FÁS Safe Pass Safety Awareness Training Programme
What is the FÁS Safe Pass Programme
The purpose of the FÁS Safe Pass Health and Safety Awareness Training Programme is to ensure, over the course of time, that all Construction site and Local Authority personnel, will have a basic knowledge of Health and Safety, and be able to work on site without being a risk to themselves or others who might be affected by their acts or omissions.
The FAS Safe Pass Programme has been developed following an initiative by the Construction Industry Training Committee. This initiative was incorporated into the Construction Safety Partnership Plan which was launched by Tom Kitt T.D., Minister for Labour, Trade and Consumer Affairs. Detailed consultation took place between FAS and Expert Working Groups representing the Social Partners with the support of the Construction Industry Training Committee. The consultation focused on the content and delivery of the FÁS Safe Pass Programme and took into account the target group to whom it will be delivered.
The Health and Safety Awareness Training provided under the FÁS Safe Pass Programme while complying with the provisions of the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work Act, 2005, the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations, 2007, and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations, 2001, must not be seen to relieve employers of their statutory duty to provide other appropriate Health and Safety Training for their employees.
Upon successful completion of the Safety Awareness Training Programme participants will be registered in the FÁS Safe Pass Programme and issued with a registration card. It is a condition of renewal of the registration card that participants must update their Safety Awareness Training every four years.
Aims of the Programme
Raise the standard of safety awareness in the Construction Industry Ensure that all site personnel undergo basic health and safety awareness training with the view to making a positive contribution to the prevention of accidents and avoidance of health hazards. Maintain a register of personnel who have received such training. To provide all participants with a FÁS Safe Pass registration card which will indicate that the holder has attended a formal course in health and safety awareness.
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Links and Resources
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All Ireland Construction Safety Initiative
The Construction Safety Partnership Plan launched by the Minister for Labour, Trade and Consumer Affairs, Mr Tom Kitt, T.D. in March 2000 recommends.. more »
