This course outlines the principles of work site safety, how to prepare a safety plan, recognise potential hazards, locate, identify and isolate services and manage equipment in order to maintain a clean, safe, tidy working environment at a work site. Knowledge gained on this course will assist compliance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
Topics include:
- Construction sequences and processes
- Meeting requirements of Common Law and the Health and Safety in Employment Act
- Preparation of site safety plans
- Subcontractors' responsibilities
- Hazard identification
- Establishing, maintaining and disestablishing site services
- Locating, investigating and documenting utilities
- Identifying site specific quality procedures
- Essential maintenance and safety checks for tools and machinery
- Safe operation in varying weather conditions
- Personal protective equipment
- Handling and storage of flammable liquids
- Safe usage of electrical equipment outdoors
- Roadwork signs - maintenance and safety checks
- Manual excavation
- Maintain records
- On-site communications
On completion of this course participants will have the knowledge to:
- Recognise responsibilities under the Health and Safety in Employment Act
- Prepare a work site safety plan
- Understand the principles of establishing, maintaining and disestablishing work sites
- Maintain a clean safe work site
- Understand functions of construction plant and equipment
- Implement safe procedures for handling flammable work liquids and electrical equipment
- Maintain work records.
National Qualification information:
This course may be used to contribute towards the theoretical requirements of the following unit standards:
6452 Maintain transport and store roadwork signs for civil construction works.
6453 Demonstrate knowledge of civil construction works.
6454 (expiring) Demonstrate knowledge of safety principles and maintain safety on civil construction works.
6471 Dismantle decommissioned services for civil construction.
6472 Carry out manual excavation for civil construction works.
6475 Maintain records for civil construction work.
6478 Maintain and disestablish temporary civil work sites.
17327 Communicate on civil construction sites.
Who Should Attend:
- Supervisors
- Foreperson
- Construction workers
- This course will also provide a valuable overview of workplace safety requirements for project managers and inspection staff.
Cost:
$405.00 per person + GST or
$162.00 per person + GST after InfraTrain subsidy - InfraTrain subsidy of 60% currently applies. To be eligible for this subsidy, the individual participant must be signed into a relevant InfraTrain qualification. InfraTrain reserves the right to review the subsidy at any time. (Minimum numbers apply before a course is confirmed)
Further Information
For further information please contact Lisa Knowles | 
