Online course
Construction site safety and CDM
How CDM 2015 works on site, the duty holders and paperwork, the welfare every site needs, and how to control the hazards that kill and injure construction workers most: falls, excavations, plant and vehicles, collapses, dust and asbestos.
- 3units
- 9lessons
- 2 hoursto complete
- 3 yearssuggested refresher
Included with every paid plan, from £79 a year.
What the course covers
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CDM 2015 on site
Who does what under CDM, the plans and files the law expects, and the induction and welfare every site needs.
- The CDM duty holders
- Plans, files and notification
- Induction, site rules and welfare
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The hazards that kill on site
Controlling falls, excavations, vehicles and plant, collapses, dust and asbestos on construction sites.
- Falls and falling objects
- Excavations, collapses and site vehicles
- Health risks: dust, asbestos, noise and vibration
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Managing the work day to day
RAMS and briefings, permits and co-ordination, emergencies on site, and a worked example.
- RAMS, briefings and co-ordination
- Emergencies and fire on site
- Worked example: a small extension
Assessment and certificate
- A short quiz after each unit, with the reason for every answer.
- A final assessment of 15 questions; the pass mark is 70%.
- Pass it on a paid plan for a certificate of completion with a QR code anyone can check.
This is online awareness training, not an accredited qualification. It doesn't on its own show someone is competent for a task. Awareness course: it isn't a site supervisor or site manager qualification, and doesn't replace site-specific induction or task training.