Health and Safety on Construction Sites Course

This Course is for those who have entered, or are about to enter the construction and civil engineering industry as a member of the workforce. The course is designed to help you understand the potential hazards that you could face at work on site.

Course Overview:

• Introductions and CITB Site Safety Plus
• General Responsibilities
• Risk Assessments
• Accident repot and recording
• Health and welfare
• Dust and Fumes (Respitory Risks)
• Manual handling
• Working at height
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Emergency proceedures and First Aid
• Fire prevention and control
• Hazardous substances
• Electrical safety and hand-held tools and equipment
• Noise and vibration
• Site transport safety
• Excavations and confirmed spaces
• Safety signs and signals

Outcome of the Health and Safety Training:

• 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.