CCNSG Safety Passport Leading A Team Safely (LATS) Course
Key Features
Of this CCNSG (LATS) Course:
- Develop practical leadership skills to maintain safe working practices across construction and industrial sites
- Learn to lead effective safety briefings, toolbox talks and team communications in real workplace conditions
- Understand how to identify, assess and control risks while directing team activities
- Build competence in incident reporting, near-miss investigation and continuous safety improvement
- Strengthen ability to enforce safe behaviours and support compliance with UK health and safety legislation
Course Date Availability
CCNSG (LATS) training at the following 3 centres. Prices from £150 per person :
| Training Centres | Next Available Dates |
|---|---|
| Dudley | 18th Jun 202613th Jul 2026 |
| Hull | 29th Jun 202625th Aug 2026 |
| Newcastle | 24th Sep 202624th Sep 2026 |
Course Information
Overview:
The CCNSG Safety Passport Leading A Team Safely (LATS) course equips experienced workers with the leadership capabilities required to direct teams safely in high-risk environments. It focuses on the practical responsibilities of supervisors and team leaders who must translate safety policies into daily actions on site. Delegates examine how leadership decisions affect team behaviour, hazard control and overall compliance with current UK regulations including the Health and Safety at Work Act and CDM 2015.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for:
- Site supervisors and foremen
- Team leaders in construction and engineering
- Contractor chargehands and gangers
- Experienced operatives moving into supervisory roles
- Safety representatives who lead work teams
What You Will Learn
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- How to plan and deliver clear, task-specific safety briefings
- Techniques for observing and correcting unsafe behaviours constructively
- Methods for involving teams in dynamic risk assessment
- Effective communication of method statements and permit-to-work requirements
- Approaches to investigating incidents and implementing corrective actions
- Ways to promote a positive safety culture within small work groups
Course Agenda
Overview:
The course runs over one full day and combines short presentations with group discussions, scenario exercises and practical leadership activities. Delegates work through realistic site situations that require them to lead safety conversations and make decisions under typical time and resource pressures.
Key Modules Covered
What you will learn:
- Legal duties and leadership responsibilities under UK health and safety law
- Leading dynamic risk assessment and safe systems of work
- Planning and delivering effective toolbox talks and pre-task briefings
- Behavioural safety leadership and intervention techniques
- Incident reporting, investigation and learning from events
- Supporting team wellbeing and fatigue management on site
Private Courses On-site
CCNSG Safety Passport Leading A Team Safely (LATS) training is also available as a dedicated course, at your premises, and on a date and time of your choosing. Advantages of group / private course is the convenience of candidates being in familiar surroundings and not having to travel, the lowest price, and the ability to have the course tailored to your own application.
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Accreditation & Next Steps
What you will achieve as a result:
Successful delegates receive the CCNSG Safety Passport with the Leading A Team Safely (LATS) endorsement. The qualification is recorded on the CCNSG database and is widely accepted by major contractors and client organisations across the UK. The passport remains valid for three years, after which a refresher course is required to maintain the endorsement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most commonly asked CCNSG Safety Passport Leading A Team Safely (LATS) questions:
The course is delivered over one full day, typically from 08:00 to 16:30, including breaks and assessment.
Delegates should hold a valid CCNSG Safety Passport or equivalent safety awareness qualification before enrolling, as LATS builds directly on core safety knowledge.
The syllabus covers leadership duties, dynamic risk assessment, toolbox talks, behavioural safety interventions, incident investigation and promoting positive safety culture within teams.
Assessment includes a short written test plus observation of practical leadership exercises such as delivering a toolbox talk and completing a risk assessment discussion.
You receive the CCNSG Safety Passport with the Leading A Team Safely endorsement recorded on the central CCNSG register.
The LATS endorsement is valid for three years from the date of successful completion.
Yes. You must complete a LATS refresher course before the three-year expiry to keep the endorsement active on your passport.
The standard passport focuses on individual safety awareness while LATS concentrates on the additional leadership and communication skills required when directing a team.
Bring photo identification, your existing safety passport if held, and note-taking materials. PPE is not required as the day is classroom-based with discussion activities.
Yes. The exercises focus on real tasks such as leading pre-task briefings and intervening in unsafe situations, skills delegates can use the next working day.
The CCNSG LATS endorsement is accepted by many principal contractors and client organisations that require team leaders to hold enhanced safety leadership training.
Delegates who do not meet the required standard receive feedback and can usually re-sit the assessment within a short period without repeating the full course.
Prices per person typically start at £150. Discounts available for multi person or group bookings (depending upon location)
More Information
The training emphasises real decisions that team leaders face daily, using examples drawn from construction, maintenance and engineering environments. It helps delegates move from simply following rules to actively shaping safe outcomes through their leadership actions.
Last updated: May 2026 • Part of XYZ Training Group