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The Construction Industry Training Board have published a number of changes to their Site Safety Plus courses that they will be implementing from January 2018. Many of the changes are only relevant to training providers but we'd like to discuss some of the more important points for those booking onto these courses and those planning to run private in-house CITB courses.

What courses do I need to get my Green Labourer's Card

A short answer does exist. Two of the most common routes to the question we get asked the most are explained...

Courses are confusingly called different things by different people. In order to shed some light and avoid confusion please see below for some examples...

The H&S Awareness course, also known as Site Safety Awareness course, is one of the most popular routes for anyone looking to take their first step towards obtaining a CSCS Labourers (Green) Card.

The one day course provides delegates with a basic awareness of health & safety, and how H&S affects their job role. It is most suitable for those who have entered, or are about to enter, the construction and civil engineering industry.

CSCS Labourer Card Qualifications

To obtain your CSCS Card (AKA - Green Card), first you MUST have passed:

• Health, Safety & Environment Test. Also known as the Touch Screen Test (within last two years of your CSCS Card application).

You will also need to have passed ONE of the following popular courses:

• The CITB Health and Safety Awareness course(within 5 years of your CSCS Card application). 
• The IOSH Working Safely course* (within 3 years of your CSCS Card application).
  
  * This cannot be the online version. It must be the IOSH Working Safely classroom version of the course.