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Safe Pass

Health & Safety in Construction

Safe Pass is a one-day health and safety awareness programme. The programme aims to improve your knowledge and awareness of health and safety standards and practices in the construction industry. During the day, you’ll cover the following learning units:

  1. Introduction of Site Safety

  2. Legislation and Site Safety

  3. Site Accident Reporting

  4. Introduction to Risk Assessment

  5. Electricity

  6. Excavations and Confined Spaces

  7. Working at Heights

  8. Accident Causation

  9. Site Safety and Construction Equipment

  10. Site Safety and Construction Vehicles

  11. Noise and Vibration

  12. Personal Health and Welfare

For further information about the Safe Pass programme visit the SOLAS website.

Who needs to do Safe Pass awareness training?

Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013  the SOLAS Safe Pass / Safety Awareness Programmes only applies to:

(a) Craft and general construction workers,

(b) Persons undertaking on-site security work, and

(c) Persons or classes of persons as may be prescribed by the Minister.

The Health and Safety Authority in conjunction with the Construction Advisory Committee have produced a summary guide of the categories of persons to whom Safe Pass does and does not apply.

Summary guide for Safe Pass

Category of personnel involved in Construction Projects Is Safe Pass or equivalent mandatory Category of personnel involved in Construction Projects Is Safe Pass or  equivalent mandatory
Craft Workers Yes Project Managers/Site Agents not involved in construction activities No
Apprentices Yes Site Managers not involved in construction activities No
General Construction Workers Yes Safety Advisor's or Safety Officers not involved in construction work No
Working Chargehands Yes PSDP/PSCS No
On-site Security Workers Yes Inspectors/Consultants No
Contractors Drivers On-site Yes Clients & Client Reps No
Delivery Drivers On-site e.g. concrete trucks Yes Supervised Visitors No
Students on Placement  on site Yes Archaeologists No (see below)
Delivery Drivers Not On-site e.g. delivering to compounds, canteens,offices No Sales Representatives No
Canteen Staff No Visitors to Show Houses No
Site Office Staff No
Architects, Surveyors, Engineers No