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RISK & Safety Management Services Ltd, The Tangent, Weighbridge Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottingham, NG20 8RXTel: 0845 250 7316 Email: risk@rsms.co.uk Web: www.riskhealthandsafety.com

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NEBOSH CoursesNEBOSH Construction Certificate

NEBOSH Environmental Certificate

NEBOSH Fire Certificate

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH CoursesIOSH Managing Safely

IOSH Managing Safely in Construction

IOSH Safety for Senior Executives

IOSH Working Safely

CITB CoursesCITB Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC)

CITB Site Safety Awareness

CITB SMSTS Courses

CITB SMSTS Refresher Courses

CITB SSSTS Courses

CITB SSSTS Refresher Courses

Spring 2018

Leicestershire County Council, Highways &Transportation delegates top of NEBOSH class!

CITB Site Safety PlusScheme rule changes

ISO 45001, the long-awaited new internationalstandard for occupational safety and health,is set to be published in March 2018It will be the first global standard of its kind, saysthe International Organisation for Standardisation(ISO), giving organisations ‘a universally acceptedframework for improving employee health andsafety, reducing workplace risks and creatinghealthier, safer working conditions’.

The standard follows the generic managementsystem structure used for ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 It was based initially on OHSAS 18001, but alsotakes account of other influential documents, suchas the International Labour Organisation’s ILO-OSH Guidelines and various national occupationalsafety and health management system standards.

100% Pass for the in-housedelivery of the NEBOSH NationalCertificate in Construction Healthand Safety – with five distinctions,five credits and two passes. NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction. The collective of 12 delegates were from a wide spread ofskills and job roles within the Council, and took the coursewith RISK at their facilities in Leicester Forest East.

NEBOSH recognised the achievement with a personalpresentation of Certificates.Teresa Hawkins, NEBOSH Director of Assessment handed theNEBOSH National Certificate in Construction parchments tothe delegates in an award ceremony attended by severalsenior managers and directors of Leicestershire CountyCouncil Environment and Transport Department.

“We’re so proud of the candidates, we’ll benefit hugely asLeicestershire County Council, and know the commitment it’staken from them to complete this course and qualification.”

What construction training managers and self employedsite managers need to know.Introduction of written exam answers means the delegatesunderstanding and application of English language is now essential.Site Safety Plus (SSP) provides the construction industry with a suite ofcourses for health and safety awareness and career development to helpmaintain a safe workforce. These courses are designed to give everyone fromoperative to senior manager the skills they need to progress through theindustry. However, the format of the course materials and exam to qualify haschanged significantly. The new process is much more rigorous and as a resultthe failure rate in January 2018 has increased dramatically.

Inside we explain the CITB changes and how they will impact uponyour SMSTS and SSSTS courses, and why those taking refreshersneed to be prepared.

New global health and safety standard

The rule changes are already impacting on SMSTSand SSSTS delegate pass rates across the UK.Those sitting ‘refresher courses’ are especiallysurprised by the changes.

Steep increase in high fines for organisations and custodial sentences for individualsThe 2016/17 data on prosecutions released by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows alarge annual increase in fines. In 2015/16, the total fines for health and safety offences was £38.8million. This rose to £69.9 million in 2016/17. The average fine per case in 2016/17 was approximately£126,000, which is more than double the average fine in 2015/16. Notably, the ten highest fines in2017 ranged between £1.35m and £3m.

Ann Carruthers Director of Environment and Transport

Val Adams, Lorraine Wilson, Anne-Marie Brewster and Christine Hudson at the RISK Christmas Party at St Pancras. RISK provides a range of NEBOSHCourses from our London venueand we are regarded as one of thebest providers in the UK.

Awarded ‘Health and Safety Training Providerof the Year,’ our unique NEBOSH Fast Trackcourse format and higher than national averagepass rates makes us the favourite provider fortraining managers and personal referrals!

See our NEBOSH London CourseReviews onlineThe best endorsement we can get is from ourdelegates, and we’ve had lots of feedback overthe years. Our website has delegate written andvideo testimonials from people who have takenour courses. Time after time the delegatesrecommend RISK, whether it’s because of ourhigh pass rates, the pragmatic teaching style orthe Guaranteed Pass Scheme.

