ECS Health, Safety and Environmental Assessments

To hold an ECS Card, you must pass the ECS Health, Safety & Environmental assessment (or have valid exemption). The ECS Health, Safety & Environmental assessment is specifically designed to meet the basic Health & Safety requirements of electrotechnical personnel.

Those who successfully pass the ECS assessment will be awarded with an ECS H&S Certificate, issued by the JIB or SJIB, which can be used to obtain an ECS card within two years of passing the assessment.

ECA is authorised to provide ECS Health, Safety & Environmental assessments throughout England, Wales & Northern Ireland. Reciprocal arrangements apply in Scotland.

ECA provides this service on behalf of the JIB and all health and safety assessments booked though ECA can be paid for by credit or debit card and will appear on your statement as 'ECA online banking'.

To view the centres and to arrange a booking, please visit www.ecscard.org.uk

For further information on any other bookings or centres, please visit www.ecscard.org.uk

The majority of UK construction sites will require onsite workers and site visitors to have achieved an appropriate level of health and safety knowledge before they are permitted to enter construction areas. Due to this requirement, the ECS card scheme requires all those applying for cards to hold or obtain a minimum level of health and safety knowledge.

The ECS H&S assessment is required by all candidates applying for an ECS card who do not have an exemption to the test. A list of the exemptions is available on this page.

If you are unsure about your eligibility for an ECS card and which H&S assessment you should undertake, please visit the ECS card website, www.ecscard.org.uk. No responsibility can be accepted for candidates who book and undertake the wrong test and no refund will be given in such circumstances.

Bookings to take the ECS Health and Safety (H&S) Assessment can be made by an individual or by a business on behalf of multiple employees.

For Individual (personal) bookings please telephone ECA on 01582 531047.

There is no need to complete the booking form.

Before calling please make sure you have the following with you:

Payment card details
Date of birth
National Insurance number

If you do not have these details, ECA cannot proceed with your booking.

To book multiple employee bookings please telephone ECA on 01582 531047.

The cost of the ECS Health and Safety Assessment is £40 + VAT (£48) for each assessment taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

There is no need to use a third party or agent to book a Health and Safety Assessment. Agents make charges for booking on top of the assessment fee. Booking assessments is FREE with the providers listed on this site.

Do not pay more than the standard fee above for an assessment.

Region	Location
North	Leeds in Yorkshire
North East	Durham or York in North Yorkshire
North West	Liverpool in Merseyside and Accrington in Lancashire
Central	Chesterfield in Derbyshire*
East Mids	Leicester in Leicestershire
West Mids	Birmingham in West Midlands
East	Chelmsford in Essex, Ipswich in Suffolk, Dunstable in Bedforshire or Norwich in Norfolk
Greater London	Blackfriars, Colindale, East Ham and Thornton Heath in London or Slough in Berkshire
Central South	Bournemouth and Portchester in Hampshire and Oxford in Oxfordshire
South East	Burgess Hill in West Sussex and Maidstone
West & South West	Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter* or Redruth* in Cornwall, Yeovil or Weston Super Mare in Somerset or Gloucester
Wales	Bridgend in South Wales
N. Ireland	*Lisburn in County Antrim

*Assessment at these locations are less frequent than our other locations.

For more information on venues please visit https://www.ecscard.org.uk/content/Venues

ECA Terms and Conditions for booking the ECS Health and Safety Assessment

Payment

Each attempt at either the full ECS or Site Visitor H&S assessments costs £48 (inclusive of VAT) per candidate.
By credit/debit card: For your security, we do not ask for your card details on this form.

Please tick the box for credit/debit card payment on the booking form and we will call you to obtain these details on receipt of your application. Please note: This service is provided by the ECA (Electrical Contractors Association) on behalf of the ECS (JIB) and all card payments will appear on your card statement as ‘Electrical Contractors Internet’.

By cheque/postal order: A single cheque/postal order for £48 (inclusive of VAT) per delegate should accompany each booking. Corporate or block bookings for multiple candidates and multiple venues should be accompanied by individual cheques for each venue. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Electrical Contractors Association’.

