Construction Safety and Health (Free Online Course With Certificate)

This free online course covers health and safety management practices and recommendations for contractors and employers. You will learn how to plan and carry out your work in a way that protects construction workers and the people around a worksite. This online course will teach you how to develop safety plans, accurately assess risks and noise on worksites, and carry out construction and demolition tasks safely and effectively.

This Free Online Course Includes:

• 3-4 Hours of Learning
• CPD Accreditation
• Final Assessment

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This free online Construction Safety training begins by giving you an overview of construction safety which aims to ensure that a construction site doesn’t cause immediate danger to the public around a construction site or the construction workers at a site. Health and safety in construction are important because the industry is prone to hazardous situations and can be dangerous at times. You will learn how to ensure that the finished product of construction can meet the required safety standards and the processes that can be employed to achieve this.

Furthermore, you will learn about health and safety in scaffolding works and study the different risks associated with it. With this construction safety course, you will learn about the different types of scaffolds, and the procedures for safely erecting, dismantling, and modifying them. You will also learn about how to plan and safely execute demolition works, as well as the possible risks and control systems to manage associated demolition risks. Lastly, you will be learning about the noise hazards on worksites, worksite assessment, and recommendations for effective management.

The leading safety hazards on construction sites include falls, electrocutions, and being caught between or struck by objects. These workplace hazards have caused injuries and deaths on sites throughout the world. Upon completion of this construction safety training course, you will be able to maintain an effective safety management system that will help increase productivity and morale in the construction industry and will gain knowledge on how to reduce the likelihood of accidents happening. Enrol in this online course today and start learning about health and safety measures at construction sites.

Module 1

Construction Safety Management - SMP20

In this module: Construction Safety Management - SMP20, you will be introduced to the Safety management pack for contractors with employees of 20 or less. Learn how to construct an effective safety management plan for contractors with 20 or fewer employees in construction. Also, learn about specific forms of safety management.

Module 2

Safety and Health in Construction

In this module, you learn why an effective safety and health management system should be implemented in the workplace. You also learn about some of the statutory requirements for safety in construction

Module 3

Health & Safety for Scaffolds and Scaffolding Work

In this module: Health and Safety for Scaffolds and Scaffolding Work, you will learn about Scaffolds, the different types used in construction, and their specific purposes. You will also learn about the process of erecting and dismantling Scaffolds.

Module 4

Managing Noise and Demolition Risks

In this module: Managing Noise and Demolition Risks, you will learn about demolition works and how to manage the safety of employees and everyone on-site. You will also learn about noise management at work.

Module 5

Course assessment

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

• Describe the SMP20.
• Outline the different sections in the SMP20.
• Discuss forms in SMP20.
• Identify key Identify the key regulations that govern safety at work in construction.
• Define hazard, risk, and control measures.
• Describe the SSWP document.
• Describe the duties of different groups of people when it comes to scaffolding work.
• Describe the features of different types of scaffold.
• Discuss common hazards and risk controls that can occur when doing scaffolding work.
• Define demolition work.
• Discuss the process of noise assessment.

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