Health and Safety in Contracting

The Health and Safety in Contracting course is designed for those who influence the health and safety decisions in the contracting process, such as: principle and sub-contractors, clients, consultants, managers and others within the construction industry.

• Identify the roles and legal responsibilities in the contracting process
• Recognise the benefits of selecting contractors who perform safely
• Recognise how to get involved and influence each stage of the contracting process
• Recognise safety culture and key performance indicators

You will need to complete and submit a take home assignment within 3 months of attending the course.

• Identify the roles and legal responsibilities in the contracting process
  • Identify the various legal roles and responsibilities in the contracting process
  • Understand how and why the role holders need to consult, coordinate, and cooperate
  • Recognise the consequences of role holders not consulting, coordinating, and cooperating well enough
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• Recognise the benefits of selecting contractors who perform safely
  • Recognise the impact of injuries on the various role holders (involved in the contracting process)
  • Recognise the benefits of selecting contractors based on their H&S performance
  • Understand the need for a H&S culture to reap these benefit
• Recognise how to get involved and influence each stage of the contracting process
  • Describe what a ‘good practice’ framework for selecting contractors looks like
  • Understand the importance of communication, information sharing and contractor selection for any organisation in meeting their goals for budgets and timelines
  • Identify key project health and safety requirements and how to communicate them to and coordinate them with contractors
• Recognise safety culture and key performance indicators
  • Recognise the importance of leadership in driving organisational safety culture
  • Improve lead contractor health and safety Key Performance Indicators

Site Safe regularly reviews and updates course content in partnership with the construction industry to ensure alignment to best practice industry standards. Our latest version of the Site Safe Passport takes an interactive format, including group workshops and videos to ensure an engaging and enjoyable learning experience. Visit our Why Choose Site Safe Training page for more information.

To complete this course successfully, learners must be able to read and understand conversational English. If you are not comfortable with English comprehension or if you need assistance in choosing the right course for you please contact us.

• A Site Safety Card (Passport) that indicates your level of training and gives you access to site (valid for two years)
• A downloadable and printable E-certificate to celebrate your achievement
• 7 credits towards the Health and Safety in Construction Programme

Completing this course and passing the assignment means you'll gain site access for the next two years.

When it's time to renew your site access again you don't need to complete the same course - expand your health and safety knowledge with a different course that's relevant to you. Have a look at the pathway examples for more training options or progress your height learning.

Completing this course will also mean that you are well on your way to gaining a qualification in health and safety; check out the Health and Safety in Construction Programme page for more info.