Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification provides the learner with everything they need to know about maintaining and improving health and safety at work. It delivers essential knowledge about key terms, legal responsibilities and reasons for good health and safety on a construction site.

The learner will also learn about personal protective equipment, emergencies, accident reporting, and dealing with ill-health within the construction environment

Anyone wishing to apply for the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) Green Card to work on a UK construction site

• The importance, key terms, legal responsibilities and reasons for good health and safety
• Fatalities, injuries and ill-health in construction
• Risk assessments and method statements
• Slips and trips
• Working at height
• Moving vehicles and mobile plant
• Work equipment
• Fire
• Electricity
• Manual handling
• Noise
• Vibration
• Hazardous substances
• Alcohol and drugs
• Health and safety signs
• Personal protective equipment
• Welfare facilities and personal hygiene
• Emergencies and first aid
• Reporting accidents and ill health

British Safety Council issue certificates within 2 to 5 working days. This certificate doesn’t expire.