, permanent or temporary, and be creative about enhancing biodiversity.

Safety & Access open CISRS Accredited Scaffolding Training Centre in Nepal

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Safety and Access are very proud to announce a partnership with Aecor in Kathmandu and the opening of a CISRS Accredited Training facility in the capital.

The training facility is now open and is offering scaffolder skills training along with scaffolding supervisor and inspection training. There are also plans to further enhance and expand the support services in the future.

NASC and CISRS to exhibit at UK’s largest Health & Safety event

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The NASC and CISRS will be exhibiting for the third year running at the UK’s largest and leading health and safety event – the Safety & Health Expo, June 21-23 at London’s prestigious ExCeLvenue.

Visitors to the flagship 2016 Expo event – which attracts 15,000+ people and this year sees keynote presentations at the linked IOSH conference by BBC Chief Reporter Kate Adie OBE, Olympic oarsman James Cracknell OBE and ‘Rules of Engagement’ author and ex-forces Colonel Tim Collin OBE – will be treated to 100+ industry speakers, in six theatres over the three days (adding up to 60+ hours of CPD accredited education) and more than 350 exhibitors will be taking part, including NASC and CISRS on Stand S1850.

CISRS Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme (OSTS) middle east update

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The CISRS Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme (OSTS) is booming in the Middle East region – following a visit by Scheme Manager, Dave Mosley.

Mr Mosley recently returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he carried out successful annual accreditation audits on two leading CISRS OSTS training providers, Safety & Access Middle East at Um Al Quwain and Simian Skill in Dubai. This is the forth successful accreditation for both brands, after they were initially accredited in 2013.