Course description
The one-day Health and Safety Awareness (HSA) course is designed to help construction workers understand the potential hazards they may face while working on site.
Suitability - Who should attend?
There are no pre-requisites for this course. Delegates must be competent in English at operative level.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Delegates taking the Health and Safety Awareness course will be able to achieve all the learning outcomes listed below by the end of the course:
- Understand legal and general responsibilities, including accident reporting and recording
- Understand aspects of Health and Welfare, such as First Aid and Emergency Procedures, identifying risks and PPE
- Identify risks and how to mitigate them, such as asbestos, respiratory hazards, manual handling, noise and vibration and hazardous substances
- Identify aspects of general safety, including safety signs, fire prevention and control, electrical safety, plant and site vehicles and lifting operations and equipment
- State the main dangers of high risk activities such as working at height, excavations and confined spaces
- Understand the importance in preventing environmental damage on site.
Training Course Content
The course provides a practical summary of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues. It identifies the delegate's responsibilities for looking after themselves and others, outlines the employer's duties and explains what should be done if the worker thinks that anyone's health and safety is being put at risk. This course is an ideal foundation for anyone wishing to obtain an industry site card.
Course delivery details
The course is delivered by one of our fully qualified tutors, who use a variety of theoretical input, including group exercises, discussions and interactive PowerPoint.
Examination: Attainment of the learning outcomes will be assessed by an examination which consists of 25 questions under exam conditions and which will last 30 minutes.
The remote course is carried out through Microsoft Teams, the delegate would require a computer or laptop with a front facing camera and a good internet connection.
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