Discuss Tiling Cscs Cards - Blue Card Nvq Level 2 For Domestic Jobs Soon in the Australia area at TilersForums. The USA and UK Tiling Forum (Also now Aus, Canada, ROI, and more)
Just had a letter asking me to re-new my CSCS card !! it appears i might have to sit more tests ! since i have had this card i have had to show it twice !! and both time the jobs have been a total pain to work on with idiots trying to impede my progress !! i thought i would ring them today and see what test and stuff i needed to do ! and i was told there was a twenty minute waiting time , !!!! so now i'am just thinking is it worth bothering anymore ! and just sticking to jobs that i don't need this hassle - on what do you guys do or make of this scheme to flees-us of yet more of our hard earned money ?
Done plenty of sitework...never had one never been asked for one.
Have to say though all my sitework has been done for smaller contractors, seems to me its generally the big boys that insist on health and safety rules and regs.
The site managers favourite saying was "Long as ya wear yer helmet when boss is around you'll be reet"
I redid mine in November after letting it lapse for 5 years. Easy enough to do,if you read and reread the accompanying book.
Like Andy has said above,mainly for the larger contractors so that they can put ticks in boxes.
Every site I go on now I have to show my card. For me it is a must have, but if you can't be bothered with it I'm sure you will be OK for now.
I have to say the regulation of this industry has to start somewhere.
Load of rubbish I reckon. These governing bodies come and go like the weather. Unless your on sites full time I wouldn't bother. keep your money for yourself.
Load of rubbish I reckon. These governing bodies come and go like the weather. Unless your on sites full time I wouldn't bother. keep your money for yourself.
what money are you all banging on about my card cost me £17.00 for the test and £25.00 for the card and it lasts for 5 years not a lot of money really.
what money are you all banging on about my card cost me £17.00 for the test and £25.00 for the card and it lasts for 5 years not a lot of money really.
I am due to renew mine and I will because for what it costs over the 5 year period is peanuts .
I have been on site where other trades got turned away because they had no card...thats ok if you have smaller builders or private work to fall back on.
Dont ask me if it all mean anything though, all this health and safety is only put into plan when there is a site visit in progress in my eyes.
Imo the cscs card as it stands means nothing.
You don't need to be a qualified tiler to obtain one so whats the point of enforcing it into the domestic market.
Imo the cscs card as it stands means nothing.
You don't need to be a qualified tiler to obtain one so whats the point of enforcing it into the domestic market.
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