Description

Learn about the necessary health and safety responsibilities on site with our qualification in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment.

This online course is designed specifically for individuals who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of health and safety in a construction environment, enabling them to work effectively and efficiently in the workplace.

This qualification aims to assess your knowledge and understanding in the following areas:

· Principles of risk assessment for maintaining and improving health and safety at work

· Importance to safe manual handling in the workplace

· Importance of working safely at height in the workplace

· Risks to health within a construction environment

· Importance of working around plant and equipment safely

TOPICS:

Throughout this course, your knowledge and understanding will be assessed based on the below:

· Risk assessments and method statements

· Causes and implications of work-related accidents

· The terminology used in relation to health and safety at work

· The types of hazard/risk encountered in the workplace

· Accident reporting procedures

· Safe manual handling

· Correct processes for moving and storing materials

· Working at height

· Hazardous substances in the workplace

· The hazards associated with drugs and alcohol in the workplace

· The use and importance of personal protective equipment (PPE)

· The hazards/risks related to the use of plant and equipment

· Control measures to minimize hazards/risks relating to working around plant and equipment.