HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING
A TRAINING TRANSFORMATION
Better health and safety training is being paired with digital techniques such as AI to reshape the future of the built environment sector, writes Umer Mansoor, CEO of Construction Helpline.
Health and safety is an issue that affects every business. It’s especially important for employers with teams working in high risk environments such as the construction sector. I believe the process of getting a CSCS card and undertaking health and safety training should be fast and simple. Workers should be able to get on site quickly. This is especially important in the modern construction industry at a time when there’s been much talk about a shortage of workers in the sector.
Effective health and safety training Health and safety training should be effective and relevant to each workplace. At Construction Helpline we offer CITB developed courses for every stage of a construction career, including training for labourers right up to site manager and business owner level. This allows employees and employers to learn the basics of site safety as well as workplace law and their obligations when it comes to duty of care. Finding a trusted training supplier is crucial as the repercussions of insufficient training can be hugely damaging.
Since legislation in this area is updated regularly, training should reflect the modern nature of the industry. This is
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where refresher training is important – outdated health and safety training is not enough. We are working in an era of digital transformation and progression. The construction sector is no exception, the right training for the right job is important.
Digitisation in construction safety The construction industry has previously been slower than other sectors to adopt digital, but things are changing. While many in construction have been resistant, failure to adopt digital technology will be at the industry’s peril. It has been reported that the construction industry is second only to agriculture as the slowest sector to adopt digital. The industry needs to take a more proactive rather than reactive approach to technology. When you consider that construction employs 7% of the world’s labour force, it’s crucial it is futureproofed.
Training courses need to reflect the modern construction world. New technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence) are changing the way construction sites operate. From its usage in preventing costs overrunning to helping transform design, AI is fast shaping what the future of construction will look like. This extends to health and safety too.
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