| Before any work can begin on a construction | | | | areas and traffic routes inside the works |
| worksite, all personnel must undergo site induction | | | | compound and worksite |
| training. This includes staff, subcontractors, | | | | * amenities for the site such as toilets, drinking |
| suppliers and even visitors who may turn up on | | | | water,etc |
| your site at some given time. | | | | * safety rules for the site |
| As an employer you have legal responsibilities to | | | | * hazards identified and control measures (for the |
| ensure the health and safety of everyone that is | | | | site) in place eliminate or minimise the risks |
| going to work in a construction worksite is not | | | | * high risk construction activities where safe work |
| compromised, you need to provide awareness of | | | | procedures apply ie. Excavation, scaffolding, |
| site-specific hazards and risks that could harm | | | | confined spaces, blasting, crane operations, etc. |
| them and inform safety rules that need to be | | | | * first aid arrangements and emergency contact |
| obeyed so work related injuries and illnesses is | | | | details * emergency procedures including location |
| eliminated or minimised. The importance and need | | | | of the assembly area, emergency exits, fire |
| for site training to take place is detailed in Chapter | | | | extinguishers and emergency contact numbers |
| 8 of the NSW Occupational Health & Safety | | | | * personal Protective Equipment required to be |
| Regulations 2001 and you can find a similar thing | | | | worn at the worksite |
| being stated in other state regulations. | | | | *site representative on site if any |
| While there are 3 types of OHS training required | | | | * employee responsibilities to follow the safety |
| in the construction industry, site induction training | | | | rules and report potential hazards, incidents |
| is probably the one training that is still open to | | | | including near misses |
| interpretation as to what it should include. | | | | For truck delivery drivers and visitors for example |
| The site induction training would vary in content | | | | the site inductions would include only some |
| from site to site, from audience to audience ie | | | | relevant items from the above and visitors |
| own work force, truck delivery, subcontractor, | | | | generally are not allow walking alone on the |
| visitors, auditors, etc and the level of risks that | | | | worksite, but must be accompanied all the time |
| each activity posses to the workforce. | | | | by someone that has been inducted on the site. |
| For a typical worksite the site induction training | | | | The site safety management plan prepared for |
| for all personnel working on site would include | | | | your project must include the necessary |
| briefing on: | | | | arrangements for site induction training to take |
| * the scope of works and works in progress to | | | | place. |
| date ? access and egress to the site, parking | | | | |