Health and Safety - Part B

Overview

This course is for people working in the Civil Infrastructure industries who have the responsibility for protecting health, safety and the environment.

This course, together with NZIHT’s Health & Safety - Part A course will give participants additional unit standards towards the National Certificate in Civil Infrastructure Health, Safety and Environment (Operation) (Level 3).

This course is also available to anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.

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Length

1 day course.

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Facilitator

Don MacBeth

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Cost

  • $420 + GST per person                

This fee applies to people who attend a course for knowledge only purposes with no intention of gaining unit standard credits towards a qualification.

 

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Topics include

  • Health and Safety requirements on a civil infrastructure worksite
  • Working safely with others at a civil infrastructure worksite
  • Health and Safety in Employment Regulations relating to notifiable works
  • Types and purpose of work permits and hazard controls for notifiable works
  • Effects of worksite environments on personal health and fitness and their control
  • Prevention and control of substance use on civil infrastructure worksites
  • Symptoms, causes and effects of fatigue and stress and ways to reduce them
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On completion of this course participants will

  • Identify and describe health and safety requirements on a civil infrastructure worksite
  • Demonstrate knowledge of workplace regulations relating to notifiable works
  • Describe hazard controls for notifiable works typical of civil worksites
  • Describe effects of worksite environments on health and fitness
  • Describe nutrition and hydration requirements on civil worksites
  • Describe the prevention and control of substance use on civil worksites
  • Describe the symptoms, causes and effects of fatigue and stress
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National Qualification information

Attendance at this one day course will deliver the theoretical knowledge of the following unit standards. Assessment of these unit standards is available - refer to cost schedule for details.
 

  • 17327 - Communicate on Civil construction sites
  • 20866 - Work safely with others in the civil infrastructure industry
  • 20867 - Respond to fire incidents at a civil infrastructure worksite
  • 20869 - Demonstrate knowledge of notifiable works and permits in the civil infrastructure industry.
  • 20874 - Demonstrate knowledge of health and fitness for civil infrastructure personnel.
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Who should attend

Those who want to demonstrate knowledge of health and safety in the civil industry. Those who are working towards the National Certificate in Civil Infrastructure Health, Safety and Environment (Operations) - whether it is for Operate Safe Bronze Card registration, or working towards QEST or any other health and safety system.

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Optional Unit Standard Assessment Fee

  • $300 + GST per person                

This optional fee is for the assessment of all of the above unit standard reported to NZQA. It is in addition to the cost of the course. Participants must complete a workbook with theory and practical components. The assessment workbook will be given out at the course and must be returned to NZIHT within six weeks from the course date.

Each person must complete a WITT enrolment form and provide a copy of their birth certificate or passport.

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Online Registration

You can register for this course right now. Select which regional area and date you require. Then click on "Register Now" to go through to the registration form.

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