NEWS “Be Covid Smart will be available to
everyone within Scottish construction to use freely. However, initial targets will primarily be small site operators and companies employing apprentices, as we feel this is where support is needed.”
The toolkit will start by supporting domestic work and apprentices and their colleges, and will explore the health and safety aspects of working within a college workshop, manoeuvring around the building and how to get to and from work or college.
Lisa Deane, lead future skills
manager at CSIC, said: “We are launching the platform with Place of Learning and Domestic Work modules, followed closely by On-Site modules. We’ve worked closely with the Glasgow School of Art to bring an innovative and fun way to learn important COVID-19 safety best practice, which we hope will give the workforce, businesses and customers confidence that the industry promotes high safety standards. “This is a new approach to engaging
learning within the construction industry, which can be continually updated as circumstances change and which could also support markets outside of Scotland who are interested in the innovative ways we’re dealing with a safe return to work.” The new project was one of six funded by CSIC’s i-Con Challenge Fund, an initiative to support the construction industry with innovative solutions to challenged brought about by Covid-19. It is just one in a string of recent Forum initiatives, which includes practical travel advice, underpinning operating guidance for the industry and a series of free commercial and employment webinars to give industry professionals advice on topics including redundancy, payments and conflict avoidance. Made up of more than 70 trade associations, professional services bodies and companies, the Forum has maintained a steady supply of information and practical advice to the sector since its creation in March, as well as carrying out surveys, producing
animations and posters, hosting webinars and making appeals to Government Ministers.
A
s part of a concerted drive by its management team to extend the services it offers
to its members, BESA and REFCOM have launched their own brand of specialised business-related insurance products in conjunction
with Marsh
Commercial. The new service will offer a range of
insurance policies tailored specifically for BESA and REFCOM members that includes: public liability, employers liability, professional indemnity, cyber insurance, tools insurance and van/ fleet insurance. All policies have been developed and selected with the needs of BESA and REFCOM members in mind. BESA Business Insurance Services and REFCOM Business Insurance Services are trading names of Marsh Commercial. Kirsty Cogan, managing director of commercial services at BESA said: “Because of the high bar we set with the BESA Competence Assessment Standard and the REFCOM compliance audit, that all members have to meet, we have been able to agree preferential rates.” Jason Hemmingway, membership director at BESA stated: “We are constantly striving to enhance the benefits we offer members and insurance is one of those essential services we know has become challenging in recent years, with premiums rising. Our partnership with Marsh means we can offer a much- needed service to our members.’ Paul Buckle, managing director of schemes and affinities at Marsh Commercial said: “We’re delighted to be working with BESA and REFCOM to provide insurance that meets the needs of their members. We’ve worked closely with them to understand the specialist risks that face the membership and have developed a range of solutions to effectively manage those risks. We look forward to developing our relationship with BESA and REFCOM and making a success of these new solutions for their members.”
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