Course Overview:
This CITB Health and Safety Awareness Training course provides a practical summary of health, safety, welfare and environmental issue identifying individual responsibilities for looking after yourself and others, what the employer's duties are and what should be done if they think anyone's health and safety is being put at risk.
Entry Requirements
The minimum entry equipment is a good understanding of spoken and written English.
Outline of the Health & Safety Awareness Programme:
- General Responsibilities
- Health & Welfare Introduced
- Work at Height
- Manual Handling
- PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Handheld Equipment & Tolls
- Site Transport Safety
- Accident Prevention Reporting
- Noise & Vibration
- Hazardous Substances
- Electrical Safety
- Emergency Procedures & First Aid
- Fire Protection & Control
- Theory Test (multiple choice)
Aims & Objectives:
To ensure that individual responsibilities are understood:
- Why they are carrying out their identified duties
- What is expected of them
- To ensure that they contribute to the safety of the workplace
To ensure that by the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Understand the need to prevent accidents
- Have an understanding of health and safety law
- Identify how their role fits into the control and management of the site
- Understand the need for risk assessments and method statements
- Appreciate the need to perform safely and to stop and ask for advice if not sure
- Feel obliged to report unsafe acts to prevent an accident
Assessment:
The CITB Health & Safety Awareness training course is covered in 1 day. This course is classroom based. On successful completion of the course a 5 year nationally recognised CITB Health & Safety Awareness certificate will be awarded.
