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Your passport to safety

What is the ‘safety passport’?

The credit card-sized IOSH safety passport outlines your workers’ safety and healthtraining. In addition to a photo, the robust plastic card includes a number of other security features and an expiry date, to make sure that training is up to date.

Delegates who successfully complete our Working Safely or Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers course can choose to receive the IOSH certificate and/or passport card as proof of their training.

Why IOSH training?You can trust us. People choose our training programmes because they are recognised as the most professional, respected and effective available. In fact, over the past 20 years, more than two million people have been trained to our safety and health standards.

Your insurance and liability premiums may come down if you show that your teams have successfully completed basic safety and health training.

For thousands of clients, the credibility of the IOSH name is important. IOSH training is trusted and well recognised across many different sectors.

And IOSH’s training programme isn’t tied to one trade or sector – it’s flexible enough to suit any business, large or small.

Also, IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers is recognised by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) as equivalent to a Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment. This means anyone who successfully completes the Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers course (face-to-face courses only) – and passes the CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test for Operatives – can apply for a CSCS Labourer Green Card (to help them gain easier access to UK construction sites).

Why a passport card?A card is a quick, practical way of confirming a worker’s training credentials. Cards are ideal for contractors or multi-site workers.

- The cards can be used:- to show the standard and level of training- as an identification card- as a site card

- The cards are a simple way to demonstrate that you value safety and health

- Contractors and multi-site workers prefer a card to a certificate, as it’s more handy and portable

- Using a card to show that workers have basic training saves time on inductions – they’ll just need site-specific training

- Cards demonstrate that training is up to date – each passport expires after three years

- Security features, including photo, hologram and signature, mean the cards are more tamper-proof than a certificate

Your next stepIf you want to find out more about how the IOSH safety passport can help your business, please get in touch with our Business Service Centre on +44 (0)116 257 3636 or email businesssupport@iosh.com.

How the scheme will work for you

Your passport to safety

Option 1If your delegates need to obtain the CSCS Labourer Green Card then you can apply for a standard IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers passport card and/or certificate.

Option 2Successful delegates of the IOSH Working Safely course can choose to receive a standard IOSH passport card and/or certificate.

The IOSH passport: practical and secure

A simple way for workers who move from site to site to show their training level.

Photo givessimple, fastidentification.

Expiry date ensures knowledge is kept up to date and prompts refresher training.

Q: How much are the cards?A: An IOSH passport starts at £25 per person. How much you pay will depend on how many people you train – we’ll discuss this with you when we start to work together.

Q: Can the card be used to gain access to passport-controlled sites?A: Anyone who successfully completes the Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers course (face-to-face courses only) – and passes the CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test for Operatives – can apply for a CSCS Labourer Green Card, which will help them gain

easier access to UK construction sites. When applying to CSCS, holders of the IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers passport can use it as proof that they hold the equivalent of a Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment.

Q: How long do the cards last for?A: Each card is valid for three years.

Q: What happens if a worker loses their card?A: Once we’ve made the necessary checks, we’ll issue you with a new card – each replacement costs £25.

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How the scheme will work for you Option 3

CertifiCards for all your IOSH coursesIf you deliver any IOSH course to at least 250 people a year, you can offer successful delegates a CertifiCard as proof of their IOSH training. We’ll work with you to design your very own bespoke card, incorporating the IOSH logo and security features. CertifiCards are a flexible alternative to IOSH certificates and offer all the benefits of the IOSH passport card. An IOSH CertifiCard starts at £25 per delegate. To find out more, please contact our Customer Engagement team on +44 (0)116 257 3605 or email courses@iosh.com.

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IOSH is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals. With over 48,000 members in more than 135 countries, we’re the world’s largest professional health and safety organisation.

We set standards and support, develop and connect our members with resources, guidance, events and training. We’re the voice of the profession and campaign on issues that affect millions of working people.

IOSH was founded in 1945 and is a registered charity with international NGO status.

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