Health and Safety within a Construction Environment

Course Contents

• The purpose of a risk assessment

• The purpose of a method statement

• The legal requirements of risk assessments and method statements

• The common causes of work-related fatalities and injuries

• The implications of not preventing accidents and ill-health at work

• Health and safety definitions

• Hazards and potential risks of a a range of situations

• The importance of reporting accidents and near misses

• Accident reporting procedures

• Risk assessments and dynamic risk assessments

• The reasons for using safe manual handling in the workplace

• The employees' responsibilities under current legislation and official guidance in relation to manual handling in the workplace

• The procedures for safe manual handling

• Working at height

• Employees' legal responsibilities in relation to working at height

• Potential hazards when working at height

• Controlling risks and hazards while working at height

• Regulations regarding working at height

• COSHH: substances hazardous to health

• Common risks to health within a construction environment

• Drugs and alcohol

• Personal Hygiene

• Asbestos

• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

• Working around plant and equipment safely

Benefits of this course:

• In 2018/19, 1.4 million people suffered from a work-related illness

• They have a much higher rate of work-related ill-health than those working in many other industries

• Construction workers have the highest rate of musculoskeletal disorders compared to other occupations

• This course develops learners’ knowledge and understanding of health and safety in a construction environment so they can work safely on a construction site

• Those who successfully complete this Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment and have completed the CITB Health, Safety & Environment Test within the last 2 years can then apply for a Green Labourer CSCS card.