EUSR SHEA Telecoms

Course duration

One day

Course details

Enhance your safety knowledge and site access credentials with our EUSR SHEA Telecoms course. This training provides telecoms professionals with a recognised qualification to work safely across telecommunications infrastructure and streetworks environments.

Our SHEA telecommunications training covers industry-specific health, safety, and environmental awareness, and is suitable for those working in fixed-line, mobile, or broadband sectors.

Why Choose the EUSR SHEA Telecoms Course?

Recognised qualification for telecoms engineers and operatives
Approved by Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR)
Demonstrates competence in safe working practices in telecommunications
Accepted by telecoms industry employers and CSCS partner schemes
Flexible options including online telecom training and in-person delivery

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

Telecoms engineers, contractors, and installers
Individuals working in telecoms streetworks or infrastructure sites
Anyone needing SHEA telecoms certification for site access

Course Content

Health, safety and environmental awareness specific to telecommunications
Safe working in underground and overhead telecoms environments
Risk assessment and control measures for telecom sites
Overview of telecoms regulations and legislation
Certification process for EUSR SHEA telecommunications

Modules

Understanding our workplace responsibilities	Underpinning legal frameworks, definitions and their application in the workplace setting, including the responsibilities for both the individual (as an employee) and the employer.
Understanding the effects of our work on the working environment	Key environmental considerations in the workplace, and their impact as employees, on the sustainability of their environment.
Identifying and controlling risks	Helps the individual to identify and control risks and hazards and understand their role in preventing them through a range of positive and proactive health and safety behaviours.
Common hazards in the workplace	Develops the ability to both identify a range of common physical hazards and minimise their impact in the workplace, in line with CSCS requirements.
Occupational health hazards	Explains the meaning of the term 'occupational health' and develops the individual's understanding of a range of occupational health hazards and their requirements. It helps individuals identify, mitigate for, and minimise occupational health hazards in the workplace.
Responding to emergencies	Develops individuals' understanding of emergency response behaviours, the role of reporting, inspection, and enforcement of health & safety in the workplace. It also develops an individual's understanding of the impact on employee and employer of both poor/improving health and safety in the workplace.

Plus, the following module specific to the telecommunications industry:

Highway working and excavations

Understanding of the processes and procedures required to work in the highway; this includes both public and private environments and creating a safe working environment through safe systems of work. The individual will know what to do in the case of an emergency.

The course will be delivered through the context of the telecommunications industry.

Assessment

Multiple choice questions after each module.

Certificates

On completion, candidates receive EUSR SHEA Telecoms card (valid 3–5 years). To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the SHEA Telecoms course before the expiry date on your card.

The scheme is affiliated with the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) allowing utility workers access to CSCS controlled sites for purposes of utilities work without the need to hold a separate card. The utilities industries share a common goal and commitment to robust mechanisms that enable all workers to demonstrate health and safety awareness and relevant skills and competences.

CSCS affiliated cards carry the CSCS hologram in the top left corner.

Pre-Requisites

There are no formal entry requirements however a basic level of written and spoken English is required.

If you have any questions about this or any other course, please get in touch on 01926 674340

How to book

Select date/location:

18.11.202508:30 - 17:00£195 (+ vat) per person
Online - Zoom (9 places available)15.01.202608:30 - 17:00£195 (+ vat) per person
Online - Zoom (10 places available)