NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction
(10 Days)
Overview
This level 3 health and safety qualification is designed for (managers, supervisors and workers) in organisations which carry out construction activities. It’s ideal for anyone who needs an understanding of construction health and safety issues including facilities management, utilities etc. Many people take the National Health and Safety Management in Construction Health and Safety (NC1) as an addition to the NEBOSH General Certificate. It one assessment method (NC1) which is an online exam (over 48 hrs)to test what you know and to assess what you can do.
NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction
Outline
NC 1
Week One
Element 1 – Construction Management
- Scope and nature of construction activities
- Moral and economic reasons for managing health and safety in construction
- Management of safe construction activities
- Identify sources of external construction health and safety information
Element 2 – Construction site – hazards and controls
- Factors to consider in initial site assessments
- General control measures needed to set up and organise a site
- Welfare facilities required on construction sites
Element 3 – Movement of people and vehicles – hazards and control
- Hazards to pedestrians in the workplace including public highways
- Control measures to reduce the risk of injury to pedestrians
- Hazards presented by moving vehicles in the workplace and public highways
- Controls to reduce the risk from moving vehicles
Element 4 – Manual and mechanical handling – hazards and control
- Hazards and risk factors to consider when assessing risk in manual handling
- Ways of minimising manual handling risk
- Hazards in the use of lifting and moving equipment
- Controls to ensure the safe use of lifting and moving equipment
Element 5 – Work Equipment – hazards and control
- General requirements for work equipment
- Hazards and controls for hand-held tools
- Mechanical and Non-mechanical hazards of machinery
- Control measures for machinery hazards
Element 6 – Electricity hazards and control
- Hazards and evaluating risk from electricity in the workplace
- Control measures when working with electrical systems and equipment
- Control measures when working near or under overhead power lines
Week Two
Element 7 – Fire hazards and control
- Fire hazards and evaluating main fire risks in construction
- Basic principles of fire prevention and prevention of fire spread
- Identify appropriate fire alarm systems and fire fighting equipment
- Requirements for means of escape in construction
- Successful evacuation of a construction workplace in the event of fire
Element 8 – Chemical and biological health – hazards and control
- Forms and classification of substances hazardous to health
- Factors to consider in the assessment of substances used in construction
- Use and limitations of occupational exposure limits (OEL)
- Distinguish between acute and chronic effects
- Control measures to reduce the risk of ill-health from hazardous substances
- Control of hazardous dusts in construction
- Disposal of waste and effluent from construction sites
Element 9 – Physical and Psychosocial health – hazards and control
- Processes and practices that give rise to musculoskeletal problems (WRULD)
- Health effects associated with noise exposure and controls
- Health effects associated with vibration exposure and controls
- Health effects associated with radiation and basic protection techniques
- Causes and effects of stress at work and controls
- Causes and effects of violence at work and controls
Element 10 – Working at height – hazards and control
- Hazards and risk from working at height and controls
- Safe practices for access equipment and roof work
- Control measures to protect other persons not involved in working at height
- Control measures to ensure safety when working over water
Element 11 – Excavation work and confined spaces – hazards and control
- Hazards and risks from excavation work
- Control measures for excavation work
- Hazards and risks from confined space work
- Controls for confined space working
Element 12 – Demolition – hazards and control
- Identify the main hazards from demolition work
- Control measures for demolition work
NC1 Examination is carried out online over a 48 hour period
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We often arrange our training courses within 3 – 6 weeks from the initial enquiry. That said, we’ve also turned around many training courses within one week of the enquiry.
Please get in touch to discuss your requirements either by completing the further information form on this website, by phone 07305 623265, or by email info@pphst.com.
We operate throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East for face-to-face training. However, our virtual classroom training sessions can be carried out online to anywhere in the world.
We offer a full range of training courses (see home page), providing both bespoke training and nationally recognised qualifications in health and safety. Even our accredited courses are personalised to your own business processes. We can design and deliver the perfect programme to meet your needs, for the boardroom or the shop floor in any type of organization.
At a location to suit you. Most clients prefer to hold the training in-house on their own premises, but we are happy to run courses for you off-site, perhaps in a local hotel. We operate throughout the whole of the UK, Ireland, Europe and the Middle East.
All the accredited courses e.g. IOSH, require formal tests and successful candidates receive certificates from the awarding body. Certificates of attendance or achievement will be issued to delegates attending all of our other courses.
Usually within 3-6 weeks, depending on the course required and current availability. However, we have frequently arranged and delivered a course within a week.
Prices vary according to the course being delivered, location, delegate numbers and the level of individual tailoring required. As a result, you will always receive a competitive quote.
Nationally recognised courses have additional registration and certification fees. These are advised in advance and passed on at cost.
Firstly, you will get a dedicated and bespoke training package that some companies will just not take the time to do. Secondly, we pride ourselves on running positive and engaging training sessions. So that delegates go away not only with the required skills and knowledge, but with a more positive view of health and safety. Which will have a lasting effect within your organization.
We use a variety of methods during a course (PowerPoint, Flip Charts, White Boards etc.) depending on the subject and the course objectives. Our philosophy of positive and engaging training means that, wherever possible, we actively encourage discussion and include practical group exercises (often based on your working practices). This enables delegates to put the theory into practice and see, at the same time, how it relates to their own workplace. This makes them feel more able and confident to use their skills when back at the workplace.
Our principal tutor will deliver your course where possible, he is a highly qualified and experienced health and safety practitioner and tutor. However, we have a bank of several experienced, qualified tutors at our disposal when required. We will select the most appropriate trainer for the course content and delegate group. All tutors have been practitioners previously, and can bring that experience to the classroom, citing real workplace examples to illustrate and reinforce learning points.
In most cases, legally, there is no set frequency for refresher training, but the HSE recommends refresher training between 3 and 5 years or as specified by your risk assessment or insurer’s requirements. We would recommend refreshing your training every 3 years. However, some accredited training may dictate the refresher period. For instance, the NEBOSH General Certificate does not require refreshing at all and is yours for life!
A risk assessment is a logical, problem solving tool that helps decide the likelihood of what hazards in your workplace could lead to injury or ill health, through normal and foreseeable work practices.
Health and safety is predominantly a UK term, derived from legislation here in the UK. It essentially means everyone working together to ensure the health and safety of us all while we’re at work.
Ultimately, the employer is responsible, but employees and other duty holders (e.g. contractors) have a duty for their own and co–workers health and safety.
There are two different ‘Enforcing Authorities’ depending on the type of business you operate. Local authorities enforce health and safety in lower risk environments such as offices, shops, hotels, catering, and leisure activities. The Health & Safety Executive deal with higher risk environments such as factories, farms and building sites.
Statistics issued by the Health & Safety Executive each year, show that manual handling is one of the main causes of reportable workplace injuries. These injuries can lead to more than seven days off work, with the requirement then to report the injury to the HSE under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 2013.
- Assess your handling processes and remove unnecessary tasks.
- Reduce the number and frequency of manual handling tasks.
- Provide employees with suitable training, tools and equipment to handle loads.
- Consider suitable mechanical lifting aids such as cranes, platform lifts or goods lifts.