Construction Training

The entry-level card that lets you work as a labourer on most UK construction sites. Covers the Level 1 Award in Health & Safety and prepares you for the CITB HS&E operatives test.

• 1 Day
• Classroom-based with multiple-choice assessment
• Labourers

• Health and safety law relevant to construction
• Risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Manual handling and working at height basics

The recognised 2-day CITB course for supervisors, gangers and team leaders on construction sites. Covers health, safety, environmental and welfare legislation, plus supervisory duties.

• 2 Days
• Classroom-based
• Site supervisors

• Health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation
• The supervisor's role in enforcing safe systems of work
• Risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)

The industry-standard 5-day CITB course for site managers, project managers and agents. Covers all major H&S, welfare and environmental legislation affecting UK construction management.

• 5 Days
• Classroom-based with case studies and end-of-course exam
• Site managers

• HSE and CDM 2015 responsibilities for managers
• Risk assessments, method statements and permits-to-work
• Working at height, confined spaces and excavation control

The PASMA-approved 1-day course for anyone assembling, moving, using or dismantling mobile aluminium access towers. Includes practical build and theory assessment.

• 1 Day
• Classroom theory plus practical tower build
• Scaffolders

• PASMA Code of Practice and manufacturer instructions
• Hazards of working at height
• Correct build, inspection and dismantling of a mobile tower

IPAF operator training for static vertical (1B), mobile vertical (3A / scissor lift) and mobile boom (3B / cherry picker) mobile elevating work platforms. PAL Card on successful completion.

• 1 Day (per category — combined categories on request)
• Theory
• MEWP operators

• IPAF Safe Use of MEWPs guidance
• Pre-use inspection and daily checks
• Ground conditions, stability and rescue

A practical 1-day awareness course on the Work at Height Regulations 2005, hierarchy of controls, and safe use of ladders, harnesses and edge protection.

• 1 Day
• Classroom-based with practical demonstrations
• Site operatives

• The Work at Height Regulations 2005 hierarchy
• Ladders, stepladders and portable access safe use
• Fall arrest, fall restraint and rescue basics

A short, practical course covering the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 and safe lifting techniques for site and warehouse environments.

• Half Day
• Classroom theory and practical lifting techniques
• All site operatives

• MHOR 1992 and employer / employee duties
• TILE(O) risk assessment — Task, Individual, Load, Environment, Other
• Correct lifting technique and team lifts

Category A asbestos awareness for anyone who may accidentally disturb asbestos-containing materials during their work — required by the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

• Half Day
• Classroom-based with end-of-course assessment
• Trades on refurbishment / demolition sites

• The properties of asbestos and its health effects
• Types, uses and likely locations in UK buildings
• The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

Ofqual-regulated 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work qualification, tailored to the hazards typically encountered on construction sites.

• 1 Day
• Classroom-based with practical assessments
• Site First Aiders

• Role and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
• Primary survey, CPR and AED use
• Choking, bleeding, shock and burns

A practical 1-day Fire Marshal course covering the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, fire risk assessment and hands-on use of extinguishers.

• 1 Day
• Classroom theory and practical extinguisher use
• Site Fire Marshals

• The RRO 2005 and Responsible Person duties
• Fire chemistry and common site ignition sources
• Fire risk assessment principles