CITB Accredited – This course is designed to help operatives and newcomers working in the construction industry to understand the potential hazards that they face on a construction site. It provides a practical summary of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, identifying the delegate’s responsibility for looking after themselves and others. This course outlines the employer's duties and explains what should be done if the worker thinks that anyone else's health and safety is being put at risk.
This Course Covers:
- What is expected of site operatives and how they contribute to the safety of the workplace.
- An understanding of the need to prevent accidents, and the importance of reporting accidents and unsafe acts. A basic understanding of health and safety law.
- Understanding the need for risk assessments and method statements.
- Identify how their role fits into the safety management on the site.
- An appreciation of the need to work safely and to stop and ask for advice if unsure.
- An understanding of health & welfare, manual handling, working at height, PPE, fire prevention and control, emergency procedures & first aid, electrical safety on site, hazardous substances, hand-held equipment and tools, noise and vibration, excavations and confined spaces, and site transport safety on site.
Delegates will be assessed using a multiple-choice question format at the end of the course.
Online Training Details:
- You will need access to PC or laptop with camera, microphone, speakers and fast internet connection (tablet/smartphone is not suitable)
- You will be sent link to course 15 minutes before the course starts
- Recommended browser is Google Chrome
- You must have photo ID