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CITB Health & Safety Awareness Course (Remote Learning)
Description
This course is an Interactive Video Online Learning for individuals working remotely who aspire to attain their CITB Health & Safety Awareness qualification conveniently from their home or office. Our Health & Safety Awarenes online course is led by an accredited Site Safety Plus tutor, delivered remotely via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, ensuring an interactive classroom experience.
Attendance
Full attendance of the course is mandatory to achieve a pass. Should your internet connection fail during the course for a prolonged period of time, or repeatedly, you may not be able to re-join as requested by the trainer, unless it can be re-established within 5 minutes. This is so general learning is not disturbed for other participants.
Please ensure that prior to the course you have:
- A computer or laptop (absolutely no iPads, tablets or mobile phones can be used)
- A strong and reliable internet connection
- Fully functioning webcam and speakers
- Access to Microsoft Word
- Capability to send and receive files and space to store them if required
- Downloaded the Microsoft Teams app
Delegates MUST have some form of photographic ID on the day of the course. Where identification is not provided, attendance will be refused.
Minimum System Requirements for Remote Delivery
The minimum system requirements are as follows:
Minimum PC system requirements for the Windows viewer:
Operating system: Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 (not Windows RT or S)
Processor: Pentium (2009) / Core i3 2 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB Disk space: At least 10 GB free recommended
Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 or greater
Graphics: Any Direct3D 9 compatible, 128 MB
Internet: Broadband internet connection required for installation, updates, web media and links.
Other: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. Adobe Reader and Microsoft PowerPoint are required to view some content.
The subscription content can be viewed online in a web browser or in a dedicated viewer app for one of the following platforms:
Course Publications
The day before your course is due to commence, you will receive an email from our training team containing a link and voucher code to download your copy of the supporting publication for the course - Construction Health and Safety Awareness (GE707). (Please double check your spam or junk folder).
As part of this process you will be required to download a reader app:
Joining the Video Learning
Our courses are conducted via Microsoft Teams, and you will receive your personalised meeting link as part of your course enrolment instructions. We always recommend downloading the App in preparation of the course, you can find instructions here - https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-teams/download-app Further support using Teams can be found here – familiarise yourself with this prior to your course - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/
Who should attend?
The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course is aimed at those who have entered or are about to enter, the construction and civil engineering industry as a member of the workforce, to help them understand the potential hazards that they face at work on site.
Duration
The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course lasts 1 day.
Attendance
Delegates MUST bring some form of photographic ID along on the day of the course. Where identification is not provided, attendance will be refused.
Aims and Objectives
The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course aims to ensure that individuals understand their responsibilities regarding:
- Why they are carrying out their identified duties.
- What is expected of them.
- Ensuring that they contribute to the safety of the workplace.
At the end of the CITB Health and Safety Awareness course 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.
- Feel obliged to report unsafe acts to prevent an accident.
The method of assessment will be by multiple-choice questions at the end of the CITB Health and Safety Awareness course, as well as being expected to be interactive during the course.
Progression
This course is an ideal introduction for obtaining a basic understanding of health and safety duties and responsibilities and becoming aware of hazards and risks on site.
The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course is the first step towards a CSCS Labourers Card (Green Card) or a natural progression would be 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.
End-of-Course Examination Rules
The examination paper is compulsory and consists of 25 multiple-choice questions covering all aspects of the CITB Health and Safety Awareness course, written and selected by CSkills Awards.
The examination forms the basis of knowing whether the delegate has successfully achieved a satisfactory level of health and safety awareness for a certificate of achievement to be issued.
The examination lasts 30 minutes and must be completed within this time. Delegates are permitted to use the GE707 Safe Start safety handbook publications for the last ten minutes of the examination period. The examination pass mark is 72%.
