CITB ONLINE Health & Safety Awareness Course (Remote Learning)

Overview

This CITB Health & Safety Awareness 1 day virtual course will be delivered remotely, using instructor-led online learning. The course content remains the same as classroom-based training, however, you’ll attend a scheduled, interactive class via Zoom video conferencing. For this, you will need access to a laptop or desktop computer with a webcam, microphone and speaker (sorry, no tablets).

This CITB course is aimed at people who are entering or are already working in the construction and civil engineering industry. The site safety plus course provides candidates with an understanding and practical summery on the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees and the general public. This remote learning course covers their responsibilities and duties and what they should do if someone's health and safety is compromised.

Delegates under the age of 18 must provide written consent from a parent or guardian to successfully attend.

*  PLEASE NOTE - It will take approximately 2-3 weeks for the CITB to issue an E-Cert  *

Objectives

At the end of this Remote SSP (Site Safety Plus) Health & Safety Awareness course successful candidates will understand: -

• Why they carry out their identified duties
• What exactly is expected of them in their role
• How they should contribute to the health and safety in the workplace
   

Agenda

The CITB ONLINE Health & Safety Awareness course will cover the following: -

• The need to prevent accidents
• Understanding health and safety law
• Identifying how each worker's role fits into the control and management of the site
• Understanding the need for risk assessments and method statements
• Appreciating the need to work safely and to stop and ask for advice if not sure
• The obligation to report unsafe acts to prevent an accident
   

Assessment

Course assessment will consist of a multiple choice test of 25 questions, of which 3 are safety critical.  Delegates are required to achieve the pass rate of 80% (20 out of 25) and MUST get all 3 safety critical questions correct.

The exam will be scheduled at a convenient time and is conducted via a 1-2-1 Zoom video call with your tutor.  No secondary devices (i.e. mobile phones) are allowed during the exam.

Who Should Attend?

This one day virtual CITB course can be for those who have entered, or are about to enter, the construction and civil engineering industry.

Suggested Progression

Delegates may choose to progress to either the online instructor led SSSTS course or SMSTS course depending on job role.

Accreditation

CITB - Construction Industry Training Board (Site Safety Plus)

Prerequisites

A good understanding of spoken and written English will be necessary in order to attend and complete the course successfully.

Students are required to complete their training on a laptop or desktop computer with a webcam, microphone and speaker (sorry, no tablets).