1. Identify health and safety legislative requirements of construction work
2. Identify construction hazards and risk control measures
3. Identify health and safety communication and reporting processes
4. Identify incident and emergency response procedures

This unit of competency update 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.
It is expected that site-specific induction training will be conducted prior to conducting construction work.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit. Relevant work health and safety state and territory regulatory authorities should be consulted to confirm jurisdictional requirements.

• Workzone Training Pty Ltd
• CivilEdge
• Gramac Training Solutions
• TAFE SA
• CEG Training Partnerships
• Carey Training
• Australian Civil and Mining Training (ACMT)
• PEER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD
• Access Training Centre
• Construction Industry Training Centre (CITC)
• Red Earth Training Solutions
• Adelaide Training and Employment Centre (ATEC)