ICT Safety Series: Safety at Construction Sites

This series includes two courses: Global Safety Principles and Construction Safety Orientation.

 

The first course is designed to make new construction workers and site visitors in and around construction sites aware of the potential hazards and safe work practices associated with the construction industry. The content is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.

 

This course was developed with subject matter support provided by New Level Safety Limited, a professional services company specializing in corporate health and safety management. Please note: The course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

 

First Aid: Basic

 

First aid is the immediate care for any person with injuries or sudden illness before professional medical treatment is available. It not only involves the injured person's physical condition and emotional state, but the entire emergency situation. This training course will focus on how to use a systematic approach to evaluate an emergency situation and respond to basic first aid situations prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS).

 

Note: This training should not be used as the primary basis for any first aid certification. It is intended to provide you with knowledge-based training only. This training should be accompanied by a performance-based component provided by a certified first aid instructor. The content is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. The course was developed and reviewed with subject matter support provided by certified subject matter experts and industry professionals. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

 

Course Highlights

	Employee responsibilities for handling and using chemicals safely
	Methods to communicate chemical hazards
	Safety practices for using scaffolds
	Correct placement of a ladder using the 4-to-1 rule
	General PPE requirements
	Safe practices for handling materials
	Safe work practices for working with hand and power tools
	Ways to control electrical hazards
	Safe practices for trenching and excavating at a site
	Precautions to take when welding or cutting
	Good housekeeping practices
	The actions to be taken when arriving at the scene of an accident
	Precautions that help minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens
	Actions to take during the full body examination of a |INS person injured in an accident |/INS
	Basic first aid techniques used to treat severe bleeding
	Basic first aid techniques used to treat bleeding shock
	Basic first aid techniques used to treat fractures
	Ways of immobilizing an extremity
	Basic first aid techniques used to treat thermal and heat burns (including electrical)
	Considerations for treating chemical burns

 

Cancellation Policy

All BICSI Connect courses are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

 

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