• Principles of risk assessment for maintaining and improving health and safety at work
• Common causes of work-related fatalities and injuries
• Method statements and their use
• Health and safety definitions
• Hazards and risks in the construction environment
• Importance of safe manual handling in the workplace and employees’ responsibilities
• Principles of safer manual handling
• Importance of working safely at height in the workplace and employees’ responsibilities
• Hazards and potential risks associated with working at height and controls
• Risks to health within a construction environment (including asbestos exposure)
• Types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that may be used when dealing with hazardous materials
• Hazards and potential risks associated with working around plant and equipment and controls
• Hazard warning signs and symbols

The QA Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction Environment course is ideal for people who work in (or want to work in) a construction environment, and has been specifically designed to provide successful candidates with a route to applying for the Green Labourer CSCS Card.

3 days