By What does the training offer?
General construction initiation training provides new site workers with basic knowledge of construction work, including safe working practices, risk management, safety signs, personal protection and fire safety equipment.
Simply put, the general training program for induction in construction informs workers about the dangers and risks in the construction industry, the basic principles of risk management and the standard of behavior expected of them on construction sites. This training should be provided by people working in general construction (commercial and civil) as well as those in the residential construction sector.
Who should follow the training?
- Training is recommended for all construction workers, including site managers and supervisors, surveyors, workers and tradespeople.
- All persons who access unaccompanied construction operational areas or who are not directly supervised by an employed person should also follow this training.
- Training is also recommended for people whose employment makes them routinely enter operational construction areas.
For all others on site, the need for this training should be determined by a risk assessment. The person in charge of the construction project or works should determine this by examining:
- The nature of the work to be performed and the level of risk associated with these tasks
- Circumstances in which the work will be undertaken, for example, the parts of the site that the person has an obligation or permission to access, the level of direct interaction with the construction process and other factors
What is covered in the training program?
The training program covers the following health and safety topics:
- Identify and understand the roles, responsibilities and rights of task holders and workers
- Information on occupational hazards and safety measures
- Details of the problem-solving procedure and reporting of unsafe conditions
- Application of risk management principles
- Hazards identification
- Risk assessment
- Risk control
- Monitoring and review
- Identification of common hazards and control measures
- Manual handling problems
- Identification of dangerous substances and dangerous goods
- Inspection and maintenance of installations and equipment
- Ensuring electrical safety
- Excavation issues (including trenches)
- Problems with enclosed spaces or unplanned collapse
- Problems with hot and cold work environments
- Information on safe work practices
- Problems with drugs, alcohol and smoking
- The repercussions of aggression / harassment
- Highlighting the need for personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Development of emergency procedures
- Accident and incident reporting
- Reporting accidents and incidents to workers
- Compensation and injury management
In short
General employment is granted to workers when they enter the industry before construction begins. However, the training may be repeated when the person in charge of the construction works decides that there is an extreme need for retraining. They can determine the need through supervision, incidents, risk management or when a person re-enters the industry after a prolonged absence.
To summarize, as previously pointed out, there are many advantages of conducting general induction training and the first and most important is safety on site. This safety can be extremely compromised if workers / operators do not know how to avoid accidents while using heavy equipment, such as backhoe loaders and other problems. Therefore, it is advisable to take this workout at the right time.
The author is an experienced professional in construction equipment products. Knowledge and understanding of industrial machines, such as machinery and equipment for building construction, etc. I also know about the excavator market in India.
