Safe Pass

The Safe Pass Programme is aimed at all construction site personnel, to ensure that they have a basic knowledge of Health and Safety and will be able to work on site without being a risk to themselves or others who might be affected by their acts or omissions.

Description

•Reasons for promoting Safety

•Health & Safety Legislation

•Accident Reporting & Emergency procedure

•Accident prevention.

•Health & Hygiene

•Manual Handling

•Working at Heights

•Working with electricity Overhead and underground services

•Use of hand held equipment

•Personal Protective Equipment

•Safe use of Vehicles

•Noise and Vibrations

•Excavations & Confined Spaces

Contents

Module 1: Site Safety and the Construction Worker
Module 2: Introduction to Risk assessment
Module 3: Implementing Risk Assessment
Module 4: General Site Safety
Module 5: Personal Safety
Exam

Course Aim

Safe Pass is a safety awareness training programme for construction workers. It is a one-day programme that allows them to work on construction sites without being a risk to themselves or others. Employers are required by law to ensure that employees on construction sites carry Safe Pass cards. As a result, employers must ensure that all employees are properly trained.

Candidate Criteria

•Participants Name

•Company Name

•Company Address

•Contact Phone Number

•One passport photo signed on the back

•PPS Number

•Participant must be over 16

•A good level of english is required. For non-english speaking participants interpreters must be used (one language per course)

Course Notes

You will be issued with a Safe Pass registration card when you have successfully completed the one-day Safe Pass training programme. This card lasts for 4 years from the date of the training course. If you leave your workplace, you can keep your registration card, provided it is in date. When it expires, you must then attend a further Safe Pass training course.

Participants are issued with a safe pass card by SOLAS following successful completion of the course (cards will take a number of weeks to be issued).

• Participant must be over 16 years of age
• Please bring TWO passport photos
• PPS Number
• Photo ID (Passport or Driving Licence)
• A good level of English is required.