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A one-day course for people new to site. It is one of the routes to a green CSCS labourer card.
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The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course, often shortened to HSA, is a one-day course for people starting out in construction. It covers the basics of staying safe on site and your responsibilities to others.
It is accepted as an alternative to the Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment when you apply for a green CSCS labourer card.
Both lead to the green card. The main difference is validity.
| CITB HSA | Level 1 Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 1 day | Usually 1 day |
| Validity | 5 years | Lifetime |
| Leads to | Green CSCS card | Green CSCS card |
The course covers your legal duties, site hazards such as working at height and manual handling, how to report accidents and near misses, and environmental awareness. There is a short multiple-choice test at the end.
For the full green card picture, read green CSCS card requirements.
The Health and Safety Awareness course is one of the quickest ways into construction, but people still lose time on avoidable errors.
Read our full green card requirements guide, or ask us to book the course and test together using the form above.
From the HS&E test to SMSTS and SSSTS, Coteca books CITB courses at centres across the UK and online.
See CITB coursesCall 0208 099 4324No. The HSA is a one-day training course. The HS&E test is a separate touchscreen test. A green card needs both.
Five years.
Yes, it runs as a live online course as well as in a classroom.
Both work for a green card. The Level 1 Award does not expire, which can make renewals simpler.
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