4. CONTROLLING RISKS IN DEMOLITION WORK
4.10 Information, training, instruction and supervision
Section 19
Regulation 39
A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the provision of any information, instruction, training and supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out.
A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that information, training and instruction provided to a worker is suitable and adequate having regard to:
• the nature of the work carried out by the worker
• the nature of the risks associated with the work at the time of the information, training and instruction; and
• the control measures implemented.
The training provided must be readily understandable by any person to whom it is provided.
Regulation 317
A person conducting a business or undertaking must not direct or allow a worker to carry out construction work unless the worker has successfully completed general construction induction training.
Training specific to the demolition work and to the site should also be provided to workers by a competent person. A competent person is a person who has acquired through training, qualification or experience the knowledge and skills to carry out the task. A person conducting a business or undertaking must also ensure that workers operating plant at the workplace possess a valid licence to operate that plant, if a licence is required to operate that plant.
Workers in a supervisory role( for example, a leading hand or foreman) should be experienced and trained in the type of demolition being carried out to ensure the work is carried out in accordance with the SWMS.
Further information on general construction induction training and other training is available in Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice: Construction Work.
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