What does site safety training cover?

Hazard identification and reporting; Permit-to-work, PPE and exclusion zones; Emergency response and incident reporting.

Which equipment is used?

Tailored to your site and risk profile. Training and assessment use the relevant equipment available on your site.

Who is the course for?

Operatives, supervisors and visiting contractors. Prerequisites: None. Designed for new starts and refresher cohorts alike.

What certification is issued?

Accredited Site Safety certificate. The course covers Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and CDM 2015.

Accredited Site Safety certificate

Site Safety Training

Operatives, supervisors and visiting contractors.

Training is delivered on your site across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and North-East Scotland; contact us to discuss dates and a quote.

Tell us how many operators need training and what machines you use.

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Learning built around tailored to your site and risk profile

This course is for operatives, supervisors and visiting contractors. The practical work centres on tailored to your site and risk profile, with the assessment matched to the machine, task and operating conditions the candidate will face.

Skills covered

Hazard identification and reporting
Permit-to-work, PPE and exclusion zones
Emergency response and incident reporting

Practical situations covered

The exercises reflect the tasks and constraints attached to site safety work.

Exercise 1
First-day-on-site induction for a sub-contract crew with mixed languages
Exercise 2
Permit-to-work issue and audit on a hot-works job near combustibles
Exercise 3
Multi-employer site coordination meeting under CDM 2015

Errors the course addresses

These course-specific errors are dealt with through instruction, observation and practical assessment.

Permits issued but never closed out — fails the simplest CDM audit
Site rules briefed verbally, never signed, no audit trail
Visiting contractors signed in but not inducted on site-specific risks

Published safety context

138

UK workers killed at work in 2023/24 — construction the highest sector.

Source: HSE annual workplace fatality statistics 2023/24.

Teams using cutting discs or grinders may also need abrasive wheels training.

Site Safety Training questions

What does site safety training cover?: Hazard identification and reporting; Permit-to-work, PPE and exclusion zones; Emergency response and incident reporting.
Which equipment is used?: Tailored to your site and risk profile. Training and assessment use the relevant equipment available on your site.
Who is the course for?: Operatives, supervisors and visiting contractors. Prerequisites: None. Designed for new starts and refresher cohorts alike.
What certification is issued?: Accredited Site Safety certificate. The course covers Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and CDM 2015.
How long does training take?: 1 day.