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If you wish to apply for test, course & cards, we recommend that you use the online service. Applying online will be considerably quicker than applying over the telephone.
Health, Safety & Environment Test
The HS&E test is an important way for construction workers to show employers that they can be safe whilst doing their job. The aim of the test is to examine knowledge and experience across a wide range of topics to improve health safety and productivity on site.
The test is usually taken at CITB approved test centres located throughout the UK.
Which type of test do I need to take?
There are different types of tests and the one that is right for you depends on your qualifications and occupation. Please make sure that you sit the correct test as completing the wrong test will delay your CSCS card application.
There are 3 types of HS&E tests:
Operative – tests for a basic level, health, safety and environmental awareness. This test is required when applying for the Labourer card, the Trainee card, the Apprentice card, most Blue Skilled Worker cards and most Gold Advanced Craft cards.
Manager and Professional – tests for everything in the operative test, plus additional material relevant to managers and professionals. This test is required when applying for the Black Managers card and the Academically or Professionally Qualified person cards.
Specialist – tests for everything in the operative test, plus additional material relating to a specialist area such as supervision or working at heights. Specialist tests are required when applying for the Gold Supervisor card, as well as Blue Skilled Worker and Gold Advanced Craft cards in certain occupations.
If you know which type of test to take, you can contact us on our Online Service.
How do I book the HS&E test?
You can book the test from Online Service.
Are there any revision materials available?
Revision materials are available from most high street and online booksellers or the CITB website
Test Centre Locations
| Aldershot | Carlisle | Grantham | Liverpool | Preston | Staines |
| Andover | Chatham | Grimsby | Lowestoft | Reading | Stevenage |
| Aylesbury | Chelmsford | Guildford | Luton | Redditch | Stockport |
| Barnstaple | Cheltenham | Hanley | Manchester | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Stoke |
| Barrow in Furness | Chester | Harlow | Mansfield | Salford, Greater Manchester | Stratford upon Avon |
| Basildon | Chesterfield | Harrogate | Middlesbrough | Salisbury | Sunderland |
| Berwick | Chichester | Hereford | Milton Keynes | Scarborough | Sutton Coldfield |
| Birmingham | Colchester | Huddersfield | Morpeth | Scunthorpe | Swindon |
| Blackpool | Corby | Hull | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sheffield | Taunton |
| Bolton | Coventry | Ilford, London | Newport (Isle of Wight) | Shrewsbury | Torquay |
| Boston | Crawley | Isle of Scilly | Northallerton | Sidcup | Truro |
| Bournemouth | Croydon | Ipswich | Northampton | Skipton | Uxbridge |
| Bradford | Derby | Kendal | Norwich | Slough | Watford |
| Bridgend | Doncaster | Kings Lynn | Nottingham | Southampton | Weymouth |
| Brighton | Dudley | Kingston upon Thames | Oldham | Southend on Sea | Wigan |
| Bristol | Eastbourne | Leeds | Oxford | Southgate | Wolverhampton |
| Builth Wells | Exeter | Leicester | Penzance, Cornwall | Southport | Worcester |
| Bury St Edmunds | Fareham | Mile End B London | Peterborough | Southwark | Worthing |
| Cambridge | Frome | Mile End C London | Plymouth | St Helens | Yeovil |
| Canterbury | Gloucester | Lincoln | Portsmouth | St Leonards on Sea | York |
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