Description
Dig with confidence
Our Safety Health and Environmental Awareness (SHEA) Gas is our one-day health, safety and environmental awareness course for those working on operational sites. Our SHEA Gas course is accredited by EUSR ensuring that the training matches industry standards within the utilities sector and is in line with Health and Safety Executive guidelines.
SHEA Gas comprises 9 modules covering key areas:
- Module 1: Understanding our workplace responsibilities
- Module 2: Understanding the effect of our work on the environment
- Module 3: Identifying risks and hazards and risk control
- Module 4: Common hazards and controls in the workplace
- Module 5: Occupational health hazards
- Module 6: Responding to emergencies
- Module 14: Highway working and excavation (Gas)
- Module 15: Pressure regulation installations
- Module 16: Safe in premises
This scheme also aligns with CITB standards, ensuring access to CSCS-controlled operational sites. It also includes the relevant requirements of HSE guidance documents:
- HSG47 Avoiding Danger from Underground Services
- HSG150 Health and Safety in Construction
This is a must for workers handling excavation operations, delivering both theory and practical knowledge in a realistic environment.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Managers, supervisors, safety professionals, or operatives working on operational sites and those needing to understand SHEA Gas principles and safe excavation practices.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
- Understanding workplace responsibilities and controlling risks
- Identifying hazards and responding to emergencies
- Ensuring compliance with safety procedures during highway work and excavations
- Knowledge on safety in premises and pressure regulating installations
COURSE DETAILS
DURATION: Full Day or Half Day
DELIVERY METHODS: Face-to-face classroom training or Online Remote e-Classroom.
NUMBER OF LEARNERS: Maximum of 12 learners per day.
ASSESSMENT: Multiple choice assessments per module
CERTIFICATION: Successful learners will receive an EUSR ID card with the CSCS Logo, valid for 5 years.
USEFUL EXTERNAL LINKS:
- HSG 47 – Avoiding danger from underground services – HSG47 (hse.gov.uk)
- HSG 150 – Health and safety in construction (HSG150) (hse.gov.uk)
FUNDING SUPPORT
SHORT COURSE GRANT: This course is eligible for CITB funding under their short course grant.
- Grant Rate & Tier: Check CITB guidelines for exact funding details.
SKILLS & TRAINING FUND: If you are a CITB-registered employer, you may be eligible for additional training funds between £2,500 to £25,000.
