Description:
Construction Health and Safety Practitioners shall be expected to demonstrate detailed knowledge of construction health and safety requirements at their respective operational levels:CHSO - Safety Officer / CHSM - Safety Manager / Pr CHSA - Safety Agent
Must have the ability to support construction management and identify relevant legal requirements and monitor continuous implementation controls.
A Construction Health and Safety Practitioner shall also be required to show ability to mentor, coach and guide construction health and safety representatives.
Recognised Health and Safety qualification:
Any formal qualification having Occupational Health and Safety as its main subjects should be registered with SAQA as a qualification.
This includes any international qualification evaluated by SAQA as a recognised health and safety qualification.
Construction Health and Safety Practitioner Services
The activities and processes required to:
Anticipate, identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices.
Design/develop hazard control systems, methods, procedures and programs.
Implement, administer and advise others on hazard controls and hazard control programmes.
Measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard controls and hazard control programmes.
Analyse incidents to identify deficiencies in the health and safety management systems.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Construction Health and Safety Practitioners are required to comply with the Continuing Professional Development Policy Framework of the respective Statutory body - SACPCMP.
As per the SACPCMPS policy, failure to comply with the CPD requirement for the five (5) year cycle will result in the de-registration of the Construction Health and Safety Practitioner.
Recognition of registration with other Health and Safety Professional Bodies/Voluntary Associations
All Practitioners must be registered as a member of the professional body - SACPCMP
All Practitioners should also be registered with Voluntary Associations such as SAIOSH, MBA, ACHASM, IIRSM etc.
Demonstration of knowledge:
Regulatory requirements regarding construction health and safety and its links to the health and safety management system.
Health and safety management systems and the key components of an effective system.
Principles of cause-and-effect analysis and its application to hazard identification and risk management on a project.
Principles of developing and implementing safe working practices.
Criteria and standards for effective documentation and document control.
Concepts and principles of developing an emergency preparedness plan and process for
20 May 2025;
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