“Definitely Recommend RISK NEBOSHLondon Courses”RISK have a reputation for great courses,effective knowledge transfer, and outstandingpost certificate support. But don’t just take ourword for it, here we publish testimonials, casestudies and articles – so you can make a moreconsidered decision when choosing yourhealth and safety training course provider.

To read more reviews about our NEBOSH London Courses visitwww.riskhealthandsafety.com/nebosh-course-reviews-london

NEBOSH LondonCourses get ravereviews

RISK provides a range of NEBOSH

David Arnold

Thea Cowan

Sebastian Blake

www.riskhealthandsafety.com

Health and SafetyTraining Providerof the Year

RISK Student of the Year Award – highest pass of any NEBOSH delegate Guaranteed Pass Scheme on all CITB Courses

Rule changes for 2018

Outstanding performanceresults in RISK awardedENVICO prestigious honour by health and safety coursecomparison website.

An award designed to help delegatesidentify excellence.Over the years ENVICO’s professional teamhave developed trusted relationships withhundreds of training providers. Until nowthere had been no official recognition of thebest performing training providers, soENVICO decided they would create thisaward to recognise the very best trainingprovider in the UK.

RISK were outstanding across all areas.RISK scored consistently high across allareas, and deliver the most popular healthand safety courses, including SMSTS andSMSTS Refresher, SSSTS and SSSTSRefresher, CITB Health and SafetyAwareness, IOSH Managing Safely andNEBOSH Certificate Courses.

CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO) statusRISK have been an accredited CITB training provider since 1997 and as a CITBApproved Training Organisation (ATO) are embracing the strategic changes beingrolled out. RISK have refined its unique training materials and processes to optimisethe delegates understanding of what’s important and why.

RISK have created a process to deliver the best chance of passing first time.CITB request the ATO conduct a pre-assessment on the delegate. The criteria for this is set outabove, however, as many delegates are booked directly on to courses via a training manager,and the CITB course may only be a two day refresher, this is difficult to control or apply fairly andconsistently pre-course. RISK have developed a process which incorporates an initial inductionpaper which acts to perform the ‘pre-course’ assessment and highlight the relevant details ofthe Guaranteed Pass Scheme. The specific criteria of the course and what’s expected of thedelegate in relation to learning the materials. together with T&C’s of the RISK Guaranteed PassScheme – are all clearly set out within this short pre-course induction.

Innovative teaching style and supporting materials designed to give the bestchance of passing.RISK CITB courses are practical, entertaining and realistic ‘to the real world’ – run by people whowork in the same environment you do. RISKs’ tutors are exposed to the same commercial pressuresyou are and understand the real world application against the reality of what is being taught.

A written exam format means thedelegates understanding and application ofEnglish is essential.The delegate is no longer assessed by multiplechoice questions alone, there are now anadditional number of short written statements toalso complete. This is to demonstrate theirunderstanding of the issues faced in the examquestions posed. These statements are thenmarked objectively on the quality of answer ofthe issues faced, the relevant health & safety lawand how they ensure compliant and safeworking practices. Where a delegate submits ananswer which may deemed borderline by thecourse leader, they may be interviewed toexplain their answer further. Therefore theapplication of both the delegates spoken andwritten English will be a major factor in theirability to successfully complete the course.

Teresa Hawkins, NEBOSH Directorof Assessment presenting HeatherJordan with RISK’s NEBOSHStudent of the Year Award uponachieving 227 in her NEBOSHNational Certificate in ConstructionHealth and Safety exam.

Heather studied NEBOSH as a part of anin-house course.Heather was one of a collective of 12 delegateswho were from a wide spread of skills and jobroles within Leicestershire County Council,

Highways & Transportation Department. Theyall took part in an in-company NEBOSHNational Certificate in Construction Health andSafety course with RISK at their facilities inLeicester Forest East.

