GE707 Safe start (2018) and GT100 HS&E ops and spec test book (2019)

About Health, safety and environment test for operatives and specialists
The CITB Health, safety and environment test helps the industry to improve its health, safety and environmental standards and forms a vital part of the requirement to obtain a construction industry scheme card.

This revision material contains everything you need to know to book, prepare for and sit the CITB Health, safety and environment test for operatives and specialists.

Content has been updated for 2018 to reflect legislation changes.

From January 2018 the test will be updated to include new question styles, to ensure you are fully prepared for your test alongside the GT100 revision book you can try the new question styles here. Please note there are no changes to the question content and therefore this book still remains valid.

The test includes behavioural case studies, and knowledge and specialist questions. The behavioural case studies are based on the core principles of the industry’s free film Setting out. The film explores what employers and sites must do for workers, and how workers need to behave and interact to constantly changing site conditions.

There are also separate revision materials to support the Health, safety and environment test for managers and professionals(MAP), so please ensure that you are revising for the right test.

GT 100 is an A5, perfect bound publication, printed in full colour. It follows the standard structure used across all CITB core publications (A: Legal and management; B: Health and welfare; C: General safety; D: High risk activities; E: Environment; F: Specialist activities).

Specialist activities include tests in the following areas.

• Supervisory.
• Demolition.
• Highway works.
• Specialist work at height.
• Lifts and escalators.
• Tunnelling.
• Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR):
  • Heating and plumbing services (HAPS)
  • Pipefitting and welding (PFW)
  • Ductwork (DUCT)
  • Refrigeration and air conditioning (RAAC)
  • Service and facilities maintenance (SAF).
• Plumbing (JIB).

Revision DVD, download and app versions are also available, which offer the chance to work through the whole question bank, watch the Setting out film and complete practice tests.

About Safe start

Safe start (GE 707) provides easy to understand health, safety and environment information. It supports operatives and specialists who are preparing for the CITB Health, safety and environment test through providing all of the information needed to pass the test. It is the official supporting publication for the CITB Site Safety Plus one-day Health and safety awareness course (HSA).

New for 2018

• Content has been reviewed and updated, where necessary, to ensure information reflects current legislation and good practice.
• Information on so called legal highs within Section B has been updated in line with the Psychoactive Substances Act and a table has been included to outline the penalties for illegal drugs. Additional content and new images have also been included in Section B to enhance the manual handling chapter.
• Section E has enhanced information on sustainable building, concrete washout facilities and brownfield sites.

Each chapter begins with a summary of what you should expect from your site and employer, and what your site and employer should expect from you. It includes clear illustrations and offers practical guidance for construction workers, including all the relevant topics and the individual specialist chapters.