CITB Health and Safety Awareness (HSA) in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Your First Step onto a Construction Site

Course Overview

CITB Health and Safety Awareness (HSA) is the one-day, operative-level course in the Site Safety Plus scheme. It gives newcomers a clear grounding in the hazards they will meet on a construction site, the basics of health and safety law, how their own role fits into the way a site is controlled, and when to stop and ask for advice or report something unsafe.

Who should attend?

Labourers working towards a CSCS Green Labourer card, new entrants to construction, people returning to the industry after time away, and employers who need site-based staff trained in the fundamentals. No previous qualifications or construction experience are needed.

Course Content

• General responsibilities on site
• 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 and vibration
• Hazardous substances
• Electrical safety
• Emergency procedures and first aid

Learning Outcomes

On completion, delegates will be able to:

• Explain why accident prevention matters and the basics of health and safety law
• Describe how risk assessments and method statements control work
• Recognise when to seek advice and how to report unsafe acts

Course Duration

1 day

Certification

CITB Site Safety Plus Health and Safety Awareness certificate

Assessment

Multiple-choice test at the end of the day, which must be passed to receive the certificate

Prerequisites

Ability to read, write and understand English and photographic ID. Delegates under 18 need parental consent.

Validity of Award

5 years

Delivery Method

This course is delivered face to face in a classroom at 27 Campus Five, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2JF, by Safety For Business, a CITB Approved Training Organisation. Letchworth sits just off junction 9 of the A1(M), close to Hitchin, Baldock and Stevenage. Drinks and a cold buffet lunch are provided.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does HSA help me get a CSCS card?
Yes. The HSA certificate is one of the qualifications accepted for the CSCS Green Labourer card. You will also need to pass the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test.

Do I need site experience first?
No. The course is written for people who are new to construction.

What comes next?
Delegates who go on to supervise work usually progress to the 2-day CITB SSSTS, and site managers to the 5-day SMSTS.

Related Content

• All courses in Hertfordshire
• CITB Health and Safety Awareness courses
• CITB SSSTS courses
• CITB courses
• Construction & Engineering courses
• Health, Safety & Care courses

On successful completion, your certificate is issued by the awarding body or 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.

First aid: First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work certificates are valid for three years. Requalify before they expire to keep your cover in place.

Other courses: fire marshal, manual handling, asbestos awareness, abrasive wheels and ladder courses lead to a certificate of completion. Face fit testing provides a fit test record for each mask tested.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course joining instructions 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.

Safety For Business (UK) Ltd is an independent health and safety consultancy and CITB Approved Training Organisation based at Campus Five in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. From its own training centre it runs the CITB Site Safety Plus range – Health and Safety Awareness, SSSTS, SMSTS and their refreshers – every month, alongside First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work, fire marshal training, half-day courses in manual handling, asbestos awareness, abrasive wheels and ladder safety, and qualitative face fit testing.

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