Highland Construction Training Group

This 1-day introductory course for health and safety is for people who are new to the construction and civil

engineering industries. It teaches you the main health and safety issues on construction sites and how these

affect your role. It is also recommended as a Health and Safety refresher of knowledge after five years. It is one

of the Site Safety Plus range of courses.

 CITB Site Safety Plus certificate.

This Health and Safety qualification is aimed at learners who currently work, or want to work, in construction.

Successful completion will enable you to move on to take the CITB health, safety, and environment test, and

then apply for the new Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) Green Card.

Teaching:

This is a highly interactive course taught through case studies, classroom discussion, group work and individual

or group presentations.

 Multiple-choice test.

 Continuous assessment. You need to attend all 7.5 hours - see the Site Safety Plus attendance

requirements.

 Workers' individual responsibilities for their own safety and the safety of others

 Typical construction hazards and how these are controlled

 How everyone can help achieve better practical standards of safety on site

 Legal requirements and liabilities

 Working at height

 Manual Handling

 Fire prevention

 Work equipment

 Occupational Health