Cards & Competence.
CISRS cards, inspection competence and keeping a squad legally able to work.
Planning a squad around a labour shortage
Shortages are normal. What varies is whether a firm knows on Monday which jobs are short, or finds out from the client on Wednesday.
11 August 2026 · 4 min readRescue planning: the part of the method usually missing
A harness that arrests a fall creates a second emergency. Suspension is time-critical, and "call 999" is not a rescue plan.
28 July 2026 · 4 min readCISRS cards explained: which card covers which work
Trainee, Scaffolder, Advanced, Supervisor, and the inspection schemes. What each card allows, how long it lasts, and what happens when one lapses mid-contract.
14 July 2026 · 4 min readWhat a scaffolding supervisor is actually responsible for
Supervisor responsibilities are usually understood rather than written down, which works until two people understand them differently.
5 May 2026 · 4 min readSubcontract labour: what evidence do you hold?
From a client's view there is one contractor on their site, and it is you. An assurance from a labour supplier is not evidence about a named person.
31 March 2026 · 4 min readTraining records that stand up to a client audit
Attendance is the easy half to evidence. What clients ask about is whether the training matched the work the operative actually does.
24 February 2026 · 4 min readTracking CISRS card expiry across a squad
Card expiry has the same weakness as every future-dated record: captured once, then dependent on somebody happening to remember.
20 January 2026 · 5 min readPreventing falls while erecting and dismantling
The highest-risk hours on any scaffold are the ones when it is not finished yet — and the controls have to work before the structure does.