CITB Health & Safety Awareness

Course Objectives:

This course is designed to aid understanding of the potential hazards that the construction worker may face on site.

It provides a practical summary of health and safety, welfare and environmental issues – identifying individual responsibilities for looking after themselves & others, outlines the employers duties & explains what should be done if the worker thinks that anyone’s health and safety is being put at risk.

Course Content:

The aims of this course are to ensure that individual responsibilities 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

At the end of the course the delegates will have covered the following modules:

• Module 1 – Legal & management
• Module 2 – Health & welfare
• Module 3 – General safety
• Module 4 – High risk activities
• Module 5 – Environment

Delegates will be required to complete a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the course.  Successful delegates will receive a CITB Health & Safety Awareness Certificate which will be valid for 5 years.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who works in Construction/Civil Engineering or who is new to the industries.

Duration:

1 Day