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The Building Safety Group (BSG) is very pleased to announce it has launched an ‘Apprenticeship Scheme’ for young people interested in becoming a qualified Health & Safety professional. By partnering with Bridgwater and Taunton college, BSG will provide the successful applicant with ‘on the job’ practical training alongside college work.   BSG’s apprenticeship will run for

The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for all areas in England except the North East until Thursday. With temperatures expected to climb over the coming days, please be aware of the dangers of Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke. – Reschedule work to cooler times of the day – Provide more frequent rest breaks

Small businesses are being pressured into long-term contracts for health and safety support, according to an article published by The Times. Many have been pushed into unreasonably long agreements of up to 10 years that, on expiring, automatically ‘rollover’ into another contract of the same length. Companies are often being pushed to sign these types of arrangement on

Congratulations to our BSG Safety Adviser, Vicky Bilsbury-Robinson, who completed a fantastic feat of endurance by walking from Llanberis up to the summit of Snowdon. Vicky, along with her partner and over 70 other determined companions, faced challenging conditions, finishing a 9 mile trek and 975m assent in under 8 hours. Vicky managed to raise

Only a few places remaining for our remote learning Health and Safety Awareness training, which runs on 22nd May. BSG’s course will identify the duties of the employer and the employee, alongside what should be done if it is believed that health and safety is being put at risk. Click here https://bit.ly/3wHFmxR to secure your place

Congratulations to BSG’s Training Administrator, Lucy Halliday, for her monumental achievement in completing the London Marathon.  Widely recognised as one of the most popular marathons in the world, saw Lucy run past London’s best landmarks including Buckingham Palace, The Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf. Lucy ran in support of two charities: Great Western

Claiming CITB levy payments could mean that your company can train employees for a minimal charge or even at no cost to the business. As a CITB ‘Approved Training Organisation’ (ATO) , The Building Safety Group (BSG) can arrange for you to access automated CITB levy grants. We can advise you on which courses attract payments and how much can be saved, when delivering accredited training. BSG will

For the attention of BSG members: In response to member company feedback about our charging periods, we have decided to align BSG’s subscription billing to the traditional calendar year, 1st January – 31st December. We will make this improvement from the next billing period, which will run from 1st June to 31st December 2024. Thereafter, subscriptions will revert to being billed six monthly

For the attention of BSG members: Please be advised that our fees will be increasing from 1st June 2024. The Building Safety Group values your membership highly and we take great pride in providing a service for your business. Like many companies however, especially during these very challenging times, our own operating costs have continued