Health & Safety in Construction - Carlow

The course has an overall aim of introducing you to the need for proactive health and safety management within construction. It provides a breadth of underpinning knowledge to enable health and safety professionals to discharge their duties by identifying hazards and advising on in risk management processes in a construction setting.

The course has an overall aim of introducing you to the need for proactive health and safety management within construction. It provides a breadth of underpinning knowledge to enable health and safety professionals to discharge their duties by identifying hazards and advising on in risk management processes in a construction setting.



Legislation and Statutory appointments specific to construction.



Examine health and safety legislation and guidance from acts to legislation – Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act (SHWWA) (2005). SHWWA (Construction) (2013), Construction Regulations Amendment 2019, Activity specific Codes and Practice and Guidance. Key areas to be covered are; Clients, PSDP, PSCS, Health and Safety Plan, Safety File, Notification, Inspection, Safety Advisor, Safety

Representative, Risk Assessment etc.



Hazard Identification in Construction

• Working at height – codes of practice and guidance • Excavation and Safety Underground - codes of practice and guidance • Safety around Electricity - codes of practice and guidance • Ground conditions and adjacent structures • The construction working environment •

Hazardous Materials – Asbestos, contaminated land etc. • Lifting operations • Plant, vehicle movements and falling objects • Demolition •Confined Spaces.





Controls: Management, Technologies and Application

• Temporary Works: Scaffolding - codes of practice and guidance • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Excavation and Underground Services • Mechanical plant • Building Assembly • Toolbox talks – learn to develop toolbox talks.





Health and Safety Authority

This section shall examine the function of the health and safety authority in its role of inspection, enforcement and education here in Ireland.



International Approach to Health and Safety

This section shall examine how health and safety is being implemented within other international jurisdictions. Typically, the UK and Northern Ireland shall be examined as it is our nearest neighbour.

All applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Lifelong Learning reserves the right to require applicants to attend for an interview to determine their suitability for the course.

12 weeks part-time.

Next intake: September 2025.