subject: Guide To Construction Safety Training [print this page] If you want to ensure the health and safety of personnel during a construction project, there are few who would object to the importance of construction safety training for achieving this objective. Nevertheless, it's never enough to just have it all written down, it must also be strictly enforced on the site.
The "ifs" and buts" about construction safety disappear when you effectively train your workers and yourself about the fundamentals of construction safety.
Who Needs To Undertake Training
Another name used to describe Construction Safety Training is induction training because it is training that needs to be undertaken before setting foot on a construction site. However, not everyone involved in the construction project may need to undergo such training. This is due to the fact that it depends on the type of involvement.
You can divide these people into 2 groups. The first group is those who require undergoing training while the other group is those who may require it. It must be remembered that the necessity of undergoing induction training is also stipulated in the Construction Safety Plan.
The following people are required to undergo training:
- Employees
- Self-employed people
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Professional consultants that spend time on site
- Engineers and surveyors that carry out preparation work
- Truck drivers that help assemble structures on site
- Work experience students
- Landscape gardeners
- Cleaners who work on site
People who may be required to undergo training include:
- Visitors
- Couriers
- Professional observing work
- Delivery work
- Students not undertaking construction work
If you are sure as to whether someone should undergo induction training, its probably to decide on the basis of how involved they are in the project. If you believe that by not receiving any training that they are going to be placed under a significant level of risk, then its best for them to do it. The whole issue of construction health and safety is so important that it must be treated with a good level of seriousness as being implemented on your site.
Where To Find Safety Training
Depending on what Australian state or territory you come from, your local Government typically provides you with information regarding how to find the appropriate safety training for a construction site. One example is the Western Australian Government site which offers some great and helpful information on Construction Induction Training in that state. If you are not from WA, it would be wise to search for equivalent information from your state or territory of residence.
If you want to guarantee the well-being of those working on a construction site and comply with OHS legislation, theres no better way than Construction Safety Training.
