CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry specifies the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work. The unit requires the person to demonstrate personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements in order to work safely and prevent injury or harm to self and others. It covers identifying and orally reporting common construction hazards, understanding basic risk control measures, and identifying procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergencies. It also covers correctly selecting and fitting common personal protective equipment (PPE) used for construction work.
It includes information on how to:

-identify health and safety legislative requirements of construction work
- identify construction hazards and risk control measures
- identify health and safety communication and reporting processes
- identify incident and emergency response procedures

It contains learning content, examples, case studies and activities to consolidate learning.

Learner guides

• Product Code: CNWHS001
• ISBN: 978-1-76059-281-3

Support resources

• Product Code: CNWHS001TA
• ISBN: 978-1-76059-394-0