Work Safely in the Construction Industry
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| Course Length: | 6 hours | |
| Course Times: | 8:00am to 2:00pm | |
| Cost: | $175 per participant (gst free) | |
| Competencies: | CPCCOHS1001A | Work Safely in the Construction Industry |
Participants will be issued a certificate of attainment at completion of the course.
An NT White card will be issued by the Territory Business Centre.
Course overview
This unit of competency supports the attainment of the basic OHS knowledge required prior to
undertake designated work tasks within any of the sectors within the construction industry.
The unit relates directly to the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2006).
It requires the ability to demonstrate personal awareness of OHS legislative requirements, and the basic principles of risk management and prevention of injury and illness in the construction industry.
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Alcohol cannot be consumed on Accrete premises. In the opinion of management, if a participant is under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, then management shall remove that person from Accrete premises. Notification to the person’s employer may be made if the employer paid for the course.
Key Topics
NT Legislative overview and OH&S regulatory frameworks in the workplace including
“Duty of Care” and “Employer and Worker obligations and responsibilities”
- Reporting and recording incidents and accidents
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Safe work practices
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Hazards—identification, control and reporting to relevant authorities
- Safety signs and symbols in the workplace
- Risk management overview
- Basic manual handling techniques
- Emergency response and evacuation
- Drugs in the workplace
- Contingency and emergency procedures overview
- Basic fire and fire extinguisher awareness
