CSCS cards getting smart

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme, or CSCS, provides people and companies working in the construction industry with a way of checking whether someone is qualified to be on site through the presentation of a card. It also allows companies to show clients they have a skilled workforce.

Ultimately identification checks through the use of cards help to ensure everyone stays safe, but it is possible for forged or invalid cards to be presented. CSCS know about this problem and have decided to combat it by making their cards smart.

The new cards will continue to carry a picture of the card holder, their name, and CSCS registration number, but they will also contain a chip. Using a laptop and/or card reader the card can be checked to ensure it is both legal and valid.

Brian Adams, chief executive of CSCS, said:

“Since the outset, the CSCS Scheme has been owned and managed by the construction industry. All of these developments have been initiated to meet industry demands to improve competency on site and provide systems to support this requirement. The SmartCard is a major step forward as it really enables us to assist industry access the information it needs on site.”

Source: IDE