Course Objectives
At the end of the course you will be able to:
- implement all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation affecting your daily work
- implement new guidance and industry best practice
- state your duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment
Course Content
- Noise
- Vibration
- Manual handling
- Site organisation
- Electrical safety
- Temporary works
- Plant and work equipment
- Mobile plant and vehicles
- Lifting operations and equipment
- Mobile workforce and driver safety
- Work at Height Regulations
- Safe working at height
- Common access equipment
- Scaffolding
- Fall arrest and suspension equipment.
- Excavations
- Underground and overhead services
- Confined spaces
- Health and safety law
- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
- Health and safety policies
- Risk assessments and method statements
- Induction and training
- Effective communication
- Leadership and worker engagement
- Inspection and audit
- Statutory forms, notices and registers
- Accident prevention, control, reporting and investigation
- Management of health
- Welfare facilities
- Stress and mental health at work
- Drugs and alcohol
- Control of substances hazardous to health
- Lead
- Asbestos
- Dust and fumes
Candidates require:
- Laptop/tablet with camera and fast internet connection
- A suitably quiet room free from distractions