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Having recently announced that we have recommenced our training courses, we understand that there are many questions that you as a delegate or course booker may have. We have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions which will hopefully help answer any that you may have, but if there is anything we haven’t covered below […]
30th June 2020 Updated Risk Assessment Specific Protocol – First Aid 1st June 2020 Please see attached our COVID-19 Preparation poster. 20th May 2020 updated 18th June 2020 Please see attached our Risk Assessments (these are being reviewed regularly in line with government and accrediting bodies guidelines: Specific Protocol – Open Courses Specific Protocol – […]
Following a period of reduced activity due to COVID-19 lockdown, Alpha Training is delighted to officially re-start the delivery of training courses. With open courses at the Training Academy already having re-started and bespoke courses being delivered across the UK, the team are looking forward to doing what they love best – delivering high quality, […]
Along with the rest of the world, our teams has been directly impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and as a result, team members have either been working from home, or been furloughed in line with the government scheme. Here, we share the personal accounts of two of our team members about how they have coped […]
One of the largest privately owned construction firms in the UK contacted Alpha to say that their usual training provider had let them down at the last minute for an Emergency First Aid at Work course the next day. The course had been scheduled with a group of 12 attending. If the company had had […]
The UK construction industry is considered a high-risk industry and accounts for a large percentage of fatal and major injuries, as well as wide-ranging health issues. The most recent figures published by the Health & Safety Executive (30th October 2019) show that in 2018/19 there were: 30 fatal injuries to workers and seven to members […]
So you’ve been booked on to a confined space training course by your employer, you’ve received the joining instructions and course content for the day. But what exactly happens on the day? One of our recent delegates recalls his experience attending a Confined Space Basic Entry course: 8.45am I arrive at the Alpha Training Academy […]
Good health and safety practices make business sense. With annual statistics showing that there is still much work to be done to keep staff and suppliers safe, a companywide approach to adopting and retaining safe working conditions is key. In 2017/18, 30.7 million working days were lost due to work related ill health or workplace […]
During these unprecedented times with Coronavirus Pandemic, Alpha Training have taken the guidance from the HSE (see below) in relation to all First Aid certificates as there will be a disruption in accessing courses to enable requalification. We are therefore extending all First Aid Certificates for a 3 month period for any certificate due to expire from 16th March 2020. […]
During these unprecedented times with COVID-19, Alpha Training have contacted City & Guilds in relation to the expiry of any C&G Confined Space certificates. This includes the following courses: C&G Confined Space Medium Risk : Water (6150-02) C&G Confined Space Medium Risk : Non Water (6150-52) C&G Confined Space High Risk : Water (6150-03) C&G […]
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