Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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Housekeeping requirements and how to achieve
acceptable standards
The form and content of the training will depend
on the desired training objective, but will contain the
relevant elements as described above.
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The meaning of safety signs and workplace notices
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Relevant operating manuals, checklists, forms and
necessary records
Training records and certifi cates of training
achievement
In some circumstances the maintenance of training
records and the provision of training certifi cates is a
requirement, for instance for fi re wardens or forklift truck
operators. Where this is not the case the employer will
need to develop records and suitable certifi cation in sup-
port of the training. The benefi ts of providing some form
of certifi cation for training that has been received include:
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Manual handling techniques
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The procedure for the supply, use, maintenance and
replacement of personal protective equipment
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Correct operation of machinery, tools and equipment
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Their role during emergency situations, including the
use of fi re fi ghting and other emergency equipment
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First aid procedures and skills
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Accident/incident and workplace hazard reporting
procedures
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The objectives of the accident investigation
procedure
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The organisation and the individual are able to dem-
onstrate they have set and achieved specifi c levels
of performance
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How to contribute to safety committee meetings.
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The organisation is better able to demonstrate com-
petence to outside agencies, such as the fi re author-
ity and HSE or client organisations
Specifi c fi re safety-related training for key post holders
such as the 'responsible person', fi re wardens and fi re
incident controllers is also required (see Chapter 10).
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The award of a certifi cate often provides a degree of
status and achievement (and therefore motivation)
to the employees
Refresher or continuation training
The organisation may need to develop a programme of
refresher training to reinforce the original training mes-
sage and to introduce specifi c training, or information,
regarding any changes which may have occurred since
the original training was delivered.
The subject areas covered will, again, vary depend-
ing on circumstances but will include the relevant aspects
of the original training, plus any relevant new topics
necessary.
Refresher and continuation training will also need to
be provided on those occasions when there have been
signifi cant changes to:
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Management can exclude employees not in posses-
sion of certifi cation from certain activities, thereby
enhancing operational control
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They allow for periodic training reviews and the
structuring of refresher training.
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Individual responsibilities
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Work equipment
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Technologies employed
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Safe systems of work.
Remedial or corrective training
Where specifi c non-compliance issues are identifi ed in
the workplace, e.g. the unauthorised discharging of fi re
extinguishers, the employer should introduce measures
to rectify the situation. This may include the need for
training to reinforce the original training message or to
introduce new procedures.
Such training may be a general requirement across
the whole workforce or may only concern specifi c
groups or individuals. The training must be handled very
carefully in order to avoid, as much as possible, alienat-
ing individuals or causing them undue embarrassment.
Figure 4.8
Recognising training achievements
Fire safety training
Like all training the scope and depth of fi re safety train-
ing will depend upon the nature and role of the individual
receiving the training, the nature of the fi re hazards and
risks, the type of work involved and the nature of the
workplace.
