CPCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry

This unit of competency specifies the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work. The unit requires the person to demonstrate personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements in order to work safely and prevent injury or harm to self and others. It covers identifying and orally reporting common construction hazards, understanding basic risk control measures, and identifying procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergencies. It also covers correctly selecting and fitting common personal protective equipment (PPE) used for construction work.

This unit meets the general construction induction training requirements of:

• Part 1.1 Definitions and Part 6.5 of the Model Work Health and Safety Regulations;
• Division 11 of Part 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 for Western Australia; and
• Division 3 of Part 5.1 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 for Victoria.

This unit reflects the Construction WHS Code of Practice requirements. The unit has been agreed by WHS regulators as meeting the training requirements for issue of construction site safety cards in most jurisdictions.

It is expected that site-specific induction training will be conducted prior to conducting construction work.

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.Australian Institute of Engineering has the following admission requirements to suit the delivery and assessment mode offered:

• Students must be over 18 years old
• Students must undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test prior to enrolment.  To gain entry into this course, student must have been determined as having the appropriate LLN capability.

This program has been designed to be delivered through classroom based delivery and students must have the ability to attend the scheduled sessions as per the timetable. Students are to be informed of the timetable on enrolment and must maintain the required student contact hours.

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Face to face delivery and assessment shall occur over 6 hours