Course Category: Health and Safety
Create a healthier and safer construction site with the NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction course. By completing this course, you’ll gain invaluable knowledge, as well as practical skills, and a globally respected qualification that supports your day-to-day work.
This course is ideal for a better understanding of all health and safety responsibilities, requirements and the latest construction industry regulations.
Since May 2021, the NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction course has replaced the older version from NEBOSH, now with more focus on construction activities.
The NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction Certificate is a widely respected and in-demand health and safety qualification in the UK, which follows the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance.
This course covers the core health and safety issues found on UK construction sites, whilst providing candidates with the practical skills and technical knowledge required to manage hazards, as well as identify and assess risks in a construction workplace.
Choosing to enrol your team on this course will allow you, as an employer, to improve the overall safety culture within your organisation, whilst also minimising risks and injuries. Being certified under NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction will also mean that your business complies with the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations.
What’s more, the NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction is a Level 7 qualification under the SCQF Framework. Therefore, the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) continues to recognise this qualification for CSCS card applicants.
The NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction Certificate is ideal for those in the construction industry. This includes construction site managers and supervisors, construction managers and construction health & safety advisors.
This course also acts as an excellent foundation to build an extensive knowledge in construction health and safety.
This certificate has a huge range of benefits for both employers and employees.
Employers can benefit from improved productivity, as less time is taken off due to workplace illnesses and injuries, whilst demonstrating commitment to health and safety to both employees and fellow businesses. This course will also help to improve your company’s health and safety culture.
Employees can learn more and become inspired to develop their career prospects with an accredited qualification, furthering their confidence in their role with industry-leading health and safety knowledge and skills. They will also learn how technology can help to plan and manage construction project lifecycles.
This qualification will take around 11 days to complete, including taught hours, private study and background reading.
On completion of the qualification, learners will be able to:
Advise on duties and manage construction risks under the CDM Regulations (2015)
Justify the need for health and safety improvements
Produce or contribute to a construction phase plan
Help their organisation manage contractors
Positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour
Carry out a risk assessment of a construction site and manage a range of construction hazards
Recognise workplace changes and their impacts, and understand how to minimise these impacts
Develop basic safe systems of work that include emergency arrangements, and know when to use a permit-to-work system
Take part in incident investigations.
There are no entry requirements; however, the standard of English required by candidates studying for the NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction must be such that they can both understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus.
Those undertaking this qualification should have a minimum standard of English of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests to be accepted onto a Health and Safety Management for Construction programme.
NEBOSH Certifications are level 3, which is equivalent to an A-level qualification.
You will receive your results from NEBOSH, and certificates will be sent out 10-12 weeks after the exams.
No, once you pass, your NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction certificate will be valid for life.
The NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction Certificate is certainly challenging; however, it is rewarding.
If you’ve taken many tests before and have experience in exams, the NEBOSH certificate may be easier than you initially think.
Here at Links Training, we will support you to progress through your course, each step of the way.
Having high health and safety standards in construction is more than just a checkbox task. It is vital for legal, moral and financial reasons.
Staying compliant is a shared responsibility. There is a duty to follow established legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. These laws are in place as a clear framework to maintain a safe and organised construction site.
Beyond these laws and legislation, there is a significant moral obligation for a team to keep its colleagues safe on site.
Accidents on site can be devastating for a company’s reputation, often leading to a loss of future contracts and potentially job losses.
By prioritising safety, you are protecting the long-term stability and success of your entire business.
