Key Facts
- Starting
1 Aug 2025- Location
- Wandsworth
- Duration
- 1 Week
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Roll-On Roll-Off (Any Day of Week)
- Start Date
- 1 Aug 2025
- End Date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Level
- Level 1
- Code
- WTE1044FC
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- £ 145
L1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment
This Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification is one of the qualifications required for people who want to go on to apply for the CSCS Green Card, to access construction sites in the UK as a non-skilled worker.
(We also offer a package which includes the L1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment test, the CITB Health, Safety and Environment Operative test and application for the CSCS Green Card. Please search WTE1043FC for this package.)
The tests all take place in one day at our Wandsworth campus.
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Entry Requirements
It is expected that candidates will have revised for the tests before making an application. -
Course Content
The L1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment course contains five key areas of learning:- The principles of risk assessment for maintaining and improving health and safety at work
- The importance of safe manual handling in the workplace
- The importance of working safely at height in the workplace
- The risks to health within a construction environment
- The importance of working around plant and equipment safely
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Additional Information
South Thames College will contact you with information on the next available test day. -
Course Structure
The Test Day Schedule is:1.15pm: Training- City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment
2.15pm: BREAK
2.30pm: Online Test- City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment
3.40pm BREAK
3.50pm: Online Test- CITB Health, Safety & Environment Operatives
4.35pm END
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Assessment Details
The L1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment The pass mark is 80%. The duration of the online test is 70 minutes. The assessment will contain: 11 questions on 'The principles of risk assessment for maintaining and improving health and safety at work' 8 questions on 'The importance of safe manual handling in the workplace' 9 questions on 'The importance of working safely at height in the workplace' 12 questions on 'The risks to health within a construction environment' 5 questions on 'The importance of working around plant and equipment safely'Candidates will receive their result on the day they take the assessment.