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Repair and Refurbishment - An essential guide to health and safety for the smaller building firm

Repair and Refurbishment is a comprehensive multimedia guide to health and safety for construction firms involved in repairing and refurbishing both domestic and commercial buildings. Produced to conform with The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, the DVD portrays real construction personnel and clients in live situations, highlighting effective health and safety practices from the pre-planning stage through to delivery. The documentary-style approach shows the reality of working in the sector as a small or medium-sized building firm. Other features of the package include: sample documents to help you develop project health and safety plans that include risk assessments and the production of method statements; User manual with a 'Test your knowledge' questionnaire; a copy of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) video 'Maintenance Work at Height - making it safer'.

The programme is designed for:

-small to medium-sized businesses working in the building and construction industries or otherwise involved in the construction process
-associated professions such as architects, surveyors and engineers who also have legal duties under construction legislation
-larger organisations who want to reinforce learning amongst their employees or contractors
-new recruits or people who are interested in a career in the sector
-training organisations or colleges who might use it as a stand alone programme or as part of an integrated learning approach.

At the end of the programme you will be able to:
- understand the broad requirements of the regulations that relate to site health and safety
- identify potential site hazards and know how to remove them or to reduce them to a level that is acceptable
- develop credible project health and safety plans to include accurate risk assessments and the production of method statements
- identify the competences, communication skills and techniques required by individuals and a team in delivering safe contract implementation.

Note: the HSE video footage has been provided free of charge within the programme - the pricing of this programme has not been increased in any way due to the inclusion of the HSE video footage. The HSE is thanked for its kind co-operation in allowing the inclusion of its video.