Site Safety Plus Health and Safety Awareness Course

The CITB Site Safety Plus 1-Day Health 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 CITB – Site Safety Plus 1-Day Health Safety Awareness course provides a practical summary of health and 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 health and safety is being put at risk.

Aims and Objectives

  • 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 course delegates will be able to:

  • 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

Assessment

The method of assessment will be by multiple-choice questions at the end of the course, as well as being expected to be interactive during the course.

Course Progression

This course is an ideal introduction for obtaining a basic understanding of health and safety duties and responsibilities and becoming aware of hazards and risks on site. Upon successful completion of this course, a natural progression would be the SSSTS course (two days).

We Currently Have The Following CITB Courses Available

CITB SMSTS Training Courses

Site Manager Safety Training Scheme

CITB SMSTS 2 Day Refresher Courses

Site Management Safety Training Scheme

CITB SSSTS Training Courses

Site Supervisors’ Safety Training Scheme

CITB Environmental Awareness

Designed to show the benefits of good environmental management

CITB Site Safety Awareness

CITB Site Safety Plus 1-Day Health Safety Awareness

CITB Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC)