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Some of the most dangerous jobs in the world involve working at height, resulting in more fatalities and injuries than all other sectors. However, with proper training and equipment, many dangers are instantly eliminated, which is why having this in place is crucial. The safety of your employees should be at the top of your… Read more »

When working with power tools, you must obtain the proper training because, without it, you’re putting yourself at risk of a number of injuries and, in worse cases, death. Of course, this is the case for all electric tools, but today we’re looking specifically into abrasive wheels by helping you understand more about our abrasive… Read more »

The pandemic has impacted many industries around the world, including the construction sector. In fact, the global situation has led to unprecedented challenges no one was ready for, with many business owners and individuals having to completely change the way they work practically overnight.

CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) oversees training courses and programmes for the construction industry throughout England, Wales and Scotland. CITB courses are widely accepted as the standard for health and safety training for the construction and civil engineering industries. However, before you choose your CITB course you may have a few questions. 1. What CITB… Read more »

The UK construction industry is a massive contributor to the overall economy, and well over 2.2 million individuals make up this workforce powerhouse. Because of the very nature of the job, the construction industry has a myriad of different skill sets and related working arena. One of the factors of this complicated and often risky… Read more »

Here at Boss Training, we’re a fully licensed provider of UKATA Asbestos Training Courses and we offer four distinct UKATA approved courses: UKATA Asbestos Awareness Training UKATA Duty to Manage Training Course UKATA Non-Licensed Asbestos Removal Course Online Asbestos Awareness Course In this blog, we’ll look in more detail at the regulations of working with… Read more »

June will mark a rather significant change to IPAF training courses by introducing their new ePAL card application. This online process will replace the certificates, and cards delegates currently receive after attending a course. With the upcoming launch of IPAF’s new ePAL app, we have put together everything you need to know about how this… Read more »

1. Social Distancing  When booking any training course one of the key factors that you have to consider is social distancing, the course needs to be safe for your employees to attend. This has led to Virtual Classroom courses becoming the number one alternative to traditional courses at a training centre. Attending a CITB Virtual… Read more »

Last month marked our 15 year anniversary amid local restrictions and national uncertainty and now a second national lockdown. Our managing director Andrew Murphy explains, the company is in great shape and looking forward to achieving another successful year. “As with any business, we have had to overcome many challenges over the years. But probably… Read more »