IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers
What is the IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers?
Our IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers training course is fully approved by IOSH and our delivery of the course is rated as ‘outstanding’ by IOSH.
- Support is provided by our in-house team of IOSH-approved tutors
- All our IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers training materials are included
- The latest IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers Assessment is included
- The latest IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers Project is included
- The IOSH course registration fee is included
- You get 190 days to complete the course once you enrol on it
- You can enrol and start your course immediately
- There are no hidden charges
- Those that complete the course receive a genuine IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers Certificate by first class signed for delivery as soon as IOSH issue it
- Although this is a genuine IOSH-approved course, you will need to attend a classroom-based version to obtain a CSCS or ECS card
Overview
- Genuine IOSH Safety Health And Environment For Construction Site Managers Course approved by IOSH and delivered online by us
- All course fees are included – there are no hidden charges
- Most learners complete the course in 16-24 hours
- Works on PC, tablet or smartphone (with internet access)
- 100% online, including the final assessment
Aim
- To give managers and supervisors an understanding of everyone’s safety, health and environmental responsibilities on a construction site.
- To enable managers and supervisors to recognise how they can influence, control and monitor risk to improve safety, health and environmental issues on a construction site
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the key reasons for managing safety, health and environmental impacts on a construction site
- Identify construction site hazards and risks, their impact and how to manage them
- Identify how law can have an impact on construction sites
- Describe the principles that underpin good safety, health and environmental performance on a construction site
- Describe how to assess, reduce and control safety, health and environmental risk on a construction site
- Describe how to manage a construction site to ensure employees understand their safety, health and environmental responsibilities, are engaged and share knowledge to influence behaviour
- Describe how to implement and monitor an effective traffic management system on a construction site
- Identify how to evaluate and respond to an incident on a construction site
Module 1 – Understanding the background
- Setting the scene
- Purpose of health and safety law and what it requires you to do
- How the law works
- Key health and safety responsibilities
- Policy and management systems
- CDM 2015
Module 2 – Preparing for work
- Engagement, communication and consultation
- Inductions
- Competence and training
- Toolbox talks
- Risk assessment
- Risk control
- Risk assessment and risk control in practice
- Method statements
- Permits
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)
- Safety signs and symbols
- Emergency planning, drills and tests
- First aid
- Fire
- Local and global environmental aspects and impacts
- Protecting the environment
- Contractor selection and management
Module 3 – Setting up site
- Setting up a construction site
- Protecting the public
- Welfare
- Traffic management
Module 4 – Construction phase health and safety
- Lifting operations and equipment
- Excavations
- Confined spaces
- Electrical safety and overhead/ underground services
- Temporary works
- Lone working
- Slips, trips and falls
- Work at height – overview
- Work at height – roof work
- Working at height – access equipment
- Plant and work equipment
- Mental health
- Asbestos
- Lead
- Noise
- Vibration
- Manual handling
- Hazardous Substances
- Drugs and alcohol
- Housekeeping
- Bullying
- Radiation
- Monitoring
- Accidents
- Accident reporting, investigation and data review
Assessment
To complete this course, students must pass the IOSH Safety, Health and Environment for Construction Site Managers exam and project. The cost of both the exam and project are already included in the cost of the course.
Exam
The IOSH Safety, Health and Environment for Construction Site Managers exam demonstrates the student’s understanding of the information contained within the course. The exam is taken online, so there is no need to attend a training centre. The exam consists of multiple choice questions and must be completed within 50 minutes. Students will need to achieve at least 21 points from a possible 25 to pass the exam. Students can have two attempts at the exam. A student will have to resit the whole course if they do not achieve the required marks on the second attempt. (We do not charge for resits.)
Project
The IOSH Safety, Health and Environment for Construction Site Managers project demonstrates the student’s ability to conduct a risk assessment. The assessment can be conducted at the workplace, or anywhere with which the student is familiar. The project is completed online and must be emailed to the HSQE tutors for assessment. Draft copies of the project can be sent to the tutor before formal assessment. The project template consists of three pages:
- Page 1 is for administrative details and allows you to describe the scope that your risk assessment applies to
- Page 2 is for your risk assessment, based on a format explained in the course
- Page 3 is guidance on how to complete your project
Students need to achieve at least 23 points from a possible 38 points to pass the project.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Although this is a genuine IOSH-approved course, you will need to attend a classroom-based version to obtain a CSCS or ECS card.
IOSH Safety Health and Environment for Construction Site Managers is intended for construction site managers. The course gives them an introduction to health and safety so that they can apply their knowledge in the workplace with confidence and enthusiasm.
This is a genuine IOSH approved course with no hidden charges. You can see that HSQE Ltd is an IOSH approved training provider by searching for HSQE Ltd in the IOSH trainer directory on their website at www.iosh.co.uk
All our Tutors are direct employees of Mckay Training. We do not use subcontractors for this vital role. We find this approach helps us to support our learners in the best way possible.
No. All our courses, our learning management system and everything that support them are developed and maintained in-house. We find that is the best way to keep things running smoothly and securely.
Yes. Our course is based on the latest syllabus which is version 5.0. But we also keep it updated with the very latest developments in health and safety.
IOSH are planning to switch from paper certificates to digital certificates.
IOSH have not set a date for the switch. But we will switch from issuing paper IOSH certificates to digital certificates when the facility becomes available.
