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Managing Safely in Construction

This four day intensive course is a specialist IOSH accredited course and covers all the fundamentals of safety management within the construction sector covering all the above subject matter. An exam and project is part of the structure of the course and candidates recieve on passing the IOSH
Course Overview
  • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
  • civil and criminal law/common and statute law
  • reasonable care, negligence, vicarious liability and levels of duty
  • enforcement and notices

Key subject matter:-

Introduction to the Construction Regulations including:

  • Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations
  • Construction (Head Protection) Regulations
  • Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

Plus:

Other relevant legislation applicable to managing safety in construction, eg:

  • Asbestos; personal protective equipment, first aid, manual handling, COSHH

Introduction to safety management systems

  • ISO 9001; ISO 14001, DHSAS 18001/2

The main elements in HSG65

  • Policy; organising; planning; monitoring; review; co-operation; communication; control; competence

Risk assessment

Introduction to risk assessment and control; the principles of risk management; hazard and risk; risk control; the risk assessment process (both general and the specific in-house process); hazard identification; observations and interview techniques; risk rating and severity; risk control hierarchy; risk control systems/risk reduction; recording requirements; review and monitoring; source documentation.reference material.

Reactive monitoring

The main managerial activities of reactive monitoring; measuring performance; events and outcomes; reporting and recording (legislative compliance and company specific), RIDDOR; reportable outcomes; not-reportable outcomes; dangerous occurences (construction specific) realing to:

  • excavation
  • scaffolding
  • working at heights
  • steel erection
  • lifting operations
  • use of mobile cranes
  • working in confined spaces
  • noise and vibration
  • recording
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for managers/supervisors involved in construction, maintenance, allied industries who want a nationally recognised safety qualification giving the attendee a high level of knowledge and competence in terms of construction.
Non-Member Price
£1,050 + VAT
Member Price
£920 + VAT
Duration
4 days
further information:
Joan Mulvy: 0113 289 2671 or jmulvy@eef-yandh.org.uk
Course types
training course
Aimed At
Health & Safety Personnel
Managers - Senior or Director
Team Leaders - All
Course Subjects
Health+%26+Safety training
Management+Development training
Venues and Dates
To Be Confirmed

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EEF, the manufacturers' organisation - Broadway House - Tothill Street - London SW1H 9NQ
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EEF Limited is the organisation for manufacturing, engineering and technology-based businesses. It is an employers association regulated under Part II of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and a company limited by guarantee. EEF Limited is registered in England and Wales, registered no 05950172, and its registered office is Broadway House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NQ

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