Course objectives: 

• Improve and enhance their understanding of hazardous work activities in construction sites
• Learn the essential controls and safeguards for each specific hazardous work activity
• Learn the principles for the safe control of work
• Understand safety program initiatives and examples 

By the end of this Construction HSE Hazards training course, delegates will learn to: 

• Be conversant with the essential controls and safeguards to be applied for hazardous work
• Recognize unsafe acts or conditions in construction work activities and be pro-active in their correction
• Promote and actively participate in safety programs at construction sites 

Course Outline:

Overview of Construction Hazards & Risks: 

• Hazard Awareness
• Site Inductions
• Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Conditions
• Top Ten Hazards 

Hazardous Work Activities & Controls: 

• Working at Height and Fall Prevention
• Hot Work
• Rigging and Lifting
• Hand and Power Tools
• Heat Stress 

Hazardous Work Activities & Controls (Continued):

• Confined Space Entry
• Mobile Equipment
• Nitrogen
• Pressure Testing
• Energy Isolation 

Control of Work:  

• Job Safety Analysis
• Permit to Work
• Housekeeping
• Inspections
• Emergency Response 

Safety Programs:  

• Observations and Interventions
• Hazard Communication
• Tool Box Talks
• Management Walkabouts
• Campaigns and Initiatives