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The CITB Health and Safety eLearning course is ideal for anyone who needs an introduction to construction health and safety.
You will gain a basic understanding of potential hazards, legislation and environmental issues that affect construction health and safety.
This health and safety eLearning course is an eLearning version of the CITB Health and Safety Awareness course. By completing this eCourse, you will meet the minimum requirement for entering a construction site, providing a gateway into the sector.
Why Take this Health and Safety Awareness eCourse?
This health and safety eLearning course is accepted as one of the steps towards obtaining the CSCS green labourer card. You can complete the eCourse before or after taking the CITB Health, Safety and Environmental Test.
The labourer card is a minimum requirement to be able to work on a construction site.
If you are new to the construction sector, you will gain the knowledge of health and safety you need to work safely on site.
This eCourse provides a basic introduction to understanding potential construction site hazards, and how everyone can keep the workplace safe.
The units that the Health and Safety Awareness eCourse will cover are:
Your general responsibilities as a worker to look after you and other worker’s health and safety
As well as appreciating the need to perform safely, stop and ask for advice if you’re not sure, and achieve a better safety standard on-site.
High-risk activities
Working at height safely, underground, and overhead services, and practising proper manual handling, confined spaces and excavation.
Legal liabilities and requirements
Having the confidence to report and prevent accidents.
Have an understanding of Health and Safety Law
Including the Health and Safety Act, and its surrounding regulations, concerning the construction industry – Working at Height Regulations 2005, RIDDOR 2015, COSHH 2002, PPE Regulations 1992, Noise at Work Regulations 2005.
Health and welfare on a construction site
The dangers of hazardous substances (including asbestos), dust and fumes and how to protect yourself and others. As well as vibration, noise, and safety with site transport.
An introduction to health and welfare
Including following first aid and emergency procedures on-site and controlling and preventing fire. You will also cover safety signs, electrical safety, mobile work equipment and lifting operations and equipment.
Construction environmental awareness and waste control
Site environmental rules, your work impact on the environment and your individual responsibilities.
Risk assessments
What are they for? The hierarchy of control and hazard identification.
Inspection and selection of work equipment
(PPE) Personal Protective Equipment, handheld tools and equipment.
Final examination
Once you have completed the course, you need to book the exam. You can book the CITB test through CITB’s eLearning portal.
Pearson Vue (the exam invigilators) will provide you with exam slot options between 8 am and 5 pm, Monday – Friday.
The final exam is completed online by a laptop or computer with a webcam.
Benefits of this Health and Safety Awareness eCourse Course:
The Health and Safety Awareness eLearning course is delivered via engaging and interactive video-based learning. This normally involves interactive modules, quizzes, and other content to engage learners, which enhances understanding and retention.
You can complete this eLearning course at your own pace, from your home or office. This flexibility means you can get through the course in one day or over a few days.
How it Works
To enrol on the Health and Safety Awareness eLearning course, you have to attend it through CITB’s online eLearning platform.
On completion of your booking, we will send you a voucher that you can use to redeem and access the course on CITB’s online portal.
Once you have logged in, you can then work your way through the course units. You will also have access to a digital copy of the coursebook.
Your license is available for 12 months, and you can complete the course in your own time over this period.
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It will take you approximately four hours to complete the course. This is much quicker than the classroom or remote version. You will also cut out the extra time it takes to travel to a training centre.
To attend this eCourse, you must be able to read English well.
You must also have access to a computer or laptop, with access to the internet. The CITB eCourses are not supported to be completed on mobile.
Yes, this eCourse is accredited by CITB Site Safety Plus.
On completion of the eCourse, you will receive a certificate, which is valid for five years.
To renew your qualification, you must complete the eCourse again.
Companies who are CITB registered can claim £30 grant for each employee who completed their course before 1st April 2023, and for those that completed it on or after 1st April 2023, £60 can be claimed.
To apply for a CSCS Green Labourer Card, delegates need to have attended and passed this course, as well as passing the CITB Health and Safety and Environment touch screen test.
Yes, we offer these as an alternative to the eLearning course. To book, visit our classroom page: CITB Health and Safety Awareness course.
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