Introduction

Health-Safety-Environment (HSE) is a fundamental concept that enables companies to control and minimise health, safety and environmental risks within a working environment, particularly on a construction worksite. The primary objective of HSE is to understand and reduce the various potential accidents, while promoting a working environment conducive to the well-being of employees.

 

Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain and apply the contents of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29CFR1910 (OSHA) standards
• Prepare an effective safety program that will also increase employee morale and productivity, and reduce overall costs
• Describe the training requirements of OSHA standards and identify the training topics that their organization’s employees will need
• Apply the record keeping requirements of OSHA to maintain an effective workplace injury log
• Distinguish the difference between workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities as defined by OSHA

 

Outline

 Day (1):

• Introduction to OSHA
• Importance of OSHA
• Employees’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under OSHA
• Contents of OSHA standards
• Inspections of the workplace
• Fundamentals of a Safe Workplace
• Walking and working surfaces
• Hazard communication course and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Exit route, emergency action plans, fire prevention plans and fire protection
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Fall protection
• Lockout/tagout – requirements and periodic inspection

 

Day (2):

• Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
• History of industrial hygiene
• Role of the safety professional
• Industrial hygiene fundamentals
• Industrial hygiene concepts and key terms
• Employee exposure and medical records

 

Day (3):

• Industry Specific Standards
• Hazardous, flammable and combustible materials
• Confined space: permit required, hazards, courses, rescue
• Machine guarding: hazards, requirements, methods
• Welding, cutting and brazing
• Power industrial trucks

 

Day (4): Blood Borne Pathogens

• Exposure control plan
• Engineering and work practice controls
• Hepatitis B vaccination requirements
• What to do if an exposure occurs
• Training requirements
• Medical recordkeeping requirements
• Sharps injury log

 Day (5): Safety and Health Programs

• Benefits of effective safety and health programs
• Major elements
• Management commitment
• Policy and goals
• Employee involvement
• Responsibility
• Worksite analysis
• Safety and health inspections
• Hazard prevention control
• Controlling the hazards
• Hazard prevention planning
• Safety and health training
• Safety and health orientation
• Supervisor responsibilities
• Specific training needs

Training Method

A highly interactive combination of lecture and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. Course material through power point equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussion to provide the participant with full understanding concerning the subject course will be provided.

Flip chart – Lectures – Practical situations – Video – PowerPoint – Presentation –  style coach- led discussions – activities – Exercises - Quiz - Case study - Assessment.