
Description
The NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction (UK) Level 7 certificate is a prestigious, SCQF-accredited construction health and safety qualification, specially designed for construction site managers, contracts managers, supervisors, safety advisors, and anyone with health and safety responsibilities on UK construction projects.
Aligned tightly with the CDM (Construction Design and Management) Regulations 2015, this qualification covers CDM roles, legal competencies, hazard control, and health and safety culture—delivering practical, best-practice training rooted in current UK regulation.
This qualification consists of around 70 taught hours plus 40 hours of private study, preparing candidates for a 48-hour scenario-based open book examination that tests knowledge application in realistic construction contexts.
Recognition includes eligibility for the CSCS Academically Qualified Person (AQP) card, AIIRSM Associate Membership, and validation through SQA Accreditation with 12 SCQF credits at Level 7—equivalent to RQF Level 4
What you will learn
By completing this course, you will gain the skills and expertise to:
Understand and advise on CDM roles and legal responsibilities, empowering compliance with UK construction law.
Cultivate a strong health and safety culture on site, with the ability to influence safe behaviors and safety performance.
Assess and manage risk effectively, covering hazards from excavation, demolition, working at height, mobile plant, electricity, fire, chemicals, work equipment, to musculoskeletal and psychosocial health risks.
Develop practical safe systems of work, including emergency planning and permit-to-work procedures.
Participate in incident investigation and performance monitoring, using incident data to inform safer practices.
Justify health and safety improvements with both moral and financial arguments, highlighting return-on-investment in safety culture.
Help manage contractors and influence change, ensuring safer subcontractor oversight throughout construction projects