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618 Managing Safety and Health - Construction
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Introduction

This course is an introduction to the Construction Safety Management System (CSMS), working with contractors, and worksite analysis.

The information, tools, and resources provided in this course are designed to help you, whether you're a worker or an employer, to identify, reduce, and eliminate construction-related hazards.

Like all construction companies, you need to tailor your CSMS to your own specific work operations and work environments.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Discuss the characteristics of a successful safety culture including commitment, leadership.
LO 1.1.2 Discuss the components of a safety management system including accountability, education, hazard control, analysis/evaluation, and financial benefits.
LO 1.1.3 Describe give examples of the 4 basic components of a safety management system: Structure, Inputs, Processes, and Outputs.
LO 1.1.4 List the four categories of employers on a worksite, and discuss employer responsibilities within each category.
LO 1.2.1 Describe requirements for working with contractors on site including the pre-bid meeting, pre-mobilization meeting, and on-going safety meetings.
LO 1.2.2 Identify and summarize the criteria employers should analyze when selecting contractor including DART rates, TCIR rates, and MOD rates.
LO 1.2.3 Describe general responsibilities for project safety representatives and managers including handling contractor non-compliance and multi-employer communications and coordination.
LO 1.3.1 List the five workplace hazard categories and discuss methods to conduct worksite analysis, including hazard identification, JHAs, baseline surveys, and inspections.
LO 1.3.2 Discuss the "Hierarchy of Controls" for controlling hazards, the use of benchmarks, and Deming's PDSA Cycle for improving safety management systems.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)