Course description
The EUSR Safety, Health and Environmental Awareness (or SHEA) schemes are an excellent way to provide a uniform approach to health, safety and environmental awareness within your company. The SHEA Cross-Country Pipelines one-day course is essential training for all operatives who require access to operational sites, both permanent and temporary, within the gas industry. It has been developed through careful consultation with the gas industry to give operatives an excellent understanding of key workplace health, safety and environmental issues.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
All individuals requiring access to operational sites within the gas industry, including supervisors and managers.
There are no pre course requirements for this course
Outcome / Qualification etc.
On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
Understand the legal frameworks with regards to health, safety and the environment, as well as their practical application in the workplace setting.
Explain key environmental considerations in the workplace, and the employees’ impact on the sustainability of their workplace environment.
Identify common workplace risks and hazards and understand their own role in minimising their impact through a range of proactive health and safety behaviours, in line with CSCS requirements.
Explain the term ‘occupational health’, identify a range of occupational health hazards within the workplace and know how to minimise their impact.
Understand emergency response behaviours, the role of reporting, inspection and enforcement of health & safety in the workplace.
Understand the role and importance of wayleaves and contracts in the operation of management of cross-country sites, as well as environmental protection of the land.
Identify the specific hazards of laying cross-country pipelines.
Understand the need for a clear and comprehensive Traffic Management Plan for a pipeline construction site.
As this course is affiliated with the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS), it allows utility workers access to CSCS controlled sites without the need to carry additional, separate cards.
On completion of the course, the candidate will have EUSR registration for SHEA Cross-Country Pipelines for three years from the date of assessment.
All content is placed within an understandable context so candidates can see how the learning materials will apply to their daily work.
This training course is fully interactive and specifically designed to cater for differing learning styles which means candidates are constantly fully engaged with the course content.
All trainers who provide this course have appropriate training, assessment and health & safety qualifications, allowing them to explain the course content clearly and answer candidates’ questions knowledgably.
Training Course Content
The scheme consists of nine modules-six core and three cross-country pipeline specific- and cover the following health, safety and environmental learning outcomes:
Understanding Our Workplace Responsibilities
Understanding the Effects of Our Work on the Environment
Identifying and Controlling Risks
Common Hazards in the Workplace
Occupational Health Hazards
Responding to Emergencies
The Cross-Country Environment (CCP Specific Module)
Cross-Country Pipeline Hazards (CCP Specific Module)
Traffic Management (CCP Specific Module)
Course delivery details
The remote course is carried out through Microsoft Teams, a computer or laptop with front facing camera would be required and a good internet connection.
This course is delivered by one of our fully qualified, Energy and Utility Skills approved tutors and includes:
Interactive Powerpoint presentation
Discussion
Video clips
Assessment of learning outcomes is completed through an end of module multiple-choice test. Candidates must pass each module to pass the programme and are permitted to get only one incorrect answer per module.
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