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NFRC Roofing Talk COMPETENCE IS KEY Tanya Cooper, Managing Director of NFRC CPS, discusses the importance of proof of competence for the roofing industry. Ensuring health and safety management systems are actively applied and functioning is of the utmost importance in construction. One of the overarching elements of maintaining health and safety in the workplace is to ensure competency amongst the workforce. Competence is defined by the HSE as ‘the combination of training, skills, experience and knowledge that a person has and their ability to apply them to perform a task safely’. But how do customers know if the contractor they have hired is competent or employs a competent workforce to carry out its work? NFRC realises the importance of proving competence across the roofing industry. Contractors who join NFRC’s Competent Person Scheme (CPS) are thoroughly vetted against a robust set of technical evaluations to ensure that they have skilled and competent operatives carrying out their roof refurbishment work. Unfortunately, roofing is still seen by some as a rogue trade, which for the majority of the roofing industry, who are proud of their highly skilled trade, is extremely unfair. NFRC has also developed RoofCERT, a competency scheme for the individual to provide roofing operatives with a specialist accreditation to demonstrate that alongside their existing skills and knowledge, they have maintained awareness of the latest standards and building regulations relating to the Above: Tanya Cooper, Managing Director of NFRC CPS. “Using RoofCERTaccredited operatives also lets businesses demonstrate that they employ competent roofers, giving them the edge when tendering for work” installations they undertake. How do schemes like CPS and RoofCERT help roofers and roofing businesses? NFRC CPS Becoming an NFRC CPS registered contractor offers your customers peace of mind that the work is undertaken by a company that is continuously vetted against its workmanship. Additionally, you are able to self-certify that your work meets the requirements of Approved Document L1B of the Building Regulations, without having to go through the lengthy and costly process of obtaining Building Control signoff. Your customers will receive a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate directly upon completion of the project and, where eligible, an insurance-backed guarantee to protect them in the future. Your business will be listed in a dedicated directory, generating leads from customers looking for a competent roofer. RoofCERT By obtaining RoofCERT accreditation – which is currently fully funded, so operatives don’t need to pay to get accredited – an individual roofing operative is able to provide their employer with visible proof of their essential roofing skills, together with their knowledge of health and safety requirements, putting them ahead of the game when seeking employment. Using RoofCERTaccredited operatives also lets businesses demonstrate that they employ competent roofers, giving them the edge when tendering for work. Making these small investments will support the roofing industry in proving that competency is key, as part of efforts to decrease the number of fatal injuries in the industry and to make roofing a career of choice to our next generation. More information is available for businesses and operatives at: www.nfrccps.com / www.roofcert.co.uk Contact NFRC www.nfrc.co.uk @TheNFRC 16 TC OCTOBER <strong>2022</strong>
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