International Safety Standards in Projects

International Safety Standards in Projects

Introduction
The course aim to give delegates an understanding of how to deal with health and safety issues on a project. The course is designed around safety and project management with emphasis on providing delegates with the key skills and knowledge required to drive a success project while achieving maximum safety performance. The training brings home how individuals and organizations can develop, make use of, and draw knowledge from both safety and project management to achieve project success.

Objectives
–  Explain the nature of project, program and portfolio
– State the 47 processes, the five basic process groups and ten knowledge area that are typical of most projects including the key activities under the five process group
– Carry out stakeholder’s analysis; explain the characteristics of a project team and how to lead a project kick-off meeting
– Demonstrate good understanding of design risk management; explain the general principles of prevention in design management and prepare design hazard
register
–  Understand the Designer Input into Pre-construction Information (PCI), Construction Phase
–  Plan (CPP) & Health and Safety File (HSF)

– Demonstrate an understanding of the various techniques for health and safety risk management in project management and possible control measures.
– Identify common hazards associated with most projects and the steps in conducting risk assessment and explain the hierarchy of control
– Explain the hazards and control measures for Working at height, Excavation work and confined spaces, Demolition, Work equipment, Electrical, Fire and Chemical, musculoskeletal hazards and risk control.
– Demonstrate understanding of the framework for health and safety management; outline the key elements of a health and safety management system.

Course Outline

DAY 1:

Introduction to Project Management
 State the 47 processes, the five basic process
groups and ten knowledge area that are typical
of most projects.
 State the safety processes and key activities under the Project Initiation Group
 State the safety processes and key activities under the Project Planning, and Project Execution
Group
 State the safety processes and key activities under the Monitoring and Controlling Process
Group State the processes and key activities
under the Project Closing Process Group

DAY 2:

Project Team, Organizations, Roles and Responsibilities Learning Outcomes
 Explain the characteristics of a safety project
team
 Outline the steps required when leading a project kick-off meeting
 Design Risk Management
 Understand the safety legal requirements for
design risk management.
 State the duty of safety team
 Explain the application of the General Principles
of Prevention in design management
 State the hazards to consider during design review

DAY 3 :

Health and Safety Management System
 Explain the role of national governments and international organizations in promoting health and safety in the construction industry.

 National and International standards for effective health and safety management
 The key elements of a health and safety management system.
 Explain the main components of a health and safety management system.
 State the benefits of implementing a health and safety management system

DAY 4 :

Incident and Accident Investigation, Recording and Reporting
 Explain the legal requirement for recording and reporting incidents
 Outline the basic elements to a sound investigation
 Explain investigation interview techniques
 Develop an investigation report
 Create New Project Information, Project Calendar and how to change working time.
 Assign resources to task
 Create project report

DAY 5 : MS Project Software Usage
 Should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of MS
 Project Software. More importantly, learners should be able to:
• Use the Timeline Tools
• Create a Resource Sheet and Resource Usage
• Use the Task Ribbon for adding, formatting and working with tasks
• Use the Project tab to handle advanced project functions involving properties, scheduling, and reporting.
• Use the Format tab buttons to customize text,