This one-day Directors’ Role for Health and Safety course is for directors and senior managers with strategic health and safety responsibilities in the built environment.
Explore directors’ duties of care, the implications of non-compliance with health and safety legislation, and how to promote a positive organisational culture. Group exercises encourage open discussion. Build UK endorses the course as standard training for directors and senior managers in these roles.
This course is run by GEM Compliance Training in partnership with Mark One Training
There are no scheduled courses available. Please phone 01702 561818 to arrange booking this course.
| Delegates | Details | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per Person | £250.00 |
| 1 | Additional Person | £250.00 |
Our one-day CITB Directors’ Role for Health and Safety (DRHS) training course is designed for company directors and senior managers who have strategic responsibility for health and safety within their organisation. The course provides the knowledge and understanding needed to recognise directors’ legal duties, manage workplace risks effectively and promote a positive health and safety culture.
Delegates will explore the moral, financial and legal responsibilities associated with managing health and safety in the construction industry. The course also highlights the consequences of failing to meet health and safety obligations, helping directors understand how their decisions can affect employees, projects and the wider business.
What You Will Cover in Our CITB DRHS Course
Through a combination of classroom instruction, group discussions and practical exercises, this CITB training course covers:
The legal responsibilities and duties of company directors and senior managers under health and safety legislation
The moral, economic and legal implications of poor health and safety management
Understanding key legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
The importance of strategic health and safety planning and effective risk management
How to develop, implement and maintain effective health and safety policies and procedures
The importance of appointing competent health and safety advisers and duty holders
The responsibilities of duty holders and the importance of cooperation, communication and coordination on construction projects
How to monitor and review health and safety performance within an organisation
Developing a proactive health and safety culture through effective leadership and worker engagement
Applying the Plan, Do, Check, Act approach to improve health and safety management
Assessment & CITB Certification
Throughout our CITB Directors’ Role for Health and Safety course, delegates will take part in mandatory group exercises and complete a personal review to demonstrate their understanding of health and safety leadership and responsibilities.
Assessment also includes a trainer review and a two-part examination covering general course knowledge and a workplace-related case study. Delegates must achieve an 80% pass mark (24 out of 30) in the examination, alongside successfully completing the other assessment requirements.
Once delegates successfully complete all assessment elements, they will receive a CITB Directors’ Role for Health and Safety certificate, which is valid for three years.
Duration: One day, with a minimum of 7.5 hours of course delivery and assessment, excluding breaks.
Structure: A combination of classroom-based learning, trainer-led discussions, group exercises and individual activities.
Class size: Maximum 10 delegates, allowing for interactive discussions and individual participation.
Location: Available at our Mark One training centre in Essex, subject to course availability.
Preparation: Delegates are recommended to complete the CITB DRHS pre-course eLearning before attending. This takes approximately 1.5 hours and provides essential background knowledge for the trainer-led course.
Why Should You Take the CITB Directors’ Role for Health and Safety Course?
Health and safety starts with effective leadership. Company directors and senior managers play a crucial role in creating a safe working environment and ensuring their organisation meets its legal responsibilities.
Completing the CITB DRHS training course helps you understand your responsibilities, make informed business decisions and recognise the financial, legal and reputational consequences of poor health and safety management.
The course also gives you the confidence to introduce better safety practices, improve workforce engagement and develop a positive health and safety culture throughout your organisation.
Whether you are a company director, business owner, operations director or senior construction manager, this training provides valuable insight into the importance of managing health and safety at a strategic level.
Successful completion provides a CITB-recognised qualification, helping demonstrate your commitment to effective health and safety leadership.
The course aims to help you:
• Recognise the moral, financial and legal implications of boardroom decisions and the potential liabilities for your business.
• Understand why risks must be managed strategically.
• Appreciate the consequences of ineffective health and safety management.
• Understand the importance of competent duty holders and effective co-operation, communication and co-ordination on projects.
• Recognise the need for competent health and safety assistance and understand the limits of that appointment.
• Identify practical tools for building a proactive health and safety culture and understand its benefits.
This is a theory-based course, so no PPE is required.
The course is intended for directors and senior managers with a strategic health and safety role, in organisations of any size across construction, civil engineering and allied trades. Please consider this when deciding whether the course is suitable for you.
Relevant roles include financial or operations directors, senior or private quantity surveyors, principal designers, senior or principal engineers, company secretaries, contracts managers, senior project managers and non-executive directors. This list is not exhaustive.
CITB’s current course guidance states that you should have previously completed a CITB DRHS course, or have a working knowledge of:
• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
• Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969.
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
Be prepared to consider these requirements in the context of a director’s role and responsibilities.
CITB recommends completing its free Director’s Role for Health and Safety pre-course eLearning, covering leadership, worker engagement and health and safety law. Please follow any completion and evidence instructions in your course joining information.
Additional entry guidance: CITB DRHS course page, checked 14 October 2026.
If you have questions about suitability or require learning support, please contact Mark One Training before the course.
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