Health and Safety Awareness (HSA)

This 1-day introductory course for health and safety is for people who are new to the construction and civil engineering industries. It teaches you the main health and safety issues on construction sites and how these affect your role. It is also recommended as a Health and Safety refresher of knowledge after five years. It is one of the Site Safety Plus range of courses.

Course content

• Workers' individual responsibilities for their own safety and the safety of others
• Typical construction hazards and how these are controlled
• How everyone can help achieve better practical standards of safety on site
• Legal requirements and liabilities
• Working at height
• Manual handling
• Fire prevention
• Work equipment
• Occupational health

Further Development

Further qualifications include the Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) course. Existing site managers, agents, surveyors, and persons holding positions of managerial control should attend the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course.