Construction Industry Training Board Appendix A - January 2018 version 1

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2 Page 1 Site Safety Plus Health and Safety Awareness (HSA) Course appendix A 1. Introduction Aims and objectives Entry requirements Assessment Delegate numbers Course duration and attendance Progression Course publications and materials Notes to training providers Learning outcomes End of course examination rules Trainer requirements List of abbreviations... 6

3 Page 2 1. Introduction This one-day course is designed to aid the understanding of potential hazards the construction worker may face on site. It provides a practical summary of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, identifying the delegate s responsibility for looking after themselves and others; outlining the employer s duties; and explaining what should be done if the worker thinks that anyone s health and safety is being put at risk. The course is an ideal foundation for those wishing to obtain an industry accreditation card. This course is also an alternative route to the QCF Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment for the CSCS Labourer Card. The HSA course provides health and safety awareness and is endorsed by Build UK as standard training for all operatives on site. 2. Aims and objectives 2.1 Aims To ensure the individual responsibilities are understood: why they are carrying out their identified duties what is expected of them how they contribute to the safety of the workplace. 2.2 Objectives At the end of the day delegates will be able to: understand the need to prevent accidents have an understanding of health and safety law identify how their role fits into the control and management of the site understand the need for risk assessments and method statements appreciate the need to perform safely, and to stop and ask for advice if not sure report unsafe acts to prevent an accident. 3. Entry requirements Delegates must be competent in English at operative level. The course content is suited to all ability levels. 4. Assessment Assessment will be by multiple-choice question paper at the end of the course. Delegates are also expected to actively participate during the course.

4 Page 3 5. Delegate numbers The minimum number of delegates per course is 3. The maximum number of delegates per course is 20. These minimum and maximum delegate numbers are not subject to an appeal. 6. Course duration and attendance This is a one-day course. Delegates are required to complete the full day (7.5 hours) to be eligible for certification. 7. Progression A natural progression from this course would be to attend the Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) or a Supervisor Specialist Skills course. Existing site managers, agents, surveyors and persons holding positions of managerial control should attend the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course. 8. Course publications and materials Safe Start Health, safety and environment handbook GE 707 Mandatory 9. Notes to training providers At the start of the course, training providers must provide each delegate with their own copy of this mandatory publication which will be retained by the delegate upon completion of the course. Training providers can use other support materials to meet delegate needs, provided that the aims and objectives of the course are met. The examination paper number will be notified when the course booking is accepted by CITB. 10. Learning outcomes Delegates taking the HSA course should be able to achieve all of the learning outcomes listed below by the end of the course: Module 1 1. Legal and general responsibilities State the general responsibilities for health and safety at work 2. Accident and ill health. Prevention and recording State the importance of providing a safe place to work and individual responsibilities Module 2 1. Health and welfare State the common causes of work-related ill health. Be able to identify risks and mitigate those risks 2. First aid and emergency State the first aid and emergency procedures and know their role within them 3. PPE Identify the rules for personal protective equipment (PPE), the common forms and their use

5 Page 4 4. Asbestos List the risks of asbestos in the workplace, how to work with it and its management 5. Respiratory hazards State the risks and how to mitigate workplace respiratory hazards 6. Noise and vibration State the health risk of excessive noise and vibration and how to mitigate those risks 7. Hazardous substances Identify the hazardous substances within the workplace and their role to ensure risks are mitigated 8. Manual handling Identify the risks of manual handling, how to recognise activities that pose a risk and how to manage that risk Module 3 1. Safety signs Identify the safety signs and signals on site 2. Fire prevention and control Identify the importance of providing a safe place to work and individual responsibilities 3. Electrical safety, tools and equipment Be provided with an introduction to electricity and equipment. Understand electrical hazards within a safe method of working 4. Site transport safety State how to work safely around site and the risks from plant and moving machinery 5. Lifting operations and equipment State the importance of planning lifting operations and the care of equipment Module 4 1. Working at height Identify the risks of working at height, how to plan and employ a safe system of work and the use of access equipment 2. Excavations State the risks with excavations, types of excavations and how to follow a safe system of work 3. Confined spaces State what a confined space is and how to work safely within a safe system of work Module 5 1. Environmental awareness State your role in environmental awareness on site 2. Pollution State your role in preventing pollution 3. Waste materials Explain how environmental damage can occur from improper management of waste materials 4. Nuisance Explain your part in reducing nuisance, noise, dust and light

