You should have an understanding of: • The responsibilities and requirements for handling materials • Actions for recycling and to minimise waste • The identification of hazardous/special waste • The precautions and procedures for...
You should have an understanding of: • The effects of electric current on the body • The types of socket outlets used on construction sites • The need for persons working on electrical systems...
You should have a basic understanding of: • The safety precautions to be taken before working in a confined space • The precautions to be taken when carrying out excavation work to reduce the...
You should have a basic understanding of: • Only using work equipment you have been trained and authorised to use • The importance of carrying out checks on equipment before use • Reporting any...
You should have a basic understanding of: • The importance of using the most suitable access equipment for the task • Only working from ladders or stepladders when the task is of low risk...
You should have a basic understanding of: • What to do in the event of an emergency at work • The types of fire extinguishers available and the types of fires they can each...
You should have a basic understanding of: • The dangers of exposure to substances, such as asbestos • The importance of good personal hygiene when working with hazardous substances • How to reduce the...
You should have a basic understanding of: • When PPE should be worn • Why your employer must provide you with PPE • Why you must use the PPE provided by the employer •...
You should have a basic understanding of: • The need to report injuries, accidents, certain diseases and dangerous occurrences to the Health and Safety Executive • Why you must report accidents to your employer...
You should have a basic understanding of: • What manual handling operations mean in the context of an employee and what employers must do to protect employees from injury • The types of injury...
