RWP 1030 - Safety

Clock Hours: 30

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
Provides instruction in the hazards associated with general construction as well as electrical and plumbing.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Course Competencies:

Explain the role that safety plays in the construction crafts.
Describe the meaning of job-site safety.
Describe the characteristics of a competent person and a qualified person.
Explain the appropriate safety precautions to take around common job-site hazards.
Demonstrate the use and care of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Properly don and remove personal protective equipment (safety goggles, hard hat, and personal fall protection).
Follow the safety procedures required for lifting heavy objects.
Describe safe behavior on and around ladders and scaffold.
Explain the importance of hazard communications (HazCom) and material safety data sheets MSMSs).
Describe fire prevention and firefighting techniques.
Describe safe work procedures to use around electrical hazards.