“Heather achieved an outstanding score of 227in her NEBOSH National Certificate inConstruction Health and Safety exam. Thisscore is the highest pass of any NEBOSHdelegate within our academic year and Heatheris a deserving recipient.”Mike Adams | Managing Director RISKHealth and Safety Training.

If the delegate meets thecourse criteria and completesthe RISK homework set –RISK guarantee to continue tosupport the delegate until theyhave passed the course. Theonly costs they will incur arethose of the actual governingbody for resitting the exam.*

RISK homework is a combination ofsupporting course materials and mockexam papers created by RISK.The homework is to ensure the informationdelivered during the day has been absorbed andthe delegate has the practical experience ofproviding legible written answers to the questionsposed. Retaking the relevant exam the same dayis free, and requires no additional fee from RISKor CITB. The retake exam paper is different, butthe delegate will have had their initial exam paperscores explained and been given some pointerson where and how to improve for the retake.

View the full video on YouTube at www.riskhealthandsafety.com

NEBOSH Fast Track Course12 month results outperformthe national average

The evidence speaks for itself,reviewing a 12 month period ofNEBOSH exam results, you aremore likely to pass if you takethe unique RISK Fast TrackNEBOSH course.

Why do a greater percentage of RISKNEBOSH delegates pass? The unique RISK Fast Track NEBOSH coursesenable you to immerse yourself in the subjectmatter and take an exam while your knowledgeon the subject matter is fresh and undiluted.

You learn in a block week and take theexam immediately after the learning.Each course is designed to deliver theinformation in a realistic and relevant format.Then rather than having to retain theinformation and remember how to answerexam questions months later – you get anintensive revision session explaining ‘how theinformation needs to be presented for theexamination’ – then take your NEBOSH examin that afternoon.

NEBOSH examiners common pitfalls sight;“Some candidates fail to answer the questionset and instead provide information that maybe relevant to the topic but is irrelevant to the question and cannot therefore be awarded marks.”

NEBOSH Fast Track means you take theexam when the knowledge is fresh inyour mind.RISK operate in a unique learning focusedapproach to deliver ‘Fast Track NEBOSHCourses.’ Designed around the needs of theindividual, they operate in subject focusedmodules. As the first training provider to adoptthis unique, learner focused modular system,RISK provide you with greater flexibility forstudies and the exam process.

RISK’s David Pettitt Being presented the Healthand Safety Training Provider of the Year Awardby ENVICO Director Gordon Kaylor.

Changes to the Site Safety Plus courses and Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) tests cameinto play January 2018. The rule changes are already impacting on SMSTS and SSSTS delegatepass rates across the UK. Especially for those sitting ‘refresher courses’ for a second or third time in their career – because the new exam format is taking delegates by surprise.

Pre-course Delegate Assessment

Delegates must have the...

physical abilitycommunication skillsliteracynumeracyand the required experience and skills

...to ensure they are competent to attendand complete the course.

Course Requirements

All SSP Courses must be taught in English.

All delegates must present photographic IDon the day of the course exam.

Driving LicensePassport

All sessions must be attended in sequenceand without full attendance the certificatecannot be awarded. No delegate is allowedto attend more than two courses of splitattendance. If this is not possible thedelegate must enroll on a new course andretake the full course.

If the course is a ‘Refresher’ then theircurrent credentials must be within theallowed period and not expired.

Exam Requirements

SMSTS course & SMSTS refresher course

20 multiple choice questions including 5safety critical which must all be answeredcorrectly to pass5 written answer questions

SSSTS course & SSSTS refresher course

SSSTS Assessment Exercise: Delegates haveto produce a risk assessment and methodstatement for a typical construction task.(Marks out of 100. Not applicable to refresher).

22 multiple choice questions including 4safety critical questions which must all beanswered correctly to pass3 written answer questions

For the full Terms & Conditions relevant to RISK’sGuaranteed Pass Scheme on CITB Courses please visit: www.riskhealthandsafety.com/citb-pass

*If the delegates have a result of less than 67% (SSSTS) or 69% (SMSTS) – they must undertake the courseagain. They can do this under the RISK Guaranteed Pass Scheme at an Admin/Registration fee of £50.00 + VAT

www.riskhealthandsafety.com

Health and SafetyTraining Providerof the Year

RISK Student of the Year Award – highest pass of any NEBOSH delegate Guaranteed Pass Scheme on all CITB Courses

Rule changes for 2018

Outstanding performanceresults in RISK awardedENVICO prestigious honour by health and safety coursecomparison website.

