National Certificate: Construction Health and Safety

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION Purpose:Learners will be equipped to work in the construction industry with a broad understanding and knowledge of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and controls. They will be able to deal with health and safety problems and issues on construction sites.Qualifying learners will be able to responsibly, independently and effectively manage themselves on construction sites regarding generic health and safety issues. Learners will be able to identify and evaluate occupational safety, hygiene and environmental factors in occupational environments which may have a detrimental effect on the health and safety of people in such environments. Learners credited with this Qualification will be able to perform essential functions that promote a culture of health and safety on construction sites.Learners credited with this qualification will be capable of:Using verbal, electronic and written modes to communicate in the workplace and apply mathematical processes to solve everyday numerical problems in the mitigation of identified construction workplace hazards and/or risks.Explaining the requirements of current, relevant legislation and accepted theories impacting on Health, Safety and Environmental issues in the construction environment.Recognising, assessing and reporting health and safety hazards and situations on the relevant construction site.Administering various functions required to ensure health and safety on construction sites to encourage safety awareness and behaviour.