Health and safety in construction site management

Last updated: 29 April 2025
Grant rate/tier: £240 (Tier 3)
Grant code: GET2763

Overview

The purpose of training delivered against this standard is to provide site managers with the ability to implement all health, safety, welfare, and environmental legislation. To understand new guidance and industry best practice and state their duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety and welfare within the built environment.

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This training standard is held by:

Duration

37.5 learning hours

Purpose/scope

Scope:

Legal and management
Role of the manager
Health and welfare
General safety
High risk activities

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):

Management and Leadership

Delegate pre-requisites

There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard

Instruction/supervision

As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:

Award in education and training (or equivalent as per requirements for approved training organisations)
successfully completed training to this standard
Any standard specific training or membership
at least 2 years relevant industrial experience at site management level or above
a verifiable CV

Delivery

Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for delegates to achieve learning outcomes, and must comply with relevant legislation.

The class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes.

The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:

classroom
a blend of classroom and remote learning
remote learning

This standard is considered to contain 51% or more theoretical learning.

This standard is considered to be set at an advanced level.

Assessment

For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures the learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.

Where this training standard is assessed using a multiple choice questions, delegates are required to achieve an overall pass mark of at least 80 per cent

Quality assurance

Recognised

CITB will gain assurance through the third party’s quality arrangements.

Approved Training Organisation’s will be required to supply confirmation of approval (centre approval and scheme approval) with the related third party awarding organisation or body. In most cases this will be an approval certificate provided by the third party awarding organisation or body, listing the routes, qualifications and categories they are approved to deliver. In addition, a copy of the most recent external quality assurance monitoring report will be required, relating to the standard that you wish to be approved for.

This information will be reviewed by CITB’s quality assurance team. Approval will be subject to the required third party documentation being supplied by you. As part of the quality assurance checks, CITB may confirm the accuracy of documentation with the issuing organisation.

Refresher

Refresher every 5 years

Approval date

September 2020

Review cycle

On request or 3 year(s) from approval date

Learning outcomes

The delegate will be able to:

Describe the purpose of health and safety legislation and the different legislative requirements that must be followed to ensure this is achieved
Describe the legal duties of the employer, self-employed and, to a lesser extent, employee, to promote health and safety awareness and effective standards of safety management by every employer
Describe the CDM Regulations that cover the management of health, safety and welfare on construction projects. Identify what they are about, what they require, what needs to be done and by whom
Describe the key principles of a health and safety policy and the organisation’s arrangements for putting those policies in place. Describe the key benefits of the policy, what it should contain and how it should be used
Describe the importance of risk assessments in ensuring a reduction in workplace accidents. Identify the requirements of risk assessments and method statements to be suitable and proportionate to the site-specific risks, fully understood and appreciated by the workforce
Describe the legal requirements for the provision of information and ensure it is tailored for the audience, understood by the audience and specific to the site. Meet the needs of employee training to maintain competence on site
Describe the importance of good communication on site with all employees, particularly during site induction, and ensuring critical information is conveyed
Describe the principles of leadership and worker engagement to influence good working practices on site
Describe the importance of accurately monitoring, measuring and reporting on health and safety within the workplace. Use reliable information to show health and safety risks are being managed
Identify the statutory and non- statutory forms, notices, signs and registers used within the construction industry and the keeping of records and other details
Describe why accidents happen, the human factors, trends, causes, impacts and preventative measures required, including reporting, and follow through. Identify the factors to consider when developing construction phase plans, safe systems of work, assessing risk, undertaking site inspections and daily health and safety management
Describe the importance of sustaining good health in the workforce and how to plan and maintain suitable practices to prevent the high costs that work-related ill health causes
Describe the importance of providing suitable welfare facilities and ensure they comply with the CDM Regulations
Describe the importance of a positive approach to managing mental health issues and reducing the costs to industry
Identify, manage and support individuals affected by drugs and alcohol and understand the legal framework that regulates it
Describe the importance of protecting the workforce from exposure to hazardous substances
Describe the implications of lead in buildings, its effect, management and control
Describe the risks asbestos poses to health, and the legal requirements required to manage that risk
Describe the risks posed by inhalation of airborne particles, how to minimise that risk and protect the workforce
Describe the risks that excess noise can place on the employee and the surrounding area, and how to mitigate and manage that risk
Describe how exposure to vibration can have serious health risks. Describe how to assess and control the risk of vibration through control methods
Describe how to reduce the risk of injury within the workforce, taking into account the task, environment and control measures
Describe the requirements to be considered when setting out a construction site
Define correct fire planning and dangerous substance control, including safe handling and storage. Ensure procedures are in place to manage hazards and risks
Describe the dangers of working on or near to live electrical circuits. Ensure good working practices are in place
Describe the requirement to manage temporary works and ensure they are planned, maintained and removed appropriately
Describe the importance of control and management of plant and equipment on site. Ensure effective planning, risk assessment, training and maintenance are undertaken
Describe effective planning and control of mobile plant and vehicles. Describe the legal obligations of working with mobile plant on site
Describe the legal requirements for lifting operations, equipment and accessories and the steps required to ensure risks are mitigated, planning is undertaken (including selection of equipment) and the correct training and maintenance obligations are met safely and efficiently
Describe the legal framework and guidance that supports the management of health and safety for mobile, lone and out of hour’s workers, and the potential risks and how to control them
Describe the risks surrounding working at height and the plans that must be in place to ensure safety
Describe the risks that exist from working at height (such as working platforms, scaffolds, ladders, flat and pitched roofs and any work being carried out near fragile materials, openings, holes and roof edges)
Describe the health and safety requirements when selecting and using common forms of access equipment
Describe the key safety issues that relate to the use of scaffolds, how to manage scaffolding operations and how to assess suitability of erected scaffolds
Describe the importance of fall arrest and suspension equipment
Describe the importance of planning excavations and a safe working practice considering all the elements of the excavation
Describe the risk factors of working with underground and overhead services, including how to plan the work and manage risk
Describe what a confined space is, how to risk assess it and how to work safely