Safe Pass Programme

The Safe Pass Programme is a one-day Safety Awareness Training programme aimed at all construction site personnel, including new entrants, to ensure that they have a basic knowledge of health and safety. It is important that workers have a basic knowledge of health and safety to make them aware of the inherent dangers on construction sites so that they will not be a risk to themselves or to their co-workers who work along side them.

  • Raise the standard of safety awareness in the construction industry.
  • Ensure that all site personnel undergo basic health and safety awareness training with a 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 FAS Safe Pass registration card, which will indicate that, the holder has attended a formal course in health and safety awareness.

The training modules incorporated within the Safe Pass Programme are:

  • The Reasons for Promoting Safety
  • Health and Safety At Work Legislation
  • Accident Reporting & Emergency Procedure
  • Accident Prevention
  • Health & Hygiene
  • Manual Handling
  • Working at Heights
  • Working with Electricity, Underground and Overhead Services
  • Use of Hand Held Equipment & Tools
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safe Use of Vehicles
  • Noise & Vibrations
  • Excavations and Confined Spaces
  • Improved Safety Culture Reduction in accidents on site Reduction in lost time due to accidents.
  • Improve employee morale Identification of personnel with recognised Safety Awareness Training
  • Improved Safety and Health Awareness Recognition of Safety Training.
  • Personal Development Provision of a Safe Pass Registration card.
  • Improved employment prospects

The Health and safety awareness training provided under the Fas Safe Pass Programme, whilst complying with the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989, the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations, 1993 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2001, must not be seen in any way to relieve employers of their statutory duty to provide information, instruction and other appropriate health and safety awareness training to their employees.

  • Duration: 1 day
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Certificate: Valid for 3 years