An award designed to help delegatesidentify excellence.Over the years ENVICO’s professional teamhave developed trusted relationships withhundreds of training providers. Until nowthere had been no official recognition of thebest performing training providers, soENVICO decided they would create thisaward to recognise the very best trainingprovider in the UK.

RISK were outstanding across all areas.RISK scored consistently high across allareas, and deliver the most popular healthand safety courses, including SMSTS andSMSTS Refresher, SSSTS and SSSTSRefresher, CITB Health and SafetyAwareness, IOSH Managing Safely andNEBOSH Certificate Courses.

CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO) statusRISK have been an accredited CITB training provider since 1997 and as a CITBApproved Training Organisation (ATO) are embracing the strategic changes beingrolled out. RISK have refined its unique training materials and processes to optimisethe delegates understanding of what’s important and why.

RISK have created a process to deliver the best chance of passing first time.CITB request the ATO conduct a pre-assessment on the delegate. The criteria for this is set outabove, however, as many delegates are booked directly on to courses via a training manager,and the CITB course may only be a two day refresher, this is difficult to control or apply fairly andconsistently pre-course. RISK have developed a process which incorporates an initial inductionpaper which acts to perform the ‘pre-course’ assessment and highlight the relevant details ofthe Guaranteed Pass Scheme. The specific criteria of the course and what’s expected of thedelegate in relation to learning the materials. together with T&C’s of the RISK Guaranteed PassScheme – are all clearly set out within this short pre-course induction.

Innovative teaching style and supporting materials designed to give the bestchance of passing.RISK CITB courses are practical, entertaining and realistic ‘to the real world’ – run by people whowork in the same environment you do. RISKs’ tutors are exposed to the same commercial pressuresyou are and understand the real world application against the reality of what is being taught.

A written exam format means thedelegates understanding and application ofEnglish is essential.The delegate is no longer assessed by multiplechoice questions alone, there are now anadditional number of short written statements toalso complete. This is to demonstrate theirunderstanding of the issues faced in the examquestions posed. These statements are thenmarked objectively on the quality of answer ofthe issues faced, the relevant health & safety lawand how they ensure compliant and safeworking practices. Where a delegate submits ananswer which may deemed borderline by thecourse leader, they may be interviewed toexplain their answer further. Therefore theapplication of both the delegates spoken andwritten English will be a major factor in theirability to successfully complete the course.

Teresa Hawkins, NEBOSH Directorof Assessment presenting HeatherJordan with RISK’s NEBOSHStudent of the Year Award uponachieving 227 in her NEBOSHNational Certificate in ConstructionHealth and Safety exam.

Heather studied NEBOSH as a part of anin-house course.Heather was one of a collective of 12 delegateswho were from a wide spread of skills and jobroles within Leicestershire County Council,

Highways & Transportation Department. Theyall took part in an in-company NEBOSHNational Certificate in Construction Health andSafety course with RISK at their facilities inLeicester Forest East.

“Heather achieved an outstanding score of 227in her NEBOSH National Certificate inConstruction Health and Safety exam. Thisscore is the highest pass of any NEBOSHdelegate within our academic year and Heatheris a deserving recipient.”Mike Adams | Managing Director RISKHealth and Safety Training.

If the delegate meets thecourse criteria and completesthe RISK homework set –RISK guarantee to continue tosupport the delegate until theyhave passed the course. Theonly costs they will incur arethose of the actual governingbody for resitting the exam.*

RISK homework is a combination ofsupporting course materials and mockexam papers created by RISK.The homework is to ensure the informationdelivered during the day has been absorbed andthe delegate has the practical experience ofproviding legible written answers to the questionsposed. Retaking the relevant exam the same dayis free, and requires no additional fee from RISKor CITB. The retake exam paper is different, butthe delegate will have had their initial exam paperscores explained and been given some pointerson where and how to improve for the retake.

