Safe Pass Card
Safe Pass is a one-day safety awareness programme aimed at general construction workers, craft workers and "on site" security personnel in the construction industry.
The aims of the programme are to:
- raise the standard of safety awareness in the construction industry
- ensure that site personnel after completing the one day awareness programme can make a positive contribution to the prevention of accidents and ill health while working on the site
- maintain a register of personnel who have received training
- provide participants with a FAS Safe Pass registration card, indicating that the holder has attended a formal course in health and safety awareness
Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2006 Safe Pass / Safety Awareness Programmes applies to -
(a) craft and general construction workers,
(b) persons undertaking on-site security work, and
(c) persons or classes of persons as may be prescribed by the Minister.
The Health and Safety Authority in conjunction with the Construction Advisory committee have produced a summary of the Categories of persons to whom Safe Pass does and does not apply.
Summary checklist for Safe Pass
Category of personnel involved in Construction Projects |
Is Safe Pass or equivalent mandatory |
|---|---|
Craft Workers |
Yes |
Apprentices |
Yes |
General Construction Workers |
Yes |
Working Chargehands |
Yes |
On-site Security Workers |
Yes |
Contractors Drivers On-site |
Yes |
Delivery Drivers On-site e.g. concrete trucks |
Yes |
Students on Placement on site |
Yes |
Delivery Drivers Not On-site e.g. delivering to compounds, canteens,offices |
No |
Canteen Staff |
No |
Site Office Staff |
No |
Architects, Surveyors, Engineers |
No |
Project Managers/Site Agents not involved in construction activities |
No |
Site Managers not involved in construction activities |
No |
Safety Advisors or Safety Officers not involved in construction work |
No |
PSDS/PSCS |
No |
Inspectors/Consultants |
No |
Clients & Client Reps |
No |
Supervised Visitors |
No |
Archaeologists |
Yes/No |
Sales Representatives |
No |
Visitors to Show Houses |
No |
(Source www.hsa.ie)