CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course in Bridgwater, Somerset (Classroom)

CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course in Bridgwater

This 1-day CITB Health and 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. It provides a practical summary of health and safety, welfare and environmental issues identifying individual responsibilities for looking after themselves and others, what the employer’s duties are and what should be done if they think anyone’s health and safety is being put at risk.

This CITB Health and Safety Awareness course is also an alternative route to the QCF Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment for the CSCS Labourer Card.

• Why you are carrying out your identified duties
• What is expected of you
• To ensure that you contribute to the safety of the workplace

At the end of the course learners will be able to:

• Understand the need to prevent accidents
• Have an understanding of health and safety law
• Identify how your 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

Delivery Method

Classroom training in Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2LS.

Course Duration

1 Day

Assessment Methods

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.

Entry Requirements

Candidates must already hold a Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) certificate that has been gained within the previous five years.

Progression

Upon successful completion of this course, a natural progression would be the Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) course.

Existing site managers, agents, surveyors and persons holding positions of managerial control should attend the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course.

Related Content

• CITB courses
• SMSTS courses
• SSSTS courses
• PASMA courses
• IPAF courses
• CCNSG courses
• EUSR courses
• Health and safety for managers is essential
• The HSE target smaller building sites
• The importance of safety on construction sites
• Fire safety on construction sites
• Is your construction site hazardous to health?
• Planning and managing construction sites safely
• Measures for safe construction site traffic control
• The dangers of scaffolding have to be managed
• Play a bigger role in managing H&S in construction

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

To join online courses, delegates have to log in via a link provided through a computer or laptop with a camera, screen, microphone and access to the internet.

Connection quality is the responsibility of the delegate. If you need to download free video conferencing software please visit our video conferencing software page where you can download the software specified by Bridgwater & Taunton College.

E-learning and Online (Instructor-led) training is more flexible, efficient, and cost-effective.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

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.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.

Bridgwater & Taunton College is located in the heart of Somerset, with main centres in Bridgwater, Taunton and Cannington. The College has an excellent reputation both regionally and nationally as a highly successful provider of education and training. Bridgwater & Taunton College’s vision is to transform lives and communities through innovative learning and partnerships.

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