Health and Safety in Construction Programme

Site Safe’s Health and Safety in Construction programme provides you with essential health and safety training you need to make a difference at work. Completing this programme will award you with a New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) recognised New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 3). This new Programme replaces the Certificate in Construction Site Safety.

To complete the programme, you’ll need a minimum of 40 Site Safe programme credits. These are earned by completing Site Safe courses, and submitting workplace evidence.

By completing the Health and Safety in Construction programme you will:

Become a health and safety leader
Develop your career and skills
Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety training
Proudly stand for health and safety in the New Zealand construction industry
Develop an in-depth knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements and contribute to the wider construction industry in New Zealand

Download our programme brochure or programme handbook for an overview.

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How to enrol

If you would like to enrol in the Health and Safety in construction programme, please complete the enrolment form.

If you have any questions please contact us on programme@sitesafe.org.nz

Programme cost

The cost of the programme will depend on the courses and workplace evidence you complete to gain 40 credits. For an estimate of the cost of completing the programme please see our price list.

Course credit values

Passport courses

Foundation Passport course (2 credits)
Passport Plus course (3 credits)

One and two day courses

Accident Investigation and Prevention (7 credits)
Fall Arrest Systems (9 credits)
First Aid Construction Safety (2 credits)
Height and Harness Safety (6 credits)
Health and Safety in Contracting (7 credits)
Health and Safety Representatives (9 credits)
Leadership in Safety (7 credits) *
Risk Management (8 credits) *
Site-Specific Safety Planning (7 credits) *
Supervisor (10 credits)
Training and Supervising Workers (7 credits)

* learners will need to have completed two of the three mandatory courses to be eligible to graduate.

Programme support

For more information on the programme please refer to our programme handbook.

For more information about what to expect on course, completing your assignments or learning support (including English language assistance), please refer to our Learner Guide, or contact us on 0800 748 372 or programme@sitesafe.org.nz.

Transition from the Certificate in Construction Site Safety

From January 2019 Site Safe have transferred all credits gained by learners from the Certificate in Construction Site Safety (CCSS) into the new Health and Safety in Construction programme. Any credits that learners have previously been awarded will currently be recognised and transferred into the new programme with equal value.

However, after January 2021 all Site Safe credits that were earned prior to January 2019 will expire and not be counted towards achieving the Health and Safety in Construction programme.

If a learner would like to graduate with the Health and Safety in Construction programme using credits that were gained before January 2019 they must do so by November 2020.

For example:

A learner who gained 30 credits under the Certificate in Construction Site Safety before January 2019 and does not use those credits to graduate with the Health and Safety in Construction programme before November 2020 will lose all 30 credits in January 2021.

Completing the programme before November 2020

To complete the new programme, you will need to achieve all 40 credits including completing two of the three mandatory courses:

Risk Management – 8 Credits
Site-Specific Safety Planning – 7 Credits (Previously called Advanced Passport)
Leadership in Safety – 7 credits

If you would like to enrol in the Health and Safety in construction programme, please complete the enrolment form.

Scholarships

Every year Site Safe offers scholarships to those who demonstrate a commitment to leadership in Health and Safety. The scholarship programme supports recipients through their journey to graduation. Applications for scholarships open in July.

Find out more about the eligibility criteria, application criteria and scholarship benefits.