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Blog post: Take some advice from an expert

by Sean Canty, Director, CAM Specialist Support

Whatever views you held during the ‘Brexit’ referendum, perhaps the most surprising aspect was people’s willingness to heed the advice ‘not to listen to experts’. It’s a phenomena apparently equally at home in Donald Trump’s quest for the presidency of the United States.

It’s a pretty frightening turn of events. Taken in the context of whether or not to leave the European Union the advice sounds a little on the implausible side, but in other contexts it is downright dangerous. Experts, whatever their field, become so through years of studying and experience, and what they think shouldn’t be taken lightly.

The internet has done many wonderful things, information can now be shared widely and we no longer have to rely on monopoly media outlets for our news. However, the old adage ‘don’t believe everything you read’ remains as true as ever when you don’t know who is publishing it or why. We continue to need reliable, independent experts across a variety of subjects who can help us ‘sort the wheat from the chaff’.

In our industry for instance not everyone understands what working at height encompasses and they often don’t appreciate the risks of even a seemingly mundane task. Anything that means taking a step off the ground, or where there’s a danger of falling, is a work at height task and should only be undertaken by a competent person with the right equipment.

We are experts at cleaning at height and conducting maintenance at height and provide FM services in London and the surrounding areas – we have industry-recognised training, years of experience and a variety of specialist equipment to take on any task whether just above head height or multiple stories up in inaccessible locations.

We conduct individual risk assessments for every job and don’t just rely on generic forms. Anything less would be dangerous for our operatives and the general public, which isn’t a risk worth taking.

So please, whatever your political persuasion, don’t forget they’re called experts for a reason, and you ignore them at your peril!

New training range from CAM Training Ltd

CAM Training Ltd – a division of working at height experts CAM Specialist Support – has launched its 2016/17  Training Catalogue  for people involved in building cleaning and maintenance.

The cleaning industry is all too often viewed as being low skilled, due to a lack of understanding about the training that truly professional cleaners undertake. Training is essential to ensure safe working practices and should include health and safety for personal and public protection, all trade relevant regulations and customer service training.

Tim Jones, Professional Development Director at CAM, explained: “Our safety courses are primarily designed to encourage the appropriate behaviour that underscores a robust safe system of work. Through our expertise and experience, we encourage individuals to make health and safety central to their work so that they can challenge the perception of their industry from within. It is our aim, at CAM Training, to help individuals gain qualifications that, not only formalises competence, but also develops a personal confidence in their own health and safety professionalism.”

Courses offered by CAM Training Ltd include:

  • IOSH working safely and managing safely
  • Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
  • Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) IOSH accredited Cleaning Windows Safely using Water fed poles and Ladder
  • Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) IOSH Risk assessment and method statements for cleaning windows
  • CAM also offers bespoke, industry specialised, training to suit its clients’ specific needs

Training focus for new cam specialist support company

Cleaning and building maintenance expert CAM Specialist Support has launched CAM Training Ltd, a new company focused on delivering a comprehensive range of specialist health and safety training courses.

CAM Specialist Support already has over 20 years’ experience and expertise in training in health and safety management and environmental management, but it is now accredited in its own right to deliver a host of training courses, including NEBOSH; an examined core qualification for people where health and safety is an integral part of their role at work. The first CAM Training Ltd accredited NEBOSH courses start in October 2015.

Tim Jones, Professional Development Director, explained: “CAM Training Ltd sits within the CAM group, but by establishing it as a new company we are able to ensure our focus remains completely on the specialised training aspect of our business. We use our experience and expertise to not only help clients to pass their course and gain a qualification, but also to enhance their career. By training with CAM we encourage individuals to make health and safety central to their work and therefore challenge the focus of their industry from within. Working with our partners our pass rates for NEBOSH Certificate courses exceed 90%, and NEBOSH National Diploma pass rates are usually between 15-20% above the national average. As a specialist training company we will continue to reach or exceed those heights.”

Other courses offered by CAM Training Ltd include:

  • IOSH working safely and managing safely
  • Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
  • Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) IOSH accredited Cleaning Windows Safely using Water fed poles and Ladder and Risk assessment and method statements for cleaning windows
  • CAM also offers bespoke, industry-dictated training to suit its clients specific needs

Courses offered by CAM Training Ltd carry nationally accredited certification in the areas of Health and Safety and Environmental Management and are run at CAM’s specialist training centre in London or at customers’ premises.