CITB - Health & Safety Awareness (HSA)

Course Aims

This CITB accredited course provide delegates with a practical summary of health and safety, welfare and environmental issues.

Delegates will also be given the knowledge to identify individual responsibilities for looking after themselves and others, what the employer’s duties are and what should be done if anyone’s health and safety is being put at risk.

Please Note: The minimum age of attendance for this course is 16 years old, however delegates who are under the age of 18 must bring a completed parental consent form to the first day of the training course.

This attracts a CITB Short Course Duration Grant at Tier 1, with a value of £60.  Please see the Grants and Funding tab for further information.

Now Available

• You can now book your Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) CSCS Operatives Touchscreen Test through HSS Training.

Virtual Classrooms

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The Health & Safety Awareness course is also available through Remote Learning, where delegates can complete training and gain their certification via Virtual Classrooms.

Virtual Classroom training has been created to allow delegates to gain and develop the required knowledge outside of the classroom - connecting live with a HSS Trainer through a webcam.

To find out more information and view Remote Learning course dates please click here.

The course aims to ensure that individual responsibilities are understood, covering:

• Why they are carrying out their identified duties
• What is expected of them
• Contributing to the safety of the workplace

At the end of the 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
• Report unsafe acts to prevent an accident

Theory Test

Individual written test with explanation of pass requirements.

Delegates who have entered, or are about to enter, the construction and civil engineering industry as a member of the workforce.

You must have a good understanding of spoken and written English. Please contact us if you have any concerns in this area on 0345 605 0006.

Please Note: The minimum age of attendance for this course is 16 years old, however delegates who are under the age of 18 must bring a completed parental consent form to the first day of the training course.

Assessment

The multiple-choice question paper consists of 25 multiple-choice questions: 20 questions are worth one mark each and 5 questions are worth two marks each.

The delegates must obtain 25 marks out of 30 (83%) or more in order to pass the examination.

The examination lasts 30 minutes and must be completed within this time. This is a closed book exam.

Certification

CITB Short Course Duration Grant

• Tier 1 = £60
• Tier 2 = £140
• Tier 3 = £240

Course Name	Grant Tier	Value
IPAF (Dual) Mobile Vertical (3a) + (3b) Mobile Boom - Operator	Tier 2	£140
IPAF Harness Use and Inspection	Tier 1	£60
PASMA Mobile Access Towers for Users	Tier 2	£140
Ladder and Stepladder User - Ladder Association	Tier 1	£60
Ladder and Stepladder Inspection - Ladder Association	Tier 1	£60
Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)	Tier 3	£240
Site Management Safety Training Scheme Refresher (SMSTS)	Tier 3 - 50%	£120
Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)	Tier 2	£140
Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme Refresher (SSSTS)	Tier 2 - 50%	£70
Site Safety Plus - Health & Safety Awareness	Tier 1	£60

Please refer to the Approved Course List on CITB’s website for the full course directory. Grants are paid once for each individual per course, with the exception of a renewal or refresher course.
Which courses are covered?
As a CITB accredited ATO, HSS Training has 20+ courses registered under the CITB Short Course Duration Grant. Short duration courses last from 3 hours to 29 days, focusing on the core construction skills needed across the industry.
The full list of approved courses is available on CITB’s Construction Training Directory.
• Assured Products - courses delivered to an agreed industry standard
• Recognised Products - an approved standard by a relevant awarding body that is widely accepted by the industry i.e. IPAF, PASMA, Ladder Association
• CITB - relating to the Site Safety Plus courses


How do I claim?
Q. What do I need to do as the employer?
A. Simply book your employee onto their required course (our full open schedule is available on the HSS Training website) and provide us with the following details: Delegate name, DOB, Address, NI Number and the Employer CITB Levy Number.
Q. How do I make a claim?
A. We will do everything for you. Because HSS Training is an ATO with CITB, following your employees successful completion of their course we will update the construction Training Register and you will automatically receive the payment.
Q. How will I receive the payment?
A. Grants can only be paid back via bank transfer, so ensure that CITB hold your current bank details - you can do this through their secure online Bacs Direct Credit Authorisation Form.


Who can claim?
Any Employer can claim who has registered with CITB and meets their general grants scheme eligibility requirements. Short Duration grants are available to all directly employed Pay As You Earn (PAYE) staff and sub-contractors.
Note – grants are not paid to individual employees. 
Eligibility Requirements
Employers are able to claim grants if they have sent a Levy Return to CITB by 30th November each year (where applicable).
Please refer to CITB’s website for more information on how Levy Returns are calculated for a company.
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