Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment

Level 1 health and safety training course – Are you looking at starting a career in a construction environment and need to do your level 1 health and safety?

Each year in the UK, people are killed, injured and suffer work-related illnesses while carrying out their jobs.

So Health & Safety is a significant concern.

The government, employers and workers all have an essential role to play in reducing deaths and accidents and preventing ill-health at work.

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Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at people starting out in the construction industry and can be used as part of their induction process or as preparation for the online accredited exam.

Whilst this course, Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction environment provides you with a qualification in its own right, it can also form part of your CSCS green card application. You have the choice of completing the accredited exam upon completion of this course (additional charges apply). Get in touch for more information.

An advantage of doing this course is that it can be used as part of a company’s induction process.

The training course is just one of a range of workplace health and safety courses that we provide here at UK Online Training, so please check them out.

For more detailed information on key health and safety issues we offer a wide range of courses including Asbestos Awareness, Manual Handling, Electrical Safety, COSHH, Working at Height, Risk Assessment and many more.

Level 1 Health and Safety in Construction: what is covered?

The course starts with an introduction to the legal aspects of health and safety before covering the basics of risk assessment and safe working practices.

It then goes into detail to cover the most common hazards encountered in construction environments from Working at Height and Respiratory Hazards to electrical and chemical hazards.

Modules included in the course

Module 1

Introduction

Module 2

Hazards, Risks, Assessments and Controls

Module 3

Slips, Trips, Falls and Working at Height

Module 4

Manual handling

Module 5

Plant, Machinery and Noise

Module 6

Respiratory Risks

Module 7

Fire, Electricity and Gas Safety

Module 8

Chemicals and Other Onsite Hazards

Module 9

Vehicles, PPE and General Safety

Module 10

Your Pathway to Your CSCS Card

Which bodies recognise this course?

The ETA are the awarding body for this level 1 health and safety in a construction course.

ETA is an awarding organisation regulated both by CCEA and Ofqual, operating primarily in the Manufacturing and Engineering sectors.

ETA is the leading Partnership Awarding Organisation for the certification of both regulated qualifications and accredited training through bespoke business solutions.