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CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course

The 1 Day CITB Health and Safety Awareness course is for those who have entered, or are about to enter the construction and civil engineering industry as a member of the workforce, to help them understand the potential hazards that they face at work on site.

The Site Safety Plus 1 day CITB health and safety awareness course provides a practical summary of safety, welfare and environmental issues identifying individual responsibilities for looking after themselves and others, what the employers duties are and what should be done if they think anyones safety and health is being put at risk.

Course Objectives

The aims and objectives of the CITB health and safety awareness course are 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 the end of the CITB health and safety in construction course delegates will be able to:

understand the need to prevent accidents
have an understanding of the 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

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Photographic I.D. is required for all delegates
Written parental consent is required for all delegates under 18 years of age
Failure to provide this on the first day of the course is likely to result in the delegate not being allowed to attend or complete the training.

How is the Course Assessed or Examined?

Testing of the knowledge learned during the 1-day health and safety awareness training is in the form of a multiple choice CITB examination paper consisting of 25 questions. 3 of the questions will be safety critical. To pass the course successfully delegates will be required to answer all of the safety critical questions correctly. The pass the exam a score of 80% (20 out of 25) will be required.

If I Want to Study Further Which Course Should I Attend?

Further Studying and Progression

Upon successful completion of this health and safety in construction course, a natural progression would be the two-day SSSTS training (two days). Existing site managers, agents, surveyors and persons holding positions of managerial control should attend the five-day SMSTS training.

Is there Anything Else I Need to Know Before I Book the Course?

Yes. Full attendance throughout the duration of the training is required. All delegates must have a good understanding of written & spoken English. [Please note that translators are not permitted to attend].

CITB Health and Safety Awareness