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Demolition Operative Safety Awareness Course

Duration: 1/2 or 1 day

Code: HS22

Description

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The course includes a review of all tasks relevant to demolition and the relevant legislative requirements for compliance with regulations.

A brief of the following topics is included:
Manual Handling; Working at Heights; Safety in Excavations; Electrical Safety; First Aid / Accident reporting; Asbestos; Fire Safety; Personal Protective Equipment; Noise at Work; Vibration at Work; Safe use of Plant / Equipment; Control of Substances Hazardous to Health; Health & Hygiene; Housekeeping; Safety Signs and Signals; Public Safety; Environmental considerations

The course is provided through lecture and video.

Objectives

On completion of the course participants will be able to:

demonstrate awareness of employer/employee responsibilities regarding H&S
demonstrate awareness of the health and safety issues related to demolition work sites
understand the risks and controls needed to prevent death or serious injury
how to reduce risk to a tolerable level
summarise practical issues of safe work e.g manual handling, heights, excavations, PPE
demonstrate an awareness of need for safe systems
carry out inspections of equipment and recognise faults
recognise the need to develop and manage a safe working environment

Who should attend?

H&S reps., demolition operatives, staff, management; Maximum of 8

Pre-requisites

None

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