It covers identifying and orally reporting common construction hazards, understanding basic risk control measures, and identifying procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergencies.
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work.
The unit requires students to demonstrate personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements in order to work safely and prevent injury or harm to self and others.
It covers identifying and orally reporting common construction hazards, understanding basic risk control measures, and identifying procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergencies.
It also covers correctly selecting and fitting common personal protective equipment (PPE) used for construction work.
Contents
Health and safety legislative requirements of construction work.
Basic principles of risk management
Construction hazard identification and control.
Identifying, using and maintaining PPE.
Role of designated health and safety personnel
Safety signs and symbols
Procedures for reporting hazards, incidents and injuries
Awareness of emergency procedures, including first aid and fire safety.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements however applicants should be able to use and understand basic English.
Photo identification and a current photograph are required for the issue of a white card.
Delivery And Assessment
Training and assessment is conducted on site and is structured on a flexible basis to meet the needs of the organisation and students and includes classroom theory and practical on-job training.
Assessment is competency based and will include a mixture of classroom-based exercises and practical demonstration of skills.
RPL
Do you already have many of the skills that are being taught in this course?
Transform Training recognises existing skills and prior learning through our Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) Program, because there is no need to learn what you already know. Talk to our staff about RPL today.
Pathways
Successful assessment outcomes from this training will result in a Statement of Attainment; that may be used for recognition in a relevant qualification. Completion of this unit is a requirement for issue of OHS White Card.
Materials And Equipment
Students will be provided with all written and physical materials required to complete the assessment. Students must wear long trousers, a long sleave top and steel-capped boots.
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Students should also refer to the Student Information Booklet and Fee Schedules for detailed information on Transform Training’s policies and procedures including:
Work, health and safety
Fees and charges
Refunds
Grievances and disputes
Transform Training is a modern, industry-focused Registered Training Organisation (RTO 40385) that offers high-quality Nationally Recognised Training, duty of care training and verification of competency (VOC) assessment in many fields of expertise including;
Abrasive Blasting & Protective Coatings
Asbestos Removal, Identification & Awareness
Working at Heights
Enter and Work in Confined Spaces
Elevated Work Platform
Telescopic Materials Handler
Work Health & Safety
High-Risk Work Licensing
Load Shifting Plant & Equipment
Transform Training is owned and operated by individuals who have run businesses in the industrial services sector for over 30 years.
Our collective expertise and decades of experience contracting in fields of high-risk work provides us with the proper understanding of client needs in order to make the workplace compliant, safer and more productive.
We have learned the value of safety and productivity on major construction, demolition, industrial maintenance and large public infrastructure projects.
This is why we have the best training programs for those seeking to elevate their workforce to be able to work both safely and efficiently, providing a positive return to their employer; because we understand the complex balance between work health and safety, the importance of skilled staff and the undesirability of workforce downtime.
We believe that effective training requires the right combination of knowledge acquisition and practical experience.
Transform Training offers training either on-site or at our state of the art facility located at Techport in Osborne, South Australia, the heart of Adelaide’s naval industry.
With our unique connection to industry and our strong culture of teamwork, leadership and management, Transform Training delivers outstanding results and works continuously toward creating the highly skilled workforce of tomorrow.
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