Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (Online)

Each year in the UK, people are killed, injured and suffer work-related illnesses while carrying out their jobs.

So Health & Safety is a significant concern. The government, employers and workers all have an essential role to play in reducing deaths and accidents and preventing ill-health at work.

This course is aimed at people starting out in the construction industry and can be used as part of their induction process or as preparation for the online accredited exam. Whilst this course, Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction environment provides you with a qualification in its own right, it can also form part of your CSCS green card application.

The course starts with an introduction to the legal aspects of health and safety before covering the basics of risk assessment and safe working practices. It then goes into detail to cover the most common hazards encountered in construction environments from Working at Height and Respiratory Hazards to electrical and chemical hazards.

In order to obtain the accredited qualification, you will need to pass an online invigilated exam. Upon completion of the Level 1 awareness course, candidates are then given the opportunity to book the accredited exam. The first time they visit the exam after completing the course they will be asked to fill in a form which will be sent through to the VideoTile support team who will then book their exam. Once their exam is booked candidates will be sent an email from Proctor Exam which will ask them to install an extension for the Chrome browser and run through some system testing. It is worth noting that the online invigilation can only be done via the Chrome browser at this time so you may want to ensure the candidate has this or is able to download it before they purchase the exam.

Upon successful completion of the system test the candidate will be sent a further email from Proctor Exam and they will be able to login this when they are ready to take their exam. They must show a valid form of ID at the start of this session and follow all other rules as outlined in the Proctor Exam system. Any breach of these rules will result in the candidate failing their exam and needing to retake it regardless of their score in the exam. They will be given instructions at this point to unlock their exam and they must ensure that they record their webcam and screen throughout the duration of the exam.

• Introduction
• Hazards, Risks, Assessments and Controls
• Slips, Trips, Falls and Working at Height
• Manual handling
• Plant, Machinery and Noise
• Respiratory Risks
• Fire, Electricity and Gas Safety
• Chemicals and Other Onsite Hazards
• Vehicles, PPE and General Safety
• Your Pathway to Your CSCS Card

• Browser: Google Chrome (essential)
• Video: Up to date video drivers
• Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
• Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
• A webcam is required for the accredited exam