• Health & Safety Workshops
• Timber Training Programme (TTP)

Places are available for the latest BWF’s Health & Safety Workshop scheduled for:

THURSDAY 6th November 2008

9.30am – 1.00pm

followed by lunch and open discussion

 

BWF Sentry Doors Ltd,

Brooklands Road, Carcroft,

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7BA.

 

This is a very popular event so early reservation is recommended.

 

**** Reasons why you should attend your BWF Workshop****

 

Update on current health & safety law including the problems and practical solutions to:

• Managing dust – not taking appropriate action could lead to prosecution
• How to prepare sensible and practical Risk Assessments
• Simple steps to help you to prevent injuries caused by Manual Handling
• Health & Safety Training - why it is necessary
• Update on employment issues
• Plus an opportunity to discuss any topical issue or concern
• And a chance to meet other joinery manufacturers and your BWF representatives

 

Jon Gibson of Didac Ltd (specialist trainers for the woodworking industry) will lead the workshop.
You can view the Notice for this event here.

Health & Safety Regional Workshop prices

BWF Member:
£50 + VAT

Non-BWF Member:
£60 + VAT

For more information call Dave Campbell at the BWF on 0870 458 6939. Alternatively, please fax the booking form to 0870 458 6949. For the booking form click here.

 

There are no more TTP sessions in 2008 - please check here soon for updates on the Programme for 2009.

Time and timber can often be wasted through poor selection, neglect of defects or misjudgement of the grain pattern. A greater understanding of timber can result in improved efficiency and an increase in sales and profitability. The BWF has developed a series of half-day training modules which provide a more practical alternative to other courses on the market that focus on technology and theory. All modules included in the Programme are CPD accredited.

Module 1 Understanding Softwoods and Hardwoods

This module, developed with the needs of joinery manufacturers in mind, covers the principles of sustainable growth, sorting and timber selection, and how to choose materials that are fit for purpose.

Module 2 Treatments and Coatings

Why treat and coat timber? This module provides the answers, explaining the types of preservative treatments available and highlighting the choice of coatings and application techniques.

Module 3 Sustainability

This module focuses on the production, purchasing and use of sustainable timber. It provides a wider understanding of the role that responsible timber procurement plays in environmental protection, how sustainability means more than just environmental issues, and the ways in which businesses can organize their own systems to prove the origins of the timber that they use.

Importantly, delegates will also be shown simple methods of harnessing their existing business data to prove traceability and potentially to prepare themselves for supply chain certification.

Click on the relevant link below to download a leaflet about the Timber Training Programme.

TTP leaflet for BWF members - pdf
TTP leaflet for non-BWF members - pdf
TTP leaflet for students and architects - pdf

2008 course dates
5-7th March	Snows Timber Ltd, Porchestall Drove, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9LX
7-9th May	Higginson EA & Co Ltd, 1 Carlisle Road, London, NW9 0HD
4-6th June	JELD-WEN UK Ltd, Snow Hill, Melton Mowbray, Leicester, LE13 1PD
8th-10th October	G E Carpentry Services Ltd, Unit 5 The Corn Stores, Maesteg, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales, CF34 0BA

 

Timber Training Programme prices

BWF Members:
£80 + VAT for 1 module
£120 + VAT for 2 modules
£165 + VAT for 3 modules

Non-BWF Members:
£120 + VAT for 1 module
£190+ VAT for 2 modules
£240 + VAT for 3 modules

For booking information, group bookings, private company training and non-member rates call Dave Campbell at the BWF on 0870 458 6939. Alternatively, please fax the booking form to 0870 458 6949. For the booking form click here.