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This guide has been designed to provide individuals making day-to-day decisions in construction work with a broad understanding of construction related health & safety issues. It covers all of the main principles relating to health and safety in construction, is aligned to Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) regulations and guided by legislation, but focused on best practice.

This publication is aimed at:

• Construction site managers
• Contracts managers
• Site workers with health & safety responsibilities
• Construction health & safety advisors

Summary of contents:

Unit CN1: Managing Construction Safely

• The foundations of construction health and safety management
• Improving health and safety culture and assessing risk
• Managing change and procedures
• Excavation
• Demolition
• Mobile plant and vehicles
• Working at height
• Musculoskeletal health and load handling
• Work equipment
• Electricity
• Fire
• Chemical and biological agents
• Physical and psychological health