ECITB CCNSG Safety Passport Course

The CCNSG Safety Passport is a widely recognised safety card in the UK engineering and construction industry. For over thirty years, it has provided top health and safety training.

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CCNSG National Course Overview

The CCNSG Safety Passport is a certification for workers in the engineering and construction industry. The training promotes a strong safety culture and helps reduce accidents. It boosts safety awareness. It includes in-person training and an assessment test. After finishing the course, successful participants get a CCNSG card that is valid for three years. Many sites require this card for access, so renewing it before it expires is important.

Types of ECITB CCNSG Courses

The CCNSG offers several types of courses, including:

  1. CCNSG National Course: This is the foundational course providing safety knowledge for workers in the engineering and construction sectors.
  2. CCNSG Renewal Course: Designed for those who already hold a CCNSG Safety Passport and need to renew it to maintain their certification.
  3. Leading a Team Safely (LATS) Course: Aimed at those in supervisory roles, this course focuses on managing safety within teams and extends the basic CCNSG training.

These courses meet industry safety standards and remain updated on best practices.

What Will You Learn

  • Health and Safety laws
  • Permits to work
  • Safe working practices relating to scaffolding
  • Safe working practices for access and exiting
  • Accident and first aid procedures
  • Fire precautions and procedures
  • COSHH and personal protective equipment
  • Theories of Manual Handling
  • Noise procedures and practices
  • Regulations for work with cranes and heavy equipment
  • Excavation procedures and practices
The CCNSG Safety Passport began as SCATS in Pembrokeshire to streamline contractor inductions for local businesses. Its success led to interest from other regions, prompting the creator to seek national standardisation. The ECITB then adopted and rebranded it as the CCNSG, which is now the standard safety card for the engineering construction industry.

Entry Requirements

Bring your National Insurance number and a UK photo card, driving license or travel passport as ID. If you have a different type of photo ID, it must be approved before the course. If you do not bring the required ID, you will not be allowed to take the course, but you will still be charged the full fee.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The CCNSG Safety Passport course is a nationally recognised qualification that provides health, safety, and environmental training for personnel working on construction and engineering sites. It lasts two days and covers various topics to improve workplace safety.

The CCNSG Safety Passport is valid for three years. After this period, a one-day CCNSG Renewal course is required to maintain the certification.

Candidates must bring a current UK photo card, driving license, or travel passport as proof of identity. Other forms of photo ID must be approved in advance. Delegates must also bring their National Insurance number and two passport-sized photographs.

The course covers Health and Safety law, safe working practices for scaffolding, access and egress, accident and first aid procedures, fire precautions, COSHH and personal protective equipment, manual handling, noise procedures, cranes and heavy equipment regulations, and excavation practices.

The course consists of 10 modules, each followed by a multiple-choice test. To pass the course, delegates must score 80% or higher on each test.

The course is intended for employees and sub-contractors working in installation and maintenance within the construction and engineering sectors.

You should consider attending the CCNSG Supervisor Passport course to advance into a supervisory role.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) accredited the course.

Delegates must understand spoken and written English well to attend the course.

You can only take CCNSG courses (including the national, renewal, and Leading a Team Safely courses) through an ECITB-approved training Provider.