The delegate will be able to:
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Additional guidance to support learning outcome
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Describe the purpose of health and safety legislation and the different legislative requirements that must be followed to ensure this is achieved
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Describe the legal duties of the employer, self-employed and, to a lesser extent, employee, to promote health and safety awareness and effective standards of safety management by every employer
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Describe the CDM Regulations that cover the management of health, safety and welfare on construction projects. Identify what they are about, what they require, what needs to be done and by whom
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Describe the key principles of a health and safety policy and the organisation’s arrangements for putting those policies in place. Describe the key benefits of the policy, what it should contain and how it should be used
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Describe the importance of risk assessments in ensuring a reduction in workplace accidents. Identify the requirements of risk assessments and method statements to be suitable and proportionate to the site-specific risks, fully understood and appreciated by the workforce
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Describe the legal requirements for the provision of information and ensure it is tailored for the audience, understood by the audience and specific to the site. Meet the needs of employee training to maintain competence on site
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Describe the importance of good communication on site with all employees, particularly during site induction, and ensuring critical information is conveyed
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Describe the principles of leadership and worker engagement to influence good working practices on site
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Describe the importance of accurately monitoring, measuring and reporting on health and safety within the workplace. Use reliable information to show health and safety risks are being managed
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Identify the statutory and non- statutory forms, notices, signs and registers used within the construction industry and the keeping of records and other details
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Describe why accidents happen, the human factors, trends, causes, impacts and preventative measures required, including reporting, and follow through. Identify the factors to consider when developing construction phase plans, safe systems of work, assessing risk, undertaking site inspections and daily health and safety management
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Describe the importance of sustaining good health in the workforce and how to plan and maintain suitable practices to prevent the high costs that work-related ill health causes
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Describe the importance of providing suitable welfare facilities and ensure they comply with the CDM Regulations
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Describe the importance of a positive approach to managing mental health issues and reducing the costs to industry
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Identify, manage and support individuals affected by drugs and alcohol and understand the legal framework that regulates it
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Describe the importance of protecting the workforce from exposure to hazardous substances
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Describe the implications of lead in buildings, its effect, management and control
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Describe the risks asbestos poses to health, and the legal requirements required to manage that risk
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Describe the risks posed by inhalation of airborne particles, how to minimise that risk and protect the workforce
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Describe the risks that excess noise can place on the employee and the surrounding area, and how to mitigate and manage that risk
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Describe how exposure to vibration can have serious health risks. Describe how to assess and control the risk of vibration through control methods
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Describe how to reduce the risk of injury within the workforce, taking into account the task, environment and control measures
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Describe the requirements to be considered when setting out a construction site
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Define correct fire planning and dangerous substance control, including safe handling and storage. Ensure procedures are in place to manage hazards and risks
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Describe the dangers of working on or near to live electrical circuits. Ensure good working practices are in place
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Describe the requirement to manage temporary works and ensure they are planned, maintained and removed appropriately
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Describe the importance of control and management of plant and equipment on site. Ensure effective planning, risk assessment, training and maintenance are undertaken
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Describe effective planning and control of mobile plant and vehicles. Describe the legal obligations of working with mobile plant on site
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Describe the legal requirements for lifting operations, equipment and accessories and the steps required to ensure risks are mitigated, planning is undertaken (including selection of equipment) and the correct training and maintenance obligations are met safely and efficiently
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Describe the legal framework and guidance that supports the management of health and safety for mobile, lone and out of hour’s workers, and the potential risks and how to control them
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Describe the risks surrounding working at height and the plans that must be in place to ensure safety
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Describe the risks that exist from working at height (such as working platforms, scaffolds, ladders, flat and pitched roofs and any work being carried out near fragile materials, openings, holes and roof edges)
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Describe the health and safety requirements when selecting and using common forms of access equipment
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Describe the key safety issues that relate to the use of scaffolds, how to manage scaffolding operations and how to assess suitability of erected scaffolds
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Describe the importance of fall arrest and suspension equipment
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Describe the importance of planning excavations and a safe working practice considering all the elements of the excavation
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Describe the risk factors of working with underground and overhead services, including how to plan the work and manage risk
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Describe what a confined space is, how to risk assess it and how to work safely
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