Safety, Health and Environmental Awareness (SHEA) Training Schemes

Safety, Health and Environmental Awareness (SHEA) Training Schemes

Our SHEA schemes cover the essentials of safety, health and environmental awareness; designed for those working across the energy and utilities sector.


Who the courses are for

The one day courses are designed for all individuals requiring access to operational sites, including supervisors and managers.


Benefits to your business

  • Contextualised content makes it 100% relevant
  • Interactive courses that cater for different learning styles
  • Accessible and comprehensive approach to assessment
  • Delivered by trainers with experience in the relevant industry
  • All SHEA courses are CSCS partnered

Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR) Registration

Successful completion of a course results in EUSR registration for SHEA (in the relevant industry), valid for three years (except for SHEA Gas which is five years).


Access to CSCS controlled sites

EUSR registration allows access to CSCS controlled sites for utilities work.


How SHEA Works

All courses have been developed by relevant health and safety professionals in collaboration with a range of industry stakeholders including asset owners/large employers, contractor employers, training providers and independent trainers.


Contextualised to your industry

Each course consists of contextualised core learning plus industry specific content:


SHEA (Core):

The SHEA Core course consists of six units that are common to all health and safety contexts. The SHEA Core can be taken as a course in its own right and consists of: Unit 1: Understanding our workplace responsibilities Unit 2: Understanding the effects of our work on the working environment Unit 3: Identifying and controlling risks Unit 4: Common hazards in the workplace Unit 5: Occupational health hazards Unit 6: Responding to emergencies


SHEA (Water):  

Water industry course including additional units on highway working and excavations, sewerage network and process operations.


SHEA (Gas):

Developed for the gas industry with specialist units on highway working and excavations, safety in premises and pressure regulating installations.


SHEA (Power):

Power industry course including additional units on power industry hazards and power generation and distribution.