Health & Safety Training FAQs FAQs
Health and safety training in UK construction covers several awarding bodies and qualification routes. Headline credentials include IOSH Working Safely and Managing Safely, NEBOSH General and Construction Certificates, HSE-aligned First Aid at Work, Ofqual-awarded Mental Health First Aid, plus topic-specific courses on COSHH, manual handling, fire marshalling, HAVS, noise at work and asbestos awareness. Each course maps to a different role, hazard or regulatory duty. This FAQ section answers the questions we are asked most often: who needs IOSH Working Safely versus Managing Safely, who needs NEBOSH, how long First Aid certificates last, COSHH and fire marshal validity, and the topic-specific awareness courses required under UK legislation. Browse the questions below or call us on 01543 899706. MPTT has been delivering construction training since 1935.
- What's the difference between IOSH Working Safely and IOSH Managing Safely?
- Who needs NEBOSH, and what are the main NEBOSH courses?
- How long is a First Aid at Work certificate valid for, and how do I renew it?
- What is COSHH training and who needs it?
- How long is Manual Handling training valid for?
- What is Fire Marshal / Fire Warden training?
- What is Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training?
- What is HAVS (Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome) training?
- What's the difference between IOSH and NEBOSH?