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CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course

The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course is a one day training course for new entrants and existing workers within the construction and civil engineering industry.

By completing this course, you will gain a solid understanding of health and safety, as well as your responsibilities and legal duties within the sectors.

Why Take the Health and Safety Awareness Course?

The CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course is a minimum requirement to apply for a CSCS Green Labourer Card, which allows you to legally work on a construction site.

If you are new to the construction and civil engineering sector, this course will give you all the foundation health and safety knowledge you will need to work safely on-site, or it will act as a refresher if you need to renew your certification.

What Does CITB HSA Course Involve?

This CITB health and safety awareness course covers the following topics (for the full list of topics covered in this training, keep reading):

  • General responsibilities for health and safety at work
  • Understanding of health and safety law
  • Accident reporting and recording

The health and safety training is highly interactive, delivered through a range of group work, discussions and presentations.

How is the CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course Delivered?

This course can be delivered in the following ways:

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3B Training offer a variety of courses via Online Learning.

Our remote Health and Safety Awareness course is delivered online in a virtual classroom via Zoom. To access the course, delegates have to remotely join the course using the link provided, either from home or the office.

However, they will need a computer or laptop with a screen, camera, microphone and access to the internet to attend. The course is delivered by a live trainer who covers the same content as they would in a classroom environment.

Delegates are provided with a downloadable digital copy of the coursebook, and the final exam is completed online.

Like the in-person classroom courses, there will be up to 12 delegates on the course at any one time, all of whom will be able to see each other and interact via video or webchat. 

The remote CITB Health and Safety Awareness course is available to book online or over the phone. Also, we have multiple public remote learning dates available where you can book one or multiple spaces. 

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The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course (also known as CITB HSA) is delivered in one day, and you can book the course in any of our training venues nationwide. 

The one day Health and Safety course is delivered in a classroom with an experienced trainer to a group of up to 20 delegates.

Delegates can book for themselves or their employees. Public dates are plotted each month throughout the year for this Health and Safety Awareness course.

Look at our next available course dates below, and book one or more places for your Health and Safety Awareness training. 

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3B Training can deliver courses for a group of your employees in-house at your site or venue of your choice.

We can arrange for the CITB Health and Safety Awareness to be delivered as an in-house course specifically for your delegates. This is done via remote learning at one of our venues or a venue of your choosing, such as your office board room or a local conference centre.

In-house training is a popular option for larger companies as it can be delivered on-site, and delegates can interact and discuss company-specific examples during the training. 

Please note: There must be a minimum of 4 delegates and no more than 12 delegates.

3B Training offer a variety of eLearning courses.

This course is also available to complete online via eLearning.

The eLearning course is an ideal alternative for those who don’t have time to attend a set course date and prefer to complete the course independently.

This delivery format is also a good option for anyone who finds learning difficult in the classroom.

For more information, visit our Health and Safety Awareness eLearning course page.

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Price

£99 + VAT

Next Available Course Dates - CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course

Next Available Course Dates - CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course

Benefits of this CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course:

  • You are one step closer to gaining your CSCS labourer’s card
  • Provides you with the knowledge and tools of how to work safely on construction sites
  • Helps to reduce safety incidents and accidents
  • Endorsed by Build UK
  • CITB Site Safety Plus accredited
  • Valid for five years

CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course Content

The CITB Health & Safety Awareness course provides a basic introduction to understanding potential construction site hazards and how everyone can keep the workplace safe.

With the knowledge that you gain, you will also learn how to prevent accidents through safer working practices.

The units that the Health and Safety Awareness training course will cover are:

  • Your general responsibilities as a worker to look after yourself and other worker’s health and safety
  • Understanding of health and safety law
  • Accident reporting and recording
  • Health and welfare
  • Risks of asbestos in the workplace
  • Learning how to perform safety safely
  • Work in partnership
  • Personal protective equipment rules and use
  • Unsafe acts and accidents
Really enjoyed the health and safety course with Al Anderson. Very interesting and engaging presentation and relevent activities. The work to break ratio was bang on. Would recommend.
Kiera Wright

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • How long is this CITB Health and Safety course?
    How long is this CITB Health and Safety course?

    This is a one day training course; the course usually takes around 7.5 hours to complete. The course’s short duration allows you to spend minimal time away from work and get qualified quickly.

    The course is also available as an eLearning course that you can complete in your own time if that suits you better.

  • Why should I take this CITB Health and Safety course?

    This Health and Safety Awareness course is a minimum requirement to apply for a CSCS Green Labourer Card, which allows you to work legally on a construction site.

    If you are new to the construction and civil engineering sector, this course will give you all the foundation health and safety knowledge you will need.

  • What are the entry requirements for this CITB Health and Safety Awareness course?

    To attend this course, you must read, write and understand English well.

    To attend the online course, you must have access to a computer or laptop that uses a microphone, webcam and has access to the internet.

  • Is there a refresher course to take for green labourers card that is due to expire?

    There are a few paths to getting a green labourer card. If you have done the CITB Health and Safety Awareness course in the past, you will need to take it again.

  • Is this Health and Safety Awareness course CITB Grant claimable?

    Yes, companies who are CITB registered can claim for each delegate who successfully pass this course.

    You can find the list of short courses and the grant amounts you can claim here: CITB Grant Value for Short Courses

  • How long does a CITB Health and Safety Awareness certificate last?

    The certificate for the Health and Safety Awareness course is valid for five years.

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