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Below you will find information and documents relevant to each module of your SMSTS / SMSTS Refresher courses.

We recommend you familiarise yourself with the Key Learning Objectives of each module prior to commencing the course to assist with note taking.

Activity

Module 1 | Legal & Management

Key Learning Objectives

1. Health and safety law

Describe the purpose of health and safety legislation and the different legislative requirements that must be followed to ensure this is achieved.

2. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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.

3. Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)

Explain how the CDM Regulations are used to support health and safety on site.

4. Health and safety policies

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.

5. Risk assessments and method statements

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 and fully understood and appreciated by the workforce.

6. Induction and training

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.

7. Effective communication

Describe the importance of good communication on site with all employees, particularly during site induction, and ensuring critical information is conveyed.

8. Leadership and worker engagement

Describe the principles of leadership and worker engagement to influence good working practices on site.

9. Inspection and audit

Describe the importance of accurately measuring, monitoring and reporting on health and safety within the workplace.

Use reliable information to show health and safety risks are being managed.

10. Statutory forms, notices and registers

Identify the statutory and non-statutory forms, notices, signs and registers used within the building and construction industry and the keeping of records and other details.

11. Accident prevention, control, reporting and investigation

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.

Module 2 | Health & Welfare

Key Learning Objectives

1. Management of health

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.

2. Welfare facilities

Describe the importance of providing suitable welfare facilities and ensuring they comply with the CDM Regulations.

3. Stress and mental health at work

Describe the importance of a positive approach to managing mental health issues and reducing the costs to industry.

4. Drugs and alcohol

Identify, manage and support individuals affected by drugs and alcohol and understand the legal framework that regulates it.

5. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Describe the importance of protecting the workforce from exposure to hazardous substances.

6. Lead

Describe the implications of lead in buildings, its effect, management, and control.

7. Asbestos

Describe the risks asbestos poses to health, and the legal requirements required to manage that risk.

8. Dust and fumes

Describe the risks posed by inhalation of airborne particles, how to minimise that risk and protect the workforce.

9. Noise

Describe the risks that excess noise can place on the employee and the surrounding area, and how to mitigate and manage that risk.

10. Vibration

Describe how exposure to vibration can have serious health risks.

Describe how to assess and control the risk of vibration through control methods.

11. Manual Handling

Describe how to reduce the risk of injury within the workforce, taking into account the task, environment and control measures.

Module 3 | General Safety

Key Learning Objectives

1. Site organisation

Describe the requirements to be considered when setting out a construction site.

2. Fire prevention and control. Dangerous substances

Define correct fire planning and dangerous substance control, including safe handling and storage. Ensure procedures are in place to manage hazards and risks.

3. Electricity safety

Describe the dangers of working on or near to live electrical circuits.

Ensure good working practices are in place.

4. Temporary works

Describe the requirement to manage temporary works and ensure they are planned, maintained and removed appropriately.

5. Plant and work equipment

Describe the importance of control and management of plant and equipment on site. Ensure effective planning, risk assessment, training and maintenance are undertaken.

6. Mobile plant and vehicles

Describe effective planning and control of mobile plant and vehicles. Describe the legal obligations of working with mobile plant on site.

7. Lifting operations and lifting equipment

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.

8. Mobile workforce and driver safety

Describe the legal framework and guidance that supports the management of health and safety for mobile, lone and out of hours workers, and the potential risks and how to control them.

Module 4 | High Risk Activities

Key Learning Objectives

1. Working at Height Regulations

Describe the risks surrounding working at height and the plans that must be in place to ensure safety.

2. Safe working at height

Working from height (such as working platforms, scaffolds, ladders, flat and pitched roofs and any work being done near fragile materials, openings, holes and roof edges).

3. Common access equipment

Describe the health and safety requirements when selecting and using common forms of access equipment.

4. Scaffolding

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.

5. Fall arrest and suspension equipment

Describe the importance of fall arrest and suspension equipment.

6. Excavations

Describe the importance of planning excavations and a safe working practice considering all the elements of the excavation.

7. Underground and overhead services

Describe the risk factors of working with underground and overhead services, including how to plan the work and manage risk.

8. Confined spaces

Describe what a confined space is, how to risk assess it and how to work safely.

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