Safe Working Practices for the Construction Worksite
  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Paid

Safe Working Practices for the Construction Worksite

Issued by EduBits (Otago Polytechnic)

The holder of this micro-credential has identified and described individual risk and controls, applied appropriate safety measures, and followed appropriate health and safety procedures for a worker on a construction site.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Paid

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Identify hazards and their controls in the construction industry. 
  • Describe the application of appropriate safety measures, including the selection of appropriate PPE, in the context of working with basic tools and machinery on a construction work site.
  • Identify and describe the purpose of different types of health and safety communications on a construction worksite.
  • Identify and describe procedures for hazard identification and incident reporting for a worker on a construction worksite. 

Standards

New Zealand Qualifications Authority
This EduBit is recognised as equivalent to 1 Credit on the NZQF at Level 2 and has been awarded by Otago Polytechnic, a NZQA accredited Category One provider.