To ensure the individual Health & Safety responsibilities of the worker are understood: 

• Why they are carrying out their identified duties.
• What is expected of them while on site.
• How they contribute to the safety of the workplace.

Delegates must be competent in English at operative level. The course content is suited to all ability levels. 

This is a 1 day course. Delegates are required to complete the full day (7.5 hours) to be eligible for certification. This is a classroom based course held at our Lincoln premises.

Assessment

Assessment will be by an end of course examination. The delegate must pass the exam in order to achieve certification for this course.

Examination

The 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. This exam must be taken at the end of the course. For a delegate to obtain certification for this course they must pass the HSA examination. The examination lasts 30 minutes and must be completed within this time. This is a closed book exam. 

When a delegate scores 18 marks out of 30 (60%) or less in the examination, the delegate must attend the full HSA course again before they are allowed to re-sit the examination.

Re-sit

If a delegate is unsuccessful in achieving 25 marks out of 30 (83%) it results in a fail. The delegate may re-sit the multiple-choice examination. The examination can either be retaken on the same day (no charge) or the delegate can attend another course within a 90 day period (chargeable fee payable in advance). The delegate is not obliged to re-sit the days course. 

On successful completion of the course, all paperwork will be submitted to CITB Site Safety Plus who will issue electronic certificates.

This course alone will not get you a CSCS Green Labourers card, you also need to complete a CITB Health, Safety & Environment test. It is the responsibility of the delegate to order their own CSCS card.

A CSCS card can be ordered online www.cscs.uk.com/applying-for-cards/ or by telephoning CSCS on 0344 994 4777. Other scheme cards are also available. 

Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the course before the expiry date.

A natural progression from this course would be to attend the SSSTS: Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme course. Alternatively, delegates might be interested in the SEATS: Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme course.

The minimum number of delegates per course is 4 and a mandatory maximum number of delegates per course is 20.

We are a CITB ATO. Companies that are CITB registered can claim for each candidate on this course. If you supply the company CITB levy number, this will be added to the paperwork and submitted following the course.