Basic Safety

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It is absolutely essential that all those involved in any way with bituminous materials fully understand the significant hazards presented and the procedures used to ensure safety. This is a required comprehensive safety awareness course for all personnel in the road surfacing industry.

$645

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It is absolutely essential that all those involved in any way with bituminous materials fully understand the significant hazards presented and the procedures used to ensure safety.

This is a required comprehensive safety awareness course for all personnel in the road surfacing industry and is presented with the aid of practical demonstrations and videos.

It is a pre-requisite for other advanced courses for those handling, operating, maintaining or working near bitumen equipment or supervising the use of bituminous materials. This course will assist with compliance with individual and company health and safety responsibilities.

 

Topics Include

  • Introduction to bituminous materials including emulsions
  • Health hazards, personal precautions
  • Hazards when working around bitumen plants and hot-mix plants
  • Hazards associated with field operations
  • Importance of appropriate training
  • Dangers of water
  • Detailed discussion of first aid and the subsequent management of bitumen and chemical burns incidents
  • Dangerous goods, flash point, auto-ignition, safe distances
  • Explosion hazards, empty tank hazards
  • Maintenance hazards, spillage precautions and response
  • Fire safety 
  • Miscellaneous associated hazards encountered in the road surfacing industry
  • Welbourn Branch

    20 Bell Street, Welbourn, New Plymouth

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