View the full video on YouTube at www.riskhealthandsafety.com

NEBOSH Fast Track Course12 month results outperformthe national average

The evidence speaks for itself,reviewing a 12 month period ofNEBOSH exam results, you aremore likely to pass if you takethe unique RISK Fast TrackNEBOSH course.

Why do a greater percentage of RISKNEBOSH delegates pass? The unique RISK Fast Track NEBOSH coursesenable you to immerse yourself in the subjectmatter and take an exam while your knowledgeon the subject matter is fresh and undiluted.

You learn in a block week and take theexam immediately after the learning.Each course is designed to deliver theinformation in a realistic and relevant format.Then rather than having to retain theinformation and remember how to answerexam questions months later – you get anintensive revision session explaining ‘how theinformation needs to be presented for theexamination’ – then take your NEBOSH examin that afternoon.

NEBOSH examiners common pitfalls sight;“Some candidates fail to answer the questionset and instead provide information that maybe relevant to the topic but is irrelevant to the question and cannot therefore be awarded marks.”

NEBOSH Fast Track means you take theexam when the knowledge is fresh inyour mind.RISK operate in a unique learning focusedapproach to deliver ‘Fast Track NEBOSHCourses.’ Designed around the needs of theindividual, they operate in subject focusedmodules. As the first training provider to adoptthis unique, learner focused modular system,RISK provide you with greater flexibility forstudies and the exam process.

RISK’s David Pettitt Being presented the Healthand Safety Training Provider of the Year Awardby ENVICO Director Gordon Kaylor.

Changes to the Site Safety Plus courses and Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) tests cameinto play January 2018. The rule changes are already impacting on SMSTS and SSSTS delegatepass rates across the UK. Especially for those sitting ‘refresher courses’ for a second or third time in their career – because the new exam format is taking delegates by surprise.

Pre-course Delegate Assessment

Delegates must have the...

physical abilitycommunication skillsliteracynumeracyand the required experience and skills

...to ensure they are competent to attendand complete the course.

Course Requirements

All SSP Courses must be taught in English.

All delegates must present photographic IDon the day of the course exam.

Driving LicensePassport

All sessions must be attended in sequenceand without full attendance the certificatecannot be awarded. No delegate is allowedto attend more than two courses of splitattendance. If this is not possible thedelegate must enroll on a new course andretake the full course.

If the course is a ‘Refresher’ then theircurrent credentials must be within theallowed period and not expired.

Exam Requirements

SMSTS course & SMSTS refresher course

20 multiple choice questions including 5safety critical which must all be answeredcorrectly to pass5 written answer questions

SSSTS course & SSSTS refresher course

SSSTS Assessment Exercise: Delegates haveto produce a risk assessment and methodstatement for a typical construction task.(Marks out of 100. Not applicable to refresher).

22 multiple choice questions including 4safety critical questions which must all beanswered correctly to pass3 written answer questions

For the full Terms & Conditions relevant to RISK’sGuaranteed Pass Scheme on CITB Courses please visit: www.riskhealthandsafety.com/citb-pass

*If the delegates have a result of less than 67% (SSSTS) or 69% (SMSTS) – they must undertake the courseagain. They can do this under the RISK Guaranteed Pass Scheme at an Admin/Registration fee of £50.00 + VAT

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RISK & Safety Management Services Ltd, The Tangent, Weighbridge Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottingham, NG20 8RXTel: 0845 250 7316 Email: risk@rsms.co.uk Web: www.riskhealthandsafety.com

www.riskhealthandsafety.com

NEBOSH CoursesNEBOSH Construction Certificate

NEBOSH Environmental Certificate

NEBOSH Fire Certificate

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH CoursesIOSH Managing Safely

IOSH Managing Safely in Construction

IOSH Safety for Senior Executives

IOSH Working Safely

CITB CoursesCITB Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC)

CITB Site Safety Awareness

CITB SMSTS Courses

CITB SMSTS Refresher Courses

CITB SSSTS Courses

CITB SSSTS Refresher Courses

Spring 2018

Leicestershire County Council, Highways &Transportation delegates top of NEBOSH class!

