SAFEPASS - Course Details

The FÁS Safe Pass Health and Safety Awareness Training Programme is to ensure that, over the course of time, all workers in construction 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. Construction workers are bound by law to hold a valid Safe Pass card.
The aims of the programme are focused mainly around health and safety awareness, while the benefits include an improved safety culture. There are a number of different modules making up the Safe Pass Course Content.
Part 1, Section 4 of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2006 provides details on the categories of workers that recognise a Safety Awareness Registration Card.  Construction apprentices registered under the Standards Based Apprenticeship Scheme, and trainees undergoing traineeships in the Construction Industry are also required to have a Safety Awareness Registration Card.
Essentially, any worker who alters, interferes or changes a building must have a Safe Pass card. This requirement came in to effect in 2003 and applies to all workers in the construction sector. The law also requires that cards must be refreshed every four years.

This programme can be conducted on an in-company basis at clients’ premises or other venues/hotels anywhere in the country.

Course Objectives

  • Raise Industry Status of Safety Awareness
  • Ensure all site personnel undergo training
  • Maintain a register of trained personnel
  • Provide all participants with a Safe Pass card

Course Modules

  • Reasons for Safety
  • Health and Safety Legislation
  • AR & E Procedure
  • Manual Handling
  • Working at Heights
  • Electricity under/over ground
  • HH equipment and tools
  • P.P.E.
  • Vehicles
  • Noise and Vibrations
  • Excavation and Confined Spaces

Benefits to Employers and Employees:

  • Receive FÁS Safe Pass Certification
  • Fulfill Health and Safety Safe Pass requirements
  • Improved Safety Culture/Safety and Health Awareness
  • Site Accidents reduced/Safer Working Environment
  • Reduction in time lost/Recognition of Safety Training
  • Improve Employee Morale/Personal Development

PARTICIPANTS: Minimum of 8, Maximum of 20 participants
DURATION: One day