CSCS Health and safety at Roadworks
Duration: 1 Day
Training Times: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm
Assessment: Theory and Practical Examination
Price : from 150 euro
On completion this module the candidate should be able to
- Explain the general legal considerations governing Safety
- Health & Welfare at Roadworks
- Explain the purpose of Traffic Management at Roadworks
- State the duties of the employers and employees to ensure and maintain a safe place of work
- Explain the use of a Safe System of Work Plan
- List the order of removing signage at temporary roadworks
- Describe the hazards associated with the different types of road building and maintenance
Health & Safety at Roadworks Course requirements:
One Passport Photograph,
Safe pass course completed,
PPS Number, PPE( personal protective equipment), i.e.
Hard Hat, High Vis Vest, Steel Toe Capped Boots, Gloves.
Certification: On successful completion candidates will be awarded a Certificate and a CSCS Card.
Health and Safety at Roadworks Content
- The main course of legislation relating to safety at roadworks.
- The general legal considerations governing Safety, Health and Welfare at work.
- The duties of employers and employees ensuring a safe place of work. The concept of risk and the necessity for risk assessments. The source of authority to stop and direct road traffic.
- How to minimise the risk for site personal and general public.
- The requirements for personal protective equipment at roadworks.
- The order and set out of signage at temporary roadworks.
- Determining the correct control of traffic system for all roadwork conditions.
- The legal requirements for safe operation of plant and equipment involved at roadworks.
- The potential hazards involved in any excavation works.
- Dealing with materials, delivery, storage and handling.
- What constitutes an emergency. What to do and not to do.