Important: Bookings will not be processed until cleared payment has been received. The ECA reserves the right to pursue its legal options in the case of default on payment and to cover reasonable administration costs.

Cancellations or Amendments

All bookings can be rearranged by giving us a minimum of six working days’ notice before your assessment is due to take place (this does not include the day of the assessment).
After this time, candidates will be required to re-book at a cost of £48 (inclusive of VAT) per candidate. Fees already paid will not be refunded in these circumstances.
Candidate substitutions can only be arranged by giving us a minimum of six working days’ notice (this does not include the day of the assessment).
Any candidate who fails to arrive at the correct venue; or on the correct date and time; or without the correct proof of identity, will be deemed to be a cancellation and will normally be required to rebook at an additional cost of £48 (inclusive of VAT) per candidate. Fees already paid will not be refunded in these circumstances.

Liability of the Provider
The liability of the provider for any expense, loss, cost or damage of any kind whatsoever whether direct, indirect or consequential (apart from personal injury or death) arising out of any action of proceedings relating to any service, or equipment provided in accordance with the course shall be limited to the total amount of fees charged in respect of the course. The provider is unable to offer refunds for cancellations arising from events outside its control including adverse weather conditions, flooding or industrial action.

The Assessment Process and Format
ECS H&S assessments are delivered using computers or tablet style devices.

Preparation and Revision Material
An ECS Question and Answer book is available to help candidates prepare for their ECS Health and Safety assessment and candidates should take care to only to obtain only the ECS publication.

Important: We require candidates to obtain the ECS question and answer book at least ten working days prior to sitting the assessment, to allow adequate time for preparation. In the case of multiple bookings, it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that this condition is satisfied.

Due to the specific electrical content in the ECS assessment, books supplied by other agencies (CITB etc.) are not appropriate. The book contains all the questions and answers from the database that is currently used for the assessment.

How to obtain the ECS Question and Answer Book
Download a free, electronic copy from the H&S assessment section on the ECS card website; www.ecscard.org.uk/content/Preparation-and-Revision - or indicate the quantity of printed copies of the book you require by post (at a cost of £4.50 each) on the booking form. Books ordered (and assessments) must be paid for at the point of booking.

General Information
We will endeavour to arrange an assessment at the earliest opportunity and at the chosen location. Once a place has been allocated, a confirmation email will be sent, which will include a location map, a receipt of payment and terms and conditions of the assessment.

ECS Health and Safety assessments are provided at various venues across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. To book an assessment through the ECA please call the ECA Administration team on 01582 531 047.

The assessment consists of 45 multiple choice questions, randomly selected from a database of approximately 300. It is a 'closed book' assessment - no revision materials will be allowed into the exam room.

The ECS H&S assessment requires 38 correct answers out 45 to be completed in 30 minutes.

The assessment is made up from questions covering eleven topics. The numbers of questions randomly selected from each topic are:

6 - General Health and Safety at Work
4 - Manual Handling Operations
3 - Reporting Accidents
4 - Personal Protective Equipment at Work
3 - Health and Hygiene
4 - Fire and Emergency
5 - Work at Height
4 - Work Equipment
3 - Special Site Hazards
6 - Electrotechnical
3 - Environmental

An ECS Question and Answer Book is available to help candidates prepare for their ECS Health and Safety Assessment. The ECS Question and Answer Book contains all the questions and answers from the database that is currently used for the assessment.

You can order a printed copy of the ECS revision guide to be sent out to you, at a cost of £3.75 + VAT (£4.50) each OR download a copy from the ECS website.

Note: ECS require candidates to obtain the question and answer book at least ten working days prior to sitting the assessment, to allow adequate time for preparation. In the case of in-company or multiple bookings, it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that this condition is satisfied.

The ECS Health & Safety Assessment pass is valid for 2 years as meeting the health and safety awareness requirement for the application of an ECS card.

Once the assessment has been taken, a result letter will be sent (via email) to the delegate, informing if they have passed or failed.

If successful, an ECS card must be applied for within that two year period or a new assessment will be required before the application can be processed.

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