CITB One Day Health & Safety Awareness

Course Cost: £134.50 + VAT (Per place)

Maximum Delegates: 8 – 16 Learners

Duration: 1 Day

Course Details:

This one-day Health and safety awareness (HSA) course is designed to aid the understanding of potential hazards the construction worker may face on site. It provides a practical summary of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues.

It identifies the delegate’s responsibilities for looking after themselves and others, outlines the employer’s duties and explains what should be done if the worker thinks that anyone’s health and safety is being put at risk.

The course is an ideal foundation for those wishing to obtain an industry site card. It is also an alternative route to the QCF Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment for the CSCS Labourer Card.

Pre-requisites:

There are no formal entry requirements, however, delegates should hold, or be about to hold, the role of a site manager. Previous health and safety knowledge is recommended. Those without previous health and safety management experience are recommended to sit the two-day SSSTS course. Delegates must be competent in written and spoken English necessary for operating efficiently at site management level.

Course Aims:

To ensure the individual health and safety responsibilities of the worker are understood.

Why they are carrying out their identified duties.

What is expected of them while on site?

How they contribute to the safety of the workplace.

Course Content:

Delegates taking the SSSTS course should be able to achieve all the learning outcomes listed below by the end of the course:

• Module 1 – Legal and management
• Module 2 – Health and welfare
• Module 3 – General safety
• Module 4 – High risk activities
• Module 5 – Environmental awareness

Assessment:

Assessment will be by an end of course examination. The delegate must pass the exam in order to achieve certification for this course.

Certification:

Learners will receive an accredited CITB certificate on successful completion of the course.

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