Level 1 Award
Health & Safety in a Construction Environment
(Leading to CSCS GreEN CArd)

The Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification is 
appropriate for individuals wishing to apply for the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Green Card and to access construction sites in the UK as a non-skilled worker.

In July 2014 CSCS introduced a new requirement for applicants to achieve a formal 
knowledge based qualification, the ‘Health and Safety in a Construction Environment’ 
Award. Achievement of this Award will demonstrate the applicant’s understanding of key issues affecting safe working practices on UK construction sites.
 

The awarding organisation for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the 
regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). The 
specification for the qualification has been approved by the Welsh Government for use by centres in Wales. This qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).