Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment

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Course Description

Each year in the UK, people are killed, injured and suffer work-related illnesses while carrying out their jobs.

So Health & Safety is a significant concern. The government, employers and workers all have an essential role to play in reducing deaths and accidents and preventing ill-health at work.

This course is aimed at people starting out in the construction industry and can be used as part of their induction process or as preparation for the online accredited exam. Whilst this course, 

Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction environment provides you with a qualification in its own right, it  can also form part of your CSCS green card application.

The course starts with an introduction to the legal aspects of health and safety before covering the basics of risk assessment and safe working practices. It then goes into detail to cover the most common hazards encountered in construction environments from Working at Height and  Respiratory Hazards to electrical and chemical hazards. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the importance of Health and Safety in a Construction Environment.  
• Define the Health and Safety Legislation and its impact on the work environment.
• Identify risk assessments and safer working practices in regard to hazards in a construction  environment.
• Explain the consequences of failure of compliance.
• Prepare for CSCS green card assessment. 

Advantages

The course can be used as part of a company induction process. It can also be used to aid in  preparation for the level 1 award Health and Safety in a Construction Environment.  

Module 1 - Introduction 

Module 2 - Hazards, Risks, Assessments and Controls 

Module 3 - Slips, Trips, Falls and Working at Height 

Module 4 - Manual handling

Module 5 - Plant, Machinery and Noise 

Module 6 - Respiratory Risks 

Module 7 - Fire, Electricity and Gas Safety 

Module 8 - Chemicals and Other Onsite Hazards 

Module 9 - Vehicles, PPE and General Safety

Module 10 - Your Pathway to Your CSCS Card

A minimum score of 70% is required to progress to the next module.

ETA Awards Approved  

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