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Behavioural Safety Awareness for Construction

We offer Behavioural Safety Awareness for Construction courses in Manchester, Dorset, In-House and Online

Overview

This course aims to create a compelling argument for everyone to work safely and look out for their colleagues. The behavioural safety awareness course is highly interactive and encourages delegates to discuss and reflect on the impact of their and their colleagues’ behaviours. We can only effectively contribute to the goal of safe and healthy work for everyone by understanding, making decisions and acting according to one’s roles, responsibilities, and priorities. The achievement of this goal is improved by developing everyone’s ability, commitment, and empowerment to conduct observations, report unsafe (and safe) behaviours and conditions, and make appropriate and respectful interventions where necessary.

Who needs this qualification?

This course is suitable for any person working in the construction industry.

Why is Behavioural Safety Awareness for Construction training important?

Construction work takes various forms. However, most would agree that many activities carried out during construction work have the potential to result in serious injury and fatalities. Behavioural safety awareness training enables employees to recognise safe/unsafe acts and conditions and appropriately intervene and respond to these issues if they arise. Reinforcing positive behaviours and appropriately responding to human failure (errors and violations) support an organisation’s risk management process. Behavioural safety awareness training provides delegates with the knowledge, skills, and tools to recognise and report/respond to unsafe behaviours and human factors that influence the likelihood of errors and violations.

Course content

  • Introduction to individual/team behaviour and consequences
  • Introduction to Human Factors and how they influence behaviour (introduction to Ouch Human Factor evaluation tool ‘Possible and Preferable’)
  • Description and examples of Human failure (errors and violations)
  • Introduction to communication styles
  • Communication barriers and how to address them (Introduction to Ouch approach: Permission Granted)
  • Reporting of safe and unsafe behaviours and conditions
  • The importance of consistent and immediate intervention
  • Positive and negative behaviours and their impact on safety performance

 

Where beneficial, in-house courses can be contextualised to support an organisation’s culture and approach to health and safety management.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

  • Recognise the importance of behaving safely and healthily
  • List safe/unsafe behaviours and conditions that influence safety standards
  • Recognise and respond to factors that influence behaviour (Human Factors: Possible and Preferable tool)
  • Describe communication styles
  • Identify and address barriers to communication (Permission Granted)
  • Describe the importance of respectful, consistent and immediate interventions
  • Report/respond to safe and unsafe behaviours and conditions
  • Support their peer group and other stakeholders to work safely and healthily
Certificated by: Ouch Learning and Development – approved by CITB
Duration: Half Day
Assessment: Multiple choice exam
Prerequisites: None
Validity of award: 3 years
Learner-to-trainer ratio: Maximum 12 learners per trainer
Delivery formats available: Face-to-face / Live online

Available dates

25/06/2025
09:00 - 12:30
£78.00 inc. VAT
14 places remaining
Ouch Learning and Development - Wimborne
03/10/2025
09:00 - 12:30
£78.00 inc. VAT
14 places remaining
Ouch Learning and Development - Wimborne
16/12/2025
09:00 - 12:30
£78.00 inc. VAT
14 places remaining
Ouch Learning and Development - Wimborne

In-House and On-Site Training

Do you have a larger group of learners that require training? Would you like us to deliver training at your premises?

We offer customised onsite and in-house training solutions directly to your organisation’s employees across the United Kingdom, making it convenient for you to upskill your workforce at a time and place that suits your business best.

If you are interested in finding out how we can help your training needs, please get in touch.

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Health and Safety FAQs

Health and safety training refers to programs designed to equip individuals with the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary to promote and maintain safe and healthy environments in various settings, such as workplaces, schools, or community spaces. These training programs aim to educate participants about potential hazards, risks, and preventive measures to minimise accidents, injuries, illnesses, and other adverse health outcomes.

You can read more information about health and safety in our Ultimate Guide to Health and Safety. 

Health and safety training is essential for creating a safe, healthy, and productive work environment for employees, while also ensuring compliance with regulations and protecting the organisation’s interests. Below are some of the reasons (but not limited to) why health and safety training is important:

  • Preventing accidents and injuries
  • Protecting physical and mental wellbeing
  • Legal compliance
  • Reducing absenteeism and turnover
  • Minimising financial costs
  • Boosts productivity
  • Protect your organisation’s reputation

You can read more information about health and safety in our Ultimate Guide to Health and Safety. 

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provide the following information:

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires you to provide whatever information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of your employees. This is expanded by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which identify situations where health and safety training is particularly important, e.g. when people start work, on exposure to new or increased risks and where existing skills may have become rusty or need updating. Like many employers, you may not be in a position to provide this training on your own, in which case you will need competent help. If possible, you should appoint one or more of your employees. 

HSE – Health and safety training (hse.gov.uk)

You can read more information about health and safety in our Ultimate Guide to Health and Safety.

Yes. Many of our health and safety course can be delivered live online or face-to-face. 

There are a small number of courses that are unable to be delivered live online due to the practical elements involved e.g. Ladder restraint training. 

Take a look at our Health and Safety courses, where each course states which delivery formats are available. 

You can read more information about health and safety in our Ultimate Guide to Health and Safety. 

Yes. Following successful completion any of our health and safety courses, you will receive a certificate.

You can read more information about health and safety in our Ultimate Guide to Health and Safety. 

Health and safety courses can vary in expiry periods, however, you can use our requalification checker to see what course is needed and when you need to attend. 

You can read more information about health and safety in our Ultimate Guide to Health and Safety. 

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