The construction sector has a statistically poor health and safety record. The rate of fatality in the industry is almost four times that across other injuries. At the same time, some 81,000 suffer from work-related ill health in construction, while there are 61,000 non-fatal injuries per year, according to the Health and Safety Executive.

Any organisation operating in the construction sector has a moral responsibility to do its part to prevent construction site accidents and ill health from occurring. Along with this, comes a legal and financial obligation to do so. Failure to properly manage the hazards on a construction site can result in serious fines and imprisonment, as well as irreparable damage to a company.

According to the law, employers must:

• Demonstrate they are doing their part to protect the health and safety of their workforce
• Take steps to reduce their environmental impact of their operations
• Guarantee that there is an effective company procedure for health and safety and that all employees, subcontractors, and workers are made aware of their duties
• Protect the construction workers who have a right to work safely without getting hurt
• Consult their workers on any health and safety matters that affect their performance
• Provide proper training to the construction workers to avoid any hazard to occur

The key objectives of this level 1 health and safety in a construction environment e-learning course are to make delegates aware of accidents occurring at the construction site and how to manage health and safety environmental elements. This course is also intended to teach them practical ways to manage hazards and associated-risks occurring at the construction work.

This IOSH SHE for Construction Site Managers training online requires:

• No prior subject knowledge
• No course certification requirement

Details for each module of this online training course include:

Participants will learn about the following aspects of the health and safety in a construction environment training:

• Construction site hazards, risks, and impacts
• Health safety and the environment in construction practices
• The lawful principles underpinning health and safety
• Construction law and how it affects the operation of sites

This training module covers the following:

• How to manage a site so that employees understand their responsibilities and remain engaged
• Arrangements to support competency
• Principles behind risk assessment and risk control
• Principles behind the performance

This training module covers the following key points:

• Necessary arrangements to set up a site
• How to implement and monitor traffic on-site?
• How risk assessment and risk control work in practice?
• Site security and site rules

This training module covers the following key learning points:

• The risks and methods of control for a range of site hazards
• Site management actions to ensure the controls are working
• Requirements for health and safety inspections
• How to respond to, evaluate, and report accidents on-site?
• How to implement corrective action?

This training module covers the following key learning points:

• The risks & methods of control for a range of site hazards
• Including site management actions to ensure these controls are working as they should
• Requirements to keep in mind for health & safety inspections
• How to respond, evaluate, and report any incident on-site?
• How to implement corrective action?

Learners must complete both theory and practical assessment at the end of this course. The theory segment consists of an online multiple-choice test containing 25 questions. The delegates will have to score 21 or above to pass.

The practical assessment consists of a risk assessment assessing the risk of a hazard on their own site. The practical assessment must be completed within 2 weeks. This project will be marked using IOSH criteria and will have a maximum of 38 marks.

This online training course is intended for any manager or supervisor working in the construction industry and provides excellent knowledge for construction site managers.

On successful completion of the course, the trainees will be able to:

• Explain the key reasons for managing construction site health and safety environmental elements
• Identify construction site hazards and associated risks and ways to manage them
• Explain the main aspects of construction health & safety regulations and how to comply with them during a project
• Describe what steps must be taken to assess and deal with an unpleasant event that occurs on a construction site
• Carry out a competent risk assessment of a construction site

• Demonstrate compliance with relevant legislation
• Informs employers of their legal duties and responsibilities to protect their workers on-site
• Ensures proper steps are carried out to reduce the accidents at work

• Highlights the importance of employee training regarding construction site work
• Guides risk assessment and risk control to reduce accidents and incidents
• Offers certification on successful course completion

Choosing Human Focus for IOSH SHE for Construction Site Managers e-learning training provides the following benefits:

• IOSH approved
• Compliant with construction health and safety regulations
• Accessible 24/7 via Human Focus LMS
• High-quality video content
• Short and informative course content
• Short-quizzes at the end of each module to emphasize important concepts

100% online course that learners can take on any of their Android or IOS devices i.e., on any mobile phone, desktop, or tablet devices.

Course Duration: The course is approximately 4 – 6 hours of video split into sessions as well as downloadable PDF supporting documents, followed by a project.

• IOSH approved certification on passing the training course
• High-quality video content
• Interactive quizzes throughout
• End of course test

The trainees will receive an IOSH approved certificate after successfully passing the assessments. The test allows for one second attempt, if unable to pass the first assessment.

• Health and Safety in Construction
• Health and Safety Management Systems
• Managing for Health and Safety
• Managing Occupational Health Risks in Construction
• Construction Design Management Awareness
• Construction Design Management Principles

The employers will earn the following benefits:

• Globally recognised and certified training for their managers & supervisors
• Fewer hours lost due to illness and incidents, resulting in greater productivity
• Proactive staff involvement to improve the workplace
• Enhanced business reputation
• Understanding of health safety and environment management system standards

Risk assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of anything in the workplace that might cause injury or harm. The process helps assess if there is a significant risk, and, if there is, what safeguards are required.

A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm in terms of injury or ill-health or cause damage to property or the environment. The six broad hazard categories are:

• Mechanical
• Physical
• Chemical
• Environmental
• Biological
• Organisational