6 Page 5 A Scheme of works document will also be made available to each training provider. This details the learning outcomes, assessment criteria, notes for guidance, publication chapters and support materials available for the course. The trainer can use this document to help with lesson planning if desired but its use is not mandatory. 11. End of course examination rules There are two routes for the end of course exam, both having different assessment guidelines. The HS&E Operatives Test may be used as the end test for this course, an alternative to the traditional examination paper, only if the electronic test can be taken on the same day as the course. If you are unable to take the electronic test on the same day as the course, you will need to complete the traditional examination paper. Route A Exam paper route The examination paper consists of 25 multiple-choice questions selected by CITB. The examination pass mark is 80% (20 out of 25). There are 3 safety critical questions in each exam paper. The delegate must get all 3 of these questions correct to pass the exam. This exam paper forms the basis of assessment as to whether or not a delegate has successfully achieved a satisfactory level of health and safety awareness for a certificate of achievement to be issued. The examination lasts for 30 minutes and must be completed within this time. Delegates are permitted to use the GE 707 Safe Start handbook publication for the last ten minutes of the examination period. Route B Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) Operatives Test The HS&E Operatives Test consists of 50 questions. The 50 questions are made up of 12 behavioural case study questions and 38 knowledge category questions. We advise that all delegates watch the Setting Out film, which covers the 10 principles on which all the questions in the behavioural section are based, prior to taking their test. The examination lasts for 45 minutes and must be completed within this time. Delegates completing this test as the end test for the course will not have to do the test again for the purposes of the Labourer Card. The HS&E Operatives Test should be completed on the same day as the course if it is taken as an alternative to the paper exam. The Course Assessment Report (CAR) must be submitted and received by CITB within 10 days of the course completion. Course administration You will need to complete a Course Notification form a minimum of 5 working days before the course is delivered. Following the course, Course Assessment Reports (CAR) will need to be completed for each delegate who attended the course and returned to CITB so that certificates can be issued. Depending on the exam route a candidate takes on the day, the HSA test type is to be indicated on the CAR Paper/Online. All paperwork should be kept following the requirements laid out in the Scheme Rules and will be checked at your next external quality advisor visit.

7 Page Resit Option Route A Exam paper route Where a delegate has achieved 72 76% (18 or 19 out of 25) in the paper examination or has achieved the 80% pass rate but failed any of the safety critical questions, the delegate may re-sit the multiple-choice examination. This can either be on the same day or by resitting the exam by attending another course within a 90 day period (the delegate is not obliged to re-do the day s course). The training provider must make the arrangements with the delegate and ensure that the same examination paper is not used twice. A charge may be made to the delegate; however, this fee is left entirely to the discretion of the training provider. The training provider may also have additional costs to be recovered from the delegate and this should be agreed in advance. When a delegate scores less than 68% (17 correct answers out of 25) in the final examination, the delegate must attend the full HSA course again before they are allowed to re-sit the examination. Route B Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) Operatives Test If the delegate is taking Route B (the HS&E Test) and fails the test, they need to re-sit and pass within 90 days of the course date. This must be evidenced to the training provider. There is a fee of for each time the HS&E test is taken. 12. Trainer requirements In addition to the minimum trainer requirements referenced in the Scheme Rules, trainers must have attended and achieved this course and hold a current certificate (or a current SSSTS certificate or above) as well as ONE of the following qualifications: NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety and Health Level 4 or 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice (or SVQ equivalent)* A Health and Safety degree NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health Part 2 NEBOSH Units A, B, C & D IOSH Level 6 Diploma in Safety Management (or equivalent) *Note: The Level 5 NVQ/SVQ in Occupational Health and Safety has replaced the Level 4 within the Qualifications and Credit Framework. Holders of the Level 4 qualification with a valid certificate will be accepted. 13. List of abbreviations CSCS HSA HS&E PPE QCF SMSTS SSSTS Construction Skills Certification Scheme Health and Safety Awareness Health, Safety and Environment Personal Protective Equipment Qualifications and Credit Framework Site Management Safety Training Scheme Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme

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