Introduction
The FAS ‘SafePass’ Health and Safety Awareness Training Programme is a one day safety awareness training programme aimed at all construction site personnel, including new entrants, to ensure that they have a basic knowledge of health and safety. It is important that workershave a basic knowledge of health and safety to make them aware of the inherent dangers on construction sites so that they will not be a risk to themselves or to their co-workers who work alongside them.
Aim / Objectives
To increase awareness of health and safety in the construction industry. To ensure that all construction site personnel undergo basic health and safety awareness training with the view to making a positive contribution to the prevention of accidents and avoidance of health hazards. To maintain a register of personnel who received such training. To provide all participants with a FAS Safe Pass registration card that will indicate that the holder has attended a formal course in health and safety training.
Who should attend?
All construction site personnel, including new entrants and others who require Safe Pass to gain access where there is a requirement to have Safe Pass.
Course Content
- The aims and objectives for promoting safety
- Health and Safety at Work Legislation
- Accident reporting and emergency procedures
- Accident prevention
- Health and Hygiene
- Manual Handling
- Working at Heights
- Working with Electricity, underground and over head services
- Use of hand held equipment
- Safe use of vehicles
- Noise and vibrations
- Excavations and confined spaces
Methodology
A Practical and highly participative approach will be used throughout. When theoretical material is introduced, it will be related to relevant tasks encountered by employees while working on a construction site. The focus will be on actual situations with realistic solutions.
Course / Certificate Validation
Upon successful completion of the Safe Pass Training Programme participants will be registered with FAS and issued with a registration card. It is condition of renewal of the FAS Safe Pass registration card that participants must update their safety awareness training every four years
Course Duration
One Day
Instructor Qualifications
The course Tutor is registered with FAS
Course Requirements
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For the English SafePass, all participants need to have a good working
knowledge of the English language. This course will be taught in
English unless previously arranged. Student should identify any special
needs on booking the course.
- A PPS number (for participants residing in Ireland only).
- One current passport photograph.
Please note that each participant must bring a PASSPORT SIZE PHOTO in order to register for the course (photo will be used on
FAS ID card). The Tutor is not permitted to register any person without
a passport photo. Please pre-book this facility to ensure the facility
is available from us. This service may not be available to persons who
don't pre-book. The price for this service is EUR8.00 + Booking Fee of
EUR0.50
Lunch and Refreshments
A light lunch and refreshments are included in the price.
Price:
NISO Fully Paid Up Members: Price €89 [includes €23 FAS Registration Fee]
Non members: Price €95 [includes €23 FAS Registration Fee]
Please note that in the event of cancellation due to the less than the minimum number of people showing up for a course on a day, NISO will not be held liable for any additional expenses incurred in attending the training course, including, but not limited to travel, mileage, accommodation, loss of earnings, etc. SafePass courses require a minimum attendance of 8 [FAS Requirements]. This attendance requirement applies to all providers.