CITB Health and Safety Awareness (HSA) in Barnsley, South Yorkshire (Classroom)
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Course Overview
The CITB Health and Safety Awareness (HSA) course is the one-day, operative-level course in the Site Safety Plus scheme. It gives delegates a practical grounding in health, safety, welfare and environmental issues on a construction site: their own responsibilities for themselves and others, what their employer must do, and what to do when someone's health or safety is at risk.
Who should attend?
People considering a job in construction or civil engineering, and those who have just started on site. Delegates must be competent in English at operative level.
Course Content
- Health and safety responsibilities and the law
- Risk assessments, method statements and reporting unsafe acts
- Health and welfare
- Work at height
- Manual handling
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Hand-held equipment and tools
- Site transport safety
- Accident prevention and reporting
- Noise, vibration and hazardous substances
- Electrical safety
- Fire prevention and emergency procedures
- Confined spaces
- Environmental awareness and waste
Course Duration
1 day
Certification
CITB Site Safety Plus Health and Safety Awareness certificate
Assessment
Multiple-choice test at the end of the course
Validity of Award
5 years
Delivery Method
This course is delivered face to face in a classroom in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1JL, by Safehouse Health and Safety Consultants, a CITB Approved Training Organisation. Barnsley sits just off the M1, within easy reach of Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Wakefield.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the HSA course help me get a CSCS card?
The CITB Health and Safety Awareness certificate is one of the qualifications accepted for the CSCS Labourer card. Applicants also need to pass the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test.
Do I need any experience before the course?
No. The course is designed for people new to construction, but delegates must be competent in English at operative level.
What comes after HSA?
Those moving into a supervisory role usually progress to the 2-day CITB SSSTS course.
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Training Venue
This course is delivered at a physical training venue in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1JL. Full joining instructions, including the exact address and arrival time, are sent by Envico once your booking is confirmed.
On successful completion, your certificate is issued by the awarding body, not by the training provider. CITB courses: SMSTS, SSSTS and Health and Safety Awareness certificates are issued by CITB and are valid for five years. Complete the matching refresher course before your certificate expires to renew it for another five years. If it lapses, you'll need to retake the full course. CITB temporary works certificates are also issued by CITB. IOSH courses: IOSH Managing Safely and Working Safely certificates are issued by IOSH once your assessment has been marked. IOSH certificates don't expire, but IOSH recommends a refresher course every three years.
E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.
You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details. Legal Training Academy UK will then enrol you on the course, and your course start date is the date you are enrolled.
Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.
Safehouse Health and Safety Consultants Ltd is a Barnsley-based health and safety consultancy and CITB Approved Training Organisation, established in 2015. It runs classroom courses in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, covering the CITB Site Safety Plus range – Health and Safety Awareness, SSSTS, SMSTS and their refreshers – the CITB temporary works courses for coordinators and supervisors, and IOSH Managing Safely and Working Safely.
Envico is an independent intermediary working in association with Safehouse Health and Safety Consultants. Envico is not accredited by or associated with examination bodies or institutions in any way. All courses advertised on this website are advertised and delivered by independent and established accredited or approved training providers.
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