The Construction Industry has had a history of poor safety standards with high levels of accidents and fatalities. However, in the gas engineering sector within construction it had been known for years that the CORGI system of accrediting competence had resulted in dramatically improved levels of safety for domestic residents and lower accidents amongst installation and service engineers.

 

Therefore, to address the high levels of accidents and fatalities in general construction, the Government and the Health and Safety Executive have promoted awareness of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme. Now, the Major Constructors Group, which includes many national developers and contractors, and the Major House Builders Group have made it a requirement that site workers hold a valid CSCS card before being permitted to work on the sites they operate.

 

The first step towards obtaining a CSCS card is to pass the health and safety test. This is a multiple choice test which you can take at one of the test centres operated for the purpose. To help you prepare for the test and to find further information about booking your test, you are strongly advised to purchase a copy of the book, ConstructionSkills Health & Safety Test – All the Questions & Answers - price £8.49. The book is normally in stock at most bookshops including W.H.Smiths and Waterstones. On page 2 of the book you will find information on the test. On page 5 of the book you will find the necessary telephone numbers to book a test. In addition, CITB-ConstructionSkills provides detailed information on the CSCS card on their CSCS card web-sites:-