Course details

This course will familiarise Management and Supervisors with the significant changes in the Construction Regulations, so companies can ensure Compliance to these requirements

COURSE CONTENT

  • Introduction and History Construction Regulations 2014:  Principle objectives of the regulations and the law behind it
  • Permit Systems:  Definition of construction work and the reasons for the permit system. When and who to apply
  • Notification of Construction work:  When and how to notify the Provincial Chief Inspector of intended construction work. Legal responsibilities of interested and affected parties
  • Legal responsibilities of persons such as:
  • Clients, Agents, Designers, Principle Contractors, Contractors and Subcontractors
  • Management and Supervision of Construction work - The appointment and responsibilities of: 
  • Construction Managers, Assistant Construction Managers, Construction Health & Safety Officers, Competence and professional registration of these persons (SACPCMP)
  • Risk Assessments:  Type of Risk Assessments, Risk Assessments on Construction sites with specific reference to Baseline Risk Assessments
  • What should be included into the specifications:  Specifications and requirements stipulated by the various construction regulations including:
  • Fall Protection, Structures, Temporary Works, Excavation, Demolition work, Tunneling, Scaffolding, Suspended platforms, Rope access work, Material hoists, Bulk mixing plants
  • Explosive actuated fastening devices, Cranes, Construction vehicles and mobile plants, Electrical Installations and machinery on construction sites, the use and temporary storage of flammable liquids on construction sites
  • Water environments, Housekeeping and general safeguarding on construction sites, Stacking and storing on construction sites
  • Construction Health & Safety technical committee and Approved inspection authorities
  • Health & Safety Plan:  Implementing a Health & Safety Plan
  • Legal Appointments:  Legal Appointments relevant to Construction work
  • Other prescribed documentation and regulations: OHSA of 1993 and local authority prescriptions
  • Record Keeping:  Records and data to be kept

WHO SHOULD DO THIS COURSE?

  • Agents
  • Designers
  • Principle Contractors
  • Contractors and Subcontractors
  • Construction Managers
  • Assistant Contractor Managers
  • Client Bodies
  • Construction Firms
  • Safety Managers
  • Civil Engineers
  • Construction Health & Safety Officers
  • Consulting Engineers & Architects
Updated on 31 May, 2016

About Skillfull 29

  • Owned and Managed by Jacques Smith, Skillfull is a vibrant and fresh training provider equipping learners with the necessary skills and competency’s as required by the Mine Health and Safety Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
  •  It is unarguable to say that Management has not only the ability to ensure the professional manner in which a training provider has to operate but also is equipped with abundant Knowledge, skills and experience, in other words “Subject Matter Experts” in order to successfully achieve outcomes of courses and indirectly contribute towards a healthier and safer work environment. Passion and enthusiasm has been the cornerstones on which Skillfull has been built upon and the driving force behind a sustainable entity.
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