New eLearning Module Launched for the Fencing Industry by LineWatch
We’re pleased to announce the launch by LineWatch of a new eLearning module designed specifically for the fencing industry.
This free, online module has been developed to support landowners, contractors, farm workers, and others operating within the sector to better understand safe digging practices and reduce the risk of damaging underground utilities.
The course:
- Is completely free of charge
- Takes approximately 20 minutes to complete
- Provides a certificate upon completion
- Is accessible online at any time
You can access the module via their Learning homepage here:
👉 https://www.safe-digging.co.uk/
Over the coming weeks, LineWatch will be promoting the module across agricultural colleges, contractor forums, and other industry networks. In the meantime, we encourage members to share the link with any landowners, contractors, or relevant contacts who may benefit from this training.
By raising awareness and improving understanding across the agricultural sector, we can all help to promote safer digging practices and protect vital underground infrastructure.
Use of Common Assessment Standard
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has confirmed that suppliers bidding for its new £120 billion Construction Works and Associated Services 3 including ProCure 24 (CWAS3) framework will need to be certified to the Common Assessment Standard in line with PPN 03/24. The eight‐year framework will run from January 2027 until January 2035.
The invitation to tender will open in March, with seven lots including general construction projects, civil engineering and infrastructure, and offsite solutions. The Q&A logpublished in advance of the invitation to tender states that suppliers can obtain certification to the Common Assessment Standard from any one of the Recognised Assessment Bodies. Suppliers that have not been certified by Achilles will need to share their data at no cost with Achilles as that is the platform that CCS will be using to manage supplier data for the CWAS3 framework.
As the Common Assessment Standard continues to grow, Build UK has updated the logo to include the registered trademark symbol. This demonstrates that the logo and the wording are trademarked and will help to protect against misuse. Companies certified to the Common Assessment Standard should use the appropriate desktop or site‐based logo and can contact their Recognised Assessment Body for the updated version.
Members Hear from New Hospital Programme
More than 180 representatives from across the supply chain attended Build UK’s webinar with the New Hospital Programme (NHP) to hear first‐hand about the significant opportunities that will be created by the ‘greatest single investment in NHS infrastructure in recent decades’. Led by Chief Operating Officer Rick Lennard, the NHP team set out its ambitions for the year ahead, which will see the £37 billion programme deliver a long‐term, nationally coordinated pipeline to transform hospital infrastructure. NHP, which is a Build UK member, will use a standardised approach to designing and building new hospitals – Hospital 2.0 – that will drive efficiency and improve certainty on time, cost and quality.
This will be supported by a new Hospital 2.0 Alliance model focussed on consistent ways of working, and the NHP is expecting to announce 10 contractor partners at the end of February, with mobilisation this spring. Members interested in finding out about upcoming opportunities should register on Contracts Finder, where NHP will be advertising contracts, and update their profile on CompeteFor, where sub‐contract opportunities will be listed. You can also sign up via a smart survey to receive NHP market updates and stay informed as the programme develops.
The Car Driver Toolkit – driver safety & wellbeing – Have you downloaded yet?
There are close to 15 million cars on UK roads being used for business journeys.
Regardless of whether they are company cars provided by employers, or ‘grey fleet’ where the vehicles are owned or leased by employees, the safety and legal requirements are the same.
It is estimated that around 200 incidents, causing injury or death on the road every week, involve someone at work.
Road incidents are the biggest cause of work-related accidental death.
The law is clear – an organisation has a legal duty of care to an employee at work, regardless of vehicle ownership – meaning grey fleet vehicles and drivers need to be managed as diligently as company-owned or leased vehicles and drivers.
So – have you checked you are covering your responsibiltiies?Access the modules and your free manager resources here: cardrivertoolkit.co.uk/