CITB Site Safety PlusScheme rule changes

ISO 45001, the long-awaited new internationalstandard for occupational safety and health,is set to be published in March 2018It will be the first global standard of its kind, saysthe International Organisation for Standardisation(ISO), giving organisations ‘a universally acceptedframework for improving employee health andsafety, reducing workplace risks and creatinghealthier, safer working conditions’.

The standard follows the generic managementsystem structure used for ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 It was based initially on OHSAS 18001, but alsotakes account of other influential documents, suchas the International Labour Organisation’s ILO-OSH Guidelines and various national occupationalsafety and health management system standards.

100% Pass for the in-housedelivery of the NEBOSH NationalCertificate in Construction Healthand Safety – with five distinctions,five credits and two passes. NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction. The collective of 12 delegates were from a wide spread ofskills and job roles within the Council, and took the coursewith RISK at their facilities in Leicester Forest East.

NEBOSH recognised the achievement with a personalpresentation of Certificates.Teresa Hawkins, NEBOSH Director of Assessment handed theNEBOSH National Certificate in Construction parchments tothe delegates in an award ceremony attended by severalsenior managers and directors of Leicestershire CountyCouncil Environment and Transport Department.

“We’re so proud of the candidates, we’ll benefit hugely asLeicestershire County Council, and know the commitment it’staken from them to complete this course and qualification.”

What construction training managers and self employedsite managers need to know.Introduction of written exam answers means the delegatesunderstanding and application of English language is now essential.Site Safety Plus (SSP) provides the construction industry with a suite ofcourses for health and safety awareness and career development to helpmaintain a safe workforce. These courses are designed to give everyone fromoperative to senior manager the skills they need to progress through theindustry. However, the format of the course materials and exam to qualify haschanged significantly. The new process is much more rigorous and as a resultthe failure rate in January 2018 has increased dramatically.

Inside we explain the CITB changes and how they will impact uponyour SMSTS and SSSTS courses, and why those taking refreshersneed to be prepared.

New global health and safety standard

The rule changes are already impacting on SMSTSand SSSTS delegate pass rates across the UK.Those sitting ‘refresher courses’ are especiallysurprised by the changes.

Steep increase in high fines for organisations and custodial sentences for individualsThe 2016/17 data on prosecutions released by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows alarge annual increase in fines. In 2015/16, the total fines for health and safety offences was £38.8million. This rose to £69.9 million in 2016/17. The average fine per case in 2016/17 was approximately£126,000, which is more than double the average fine in 2015/16. Notably, the ten highest fines in2017 ranged between £1.35m and £3m.

Ann Carruthers Director of Environment and Transport

Val Adams, Lorraine Wilson, Anne-Marie Brewster and Christine Hudson at the RISK Christmas Party at St Pancras. RISK provides a range of NEBOSHCourses from our London venueand we are regarded as one of thebest providers in the UK.

Awarded ‘Health and Safety Training Providerof the Year,’ our unique NEBOSH Fast Trackcourse format and higher than national averagepass rates makes us the favourite provider fortraining managers and personal referrals!

See our NEBOSH London CourseReviews onlineThe best endorsement we can get is from ourdelegates, and we’ve had lots of feedback overthe years. Our website has delegate written andvideo testimonials from people who have takenour courses. Time after time the delegatesrecommend RISK, whether it’s because of ourhigh pass rates, the pragmatic teaching style orthe Guaranteed Pass Scheme.

“Definitely Recommend RISK NEBOSHLondon Courses”RISK have a reputation for great courses,effective knowledge transfer, and outstandingpost certificate support. But don’t just take ourword for it, here we publish testimonials, casestudies and articles – so you can make a moreconsidered decision when choosing yourhealth and safety training course provider.

To read more reviews about our NEBOSH London Courses visitwww.riskhealthandsafety.com/nebosh-course-reviews-london

NEBOSH LondonCourses get ravereviews

RISK provides a range of NEBOSH

David Arnold

Thea Cowan

Sebastian Blake